Rayk: Lets stay a bit more to pure facts here at LTG and not such kind of "crazy" speculation...We are an international forum, not everybody in the world might understand or appreciate slang...
Just have a look at the Guild webpage, even if there might be errors on the webpage.
And yes, the GAD line is no longer in production.
GAD F-1512 vs
Westerly Collection F-1512: (just listing the difference in the specs)
MSRP: US$ 1,530 vs US$ 1,265
Bracing: Scalloped Spruce vs Westerly Jumbo Sitka Spruce Scalloped X Brace (whatever that difference might be)
Rosette: Black/White Striped with MOP Center Ring vs. black/ivory/black outer, black/MOP/black center, black/ivory/black inner
Body Depth Lower Bout: 4.75″ (120 mm) vs 4.5″ (114 mm)
Guitar Weight: 6.2 lbs vs 6.3 lbs
Body Binding: Ivory vs Ivory ABS (well the GAD used not pure Ivory obviously...so I guess it is the same)
Neck Material: 3-Piece Mahogany/Maple/Mahogany vs Mahogany (BIG difference !)
Nut Material: Nu-Bone vs Bone (now here the WC wins)
Fingerboard Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl
Block vs Mother-of-Pearl
Dot (again the GAD wins, but that depends what one likes)
Neck Finish: Satin vs Gloss (depends what one prefers)
Hardware Finish/Plating: Gold-Plated vs Nickel-Plated (depends what one prefers)
Truss Rod: Single-action vs Twin Single Action (so one truss rod in the GAD and two in the WC?)
Saddle: Nu-Bone, Compensated vs Bone (WC wins)
Bridge Pins: Ivory Colored Plastic with
Abalone Dots vs Ivory Colored Plastic with
Black Dots (depends what one likes)
Pickguard: Black vs Tortoiseshell (depends what one prefers)
Strings: Guild® L-1250 12-String Standard Tension Phosphor Bronze, (.010-.047 Gauges) vs D’Addario
EXP38 Coated Phosphor Bronze, 12-String, Light, 10-47 (uncoated vs coated strings, same manufacturer)
Case: TKL Deluxe Hardshell vs Guild Jumbo Polyfoam Case (huge difference)
O.k., that is all I found. So the big price driving items are the neck and the case as I see it.
Ralf