Hello new to LTG

[Misty Mountain Hop]

I have been looking around this forum for about five years since I got my 1978 F-50. For some reason my account never took when I registered so I just finally got around to trying again. The photos are from the store I picked it up at and cosmetically nothing has changed, really. I did get a neck reset done and a few frets replaced. I then got it plek’d. It was all done by Mike Lull in the Seattle area.

this guitar has brought me great joy with its booming voice!

 

[walrus]

Welcome! That's a beauty!

walrus

 

[gjmalcyon]

Welcome! Stick around - nice folks around here.

Much love for maple jumbos around here.

 

[Stuball48]

Welcome and great pictures of a worthy subject

 

[D30Man]

Welcome! Glad you go through! I'll echo this a good group of folks here. That is a sweet looking F-50.

 

[GGJaguar]

Welcome to LTG! Thanks for sharing your beautiful guitar!

 

[valleyguy]

Drooooool

 

[Stagefright]

Now I know how my F50 would look with a single pick guard. Gorgeous!

 

[Christopher Cozad]

Welcome to LTG, and belated congratulations on acquiring such a classic Guild guitar! You certainly made a wise choice.

 

[JohnW63]

Back when I was in high school a friend of mine wanted a Guild D-55. His single mom got him a brand new...F-50. She probably just asked the music store what John Denver played, and this was the answer. He wasn't that happy about the guitar not being what he really wanted. I don't know what happened to that guitar. I know he didn't keep it very long. He turned out to me a real shmuck about many things down the road. I just remember how happy I would have been, if my parents could have afforded to get one of those to give me.

 

[davismanLV]

HOLY CRAP!! Way to make an entrance MMH!! Killer photos and there's nothing I like better than a big, old, jumbo Guild of maple and spruce with an arched back!! Thanks for the intro! As has been said, stick around. There's hella nice people here....

 

[Misty Mountain Hop]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! Guilds are definitely the bomb guitars!

 

[Cougar]

Nothing like a Guild jumbo! Major congrats and welcome to the boards!

 

[HeyMikey]

Welcome Misty! That is a beautifully aged F-50. Love the golden color on that tiger maple. Big brother to my 70’s F-40.

 

[MLBob]

What were your impressions after having the guitar pleck'd? Have one of the few places that does this about 1 1/2 hours away from me. Do you feel it was worth the effort?

 

[Misty Mountain Hop]

What were your impressions after having the guitar pleck'd? Have one of the few places that does this about 1 1/2 hours away from me. Do you feel it was worth the effort?

I plek all my guitars. I think the main benefit is getting it to a good baseline. Makes ongoing maintenance easier. Guitars I play a lot get at least looked at for additional pleking about once a year. Is it better than a manual crown/level? I would say “Yes” because is it 100% accurate assuming the person running the Plek machine knows what they are doing. I understand others will have different opinions, so take my opinion for what it is worth.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Like wow.

Welcome!

 

[mcarter]

Great guitar!

 

[Stratboy]

Gorgeous guitar, looks just like my 82, and I bet it sounds as good!

 

[wileypickett]

Beauty! Welcome!