I know this is SACRILEGE but......

[starhopper]

I bought a Guild GAD-25 recently - I also owned a D55 (1979 Westerly) - and, amazingly, I liked the sound of the GAD-25 as much as the D55! The build quality is EXCELLENT, and the price was amazing. So , I sold the D55 and kept the GAD-25 (wife wouldn;t let me keep both!)

I even did a blind test with my wife - playing the D55 and GAD-25 alternately - she thought the GAD-25 sounded better! While I wouldn't go that far, they are amazingly close!

Go figure!

 

[chazmo]

THOU SHALT NOT BLASPHEME!!!!!!

That's great, hopper. I"m glad you like it. I'll have to try that GAD model. I would think the mahogany would sound completely different than the rosewood...

 

[starhopper]

It really booms out the sound.

 

[cjd-player]

How is the action on the GAD, starhopper?

The couple of new ones that I have played had high action, and not much saddle available to lower it.


A large part of a guitar's tone is the top wood.
Even a low-priced Chinese guitar can accidently get a great top and sound wonderful.

 

[starhopper]

The action was a little high - but the saddle was way tall - so I simply sanded it down a little - it's perfect now!

 

[starhopper]

I took it to a bluegrass jam last week - I was surrounded by Martin HD-28's! Many of the players tried the GAD, were duly impressed and couldn;t believe I only paid $399 for it.

 

[killdeer43]

OK, here goes utter blasphemy: I was in the market for a 000-size and in one day, two guitars arrived from ebay sellers! One was a GAD30 and the other was an Epiphone Masterbilt 000. The GAD looked like a smaller clone to my D50 and that part I liked. When I compared the sound, however, I quickly lost interest in the GAD and the Epi now hangs in my office.
I also didn't find the GAD to be that impressive overall, so.....
...so, burn me at the stake!

 

[cjd-player]

star:

Glad you were able to adjust the action to where you like it.

Always fun to get a true bargain.

Congrats. :mrgreen: