Would it be a Guild? Between Martin, Taylor, Gibson and Guild. Not including high-end custom-built guitars.
If you could have any acoustic guitar
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davidbeinct
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I got the okay to get anything under $4k for my soon to arrive 60th birthday and I went with a Guild GF30. So I would have to say yes it would be a Guild.
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While I really don't want or more important, need any more acoustic guitars, I suppose if one was to fall out of the sky, I'd like it to be a Martin n-20 (which is the same model that Willie Nelson plays). But guitar-clouds are exceedingly rare, so I won't hold my breath waiting for them to form over our house.
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I have been in the position many times to be able to get anything I wanted. I have always shopped Guild. And many times passed on a higher end model for a lower end model that spoke to me. But, yeah.....I am a Guild nut for about five decades now!
Balderdash
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Been there. Did it.
Got the F-512 and JF30-12 - and not smart enough to know if there’s anything better that I should consider, especially knowing full well that my current Guild fleet is better than I am.
Got the F-512 and JF30-12 - and not smart enough to know if there’s anything better that I should consider, especially knowing full well that my current Guild fleet is better than I am.
What I'm missing now is a late '40s/early '50s Gibson round shoulder. It's never really been in the budget, and sure isn't getting cheaper!
Damn that's shiny!
jedzep
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Are you kidding!? ANY acoustic at any price value?! Guilds would certainly not be in the mix, love mine as I do. Pre-war Martin 00 or 000, EZ choice. Not sure of the specific one.
There's a reason, crazy as it is, for them selling for the cost of a house down payment.
There's a reason, crazy as it is, for them selling for the cost of a house down payment.
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GGJaguar
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For flattop acoustics, it would be either a Martin D-28 12-fret or D-18 12-fret from the early 1930s. I got to play a 1933-4 12-fret D-28 that belonged to a private collector. It was insanely great sounding, but not so easy to play with its gigantic neck. For archtop acoustics, it would be a pre-1950 Gibson Super 400 (non-cutaway).
I have it DV72/73 purchased from members of LTG
Brucebubs
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Guild F-612 please.
FNG
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Neil Young's D-45.
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AcornHouse
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Honestly, if I could own any acoustic guitar it would be a Guild M-30 Del Rio. Not a fan of dreads, so those are all out of consideration. My hand size prefers short scale and skinny necks, so buh-bye all you Martins. While I like the J-200 in Pete’s hands, I think it’s just too big for comfort. While I’d love a Robert Bouchet classical, I don’t have the chops to do it justice.
I love the sound of my M-20 and the size and feel of my F-30 (it’s sound isn’t too shabby, either). So, the M-30 is really the only one that I, deep down in my heart, want in my collection.
(Note to any M-30 owners. I would gladly build you a custom guitar in exchange for one in good condition.)
I love the sound of my M-20 and the size and feel of my F-30 (it’s sound isn’t too shabby, either). So, the M-30 is really the only one that I, deep down in my heart, want in my collection.
(Note to any M-30 owners. I would gladly build you a custom guitar in exchange for one in good condition.)
Top of the list for me would be a Stromberg Master 300. A '30s Epiphone Emperor would be second (and slightly more affordable). Flattop would be a Martin 99-21NY, it would be first except it is too similar to my Orpheum slothead.
I'll take a Guild F 50 any day of the week. My Oxnard built F 55-E GSR in the Oxblood color is pretty special.