valleyguy
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If you followed my post in another thread you know I was looking at buying a 1981 D25 posted on Craigslist in Long Beach, California. I bought it Saturday morning.
This guitar is in pretty bad shape, but the important stuff like the neck and saddle are in good shape and it plays well with good action.
Here's some pics:
Is this an antique burst or a sun burst?
You can see the pickguard is curling up on the edges one-inch in spots. I don't know what causes this, heat?
The guitar is full of scratches, nicks and dings, with a serious gouge on the lower left face.
There is a crack on the face at the soundhole, I will most likely have this fixed so it doesn't break away:
There is an original Guild sound board transducer with a volume control. This pickup sounds great, very natural, I was surprised, as the technology in 1981 is not what it is today. Who was making these things in those days?
Tuners:
The 4th string tuner is not working well, it is missing the little white rubber washer. I either need to fix this or replace the tuner. Are these even available to purchase, I don't want to have to buy 6 new ones. I may try opening it up and oiling it, we'll see.
I'm pretty happy with this relic, sounds much better than my 1994 D4, although in playing the higher frets there is some intonation issues. I can see why there's so much love for these around here.
This guitar is in pretty bad shape, but the important stuff like the neck and saddle are in good shape and it plays well with good action.
Here's some pics:
Is this an antique burst or a sun burst?
You can see the pickguard is curling up on the edges one-inch in spots. I don't know what causes this, heat?
The guitar is full of scratches, nicks and dings, with a serious gouge on the lower left face.
There is a crack on the face at the soundhole, I will most likely have this fixed so it doesn't break away:
There is an original Guild sound board transducer with a volume control. This pickup sounds great, very natural, I was surprised, as the technology in 1981 is not what it is today. Who was making these things in those days?
Tuners:
The 4th string tuner is not working well, it is missing the little white rubber washer. I either need to fix this or replace the tuner. Are these even available to purchase, I don't want to have to buy 6 new ones. I may try opening it up and oiling it, we'll see.
I'm pretty happy with this relic, sounds much better than my 1994 D4, although in playing the higher frets there is some intonation issues. I can see why there's so much love for these around here.
