New Guild Day

richardp69

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I never used to care all that much about the finish on a guitar. It could be natural. burst, red, black or whatever. That was never a driver for me buying a guitar. As I've aged it is more important. Both the grain and the finish on a guitar attract me much more than in the past.

I just picked up this 1990 D 30 in a Walnut finish. It looks very cool although I doubt my pics will do it justice. I'm not that great a photographer and a darker, glossy finish makes it all the more challenging for me so bear with me on this. It's likely a color you see on other Guilds as well but I don't remember seeing them and I'd never owned one. I did have a Starfire IV that was that type color. I sold it though.

I am also getting back my D 30 Tennessee Orange I sold to Rich Cohen a while back in exchange for one of my guitars. Some don't like that finish on an acoustic but I for sure do so I'm looking forward to having both the Walnut and Tennessee Orange D 30's living here with me in Barton City.

Here's my recent D 30 Walnut pickup.
 

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Rambozo96

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Had no idea they came in a walnut color. Been wanting one of these or a G-37. D-44 maybe but I’m wanting the pearwood variant. I think I’m gonna cool it with buying guitars for a while. Think I bought 5 this year alone. Including 3 Guild’s.
 

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Interesting & attractive color - Congrats!
 

Bonneville88

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Beautiful finish, very cool, congrats Richard!

Had seen that same guitar or possibly another like it
for sale a few years ago, liked it then and I still do.

And I love Tennessee Orange, congrats on getting that D30 back.
D30s rock and so do DCE3s and they just sound better in T-Orange! 😍

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