Hi, I traded my Strat (MIM) for a GAD25, small amp and a Fishman Rare Earth pup a while back.
While I love the Guild the thing is almost unplayable.
The guy I got it from took it to GC and it re-strung, with what looks to be bridge cables :mrgreen:
I mic'd the strings and the Hi E was .015 and the Low E was .058.
I restrung the guitar with Dean Markley Blue Steel lights (.011 - .046)
Needless to say this helped but the neck and action are a bit out of wack as you might imagine.
I haven't done anything to correct it yet as I want to see how much the neck relaxes after a bit of time with the lighter strings.
With the "bridge cables" the neck had too much relief and the action was way high.
I've never setup an acoustic guitar before. When i had the strings off I felt around inside and couldn't feel any truss rod adjustment (this guitar has no TRC at the HS) however included in the case is an allen wrench, which I assume is for the truss rod (I found it after I re-strung it).
Questions:
(1) Does a GAD25 have an adjustable truss rod and is it an allen bolt in the sound hole?
(2) How long should I let the guitar sit with the new strings before I attempt to set it up?
(3) I assume new bridge saddles are available for the guitar in case I mess it up, however I can't find parts on Guilds site, who would sell these?
I'm sure I'll have more questions soon, looking forward to getting the guitar setup, I love the sound of an all Mahogany guitar, my last acoustic was a Martin DR3 which was a great playing guitar but it didn't have the sweet tone this Guild has.
Sorry for the long post and thanks for any help or advise.
Doug
While I love the Guild the thing is almost unplayable.
The guy I got it from took it to GC and it re-strung, with what looks to be bridge cables :mrgreen:
I mic'd the strings and the Hi E was .015 and the Low E was .058.
I restrung the guitar with Dean Markley Blue Steel lights (.011 - .046)
Needless to say this helped but the neck and action are a bit out of wack as you might imagine.
I haven't done anything to correct it yet as I want to see how much the neck relaxes after a bit of time with the lighter strings.
With the "bridge cables" the neck had too much relief and the action was way high.
I've never setup an acoustic guitar before. When i had the strings off I felt around inside and couldn't feel any truss rod adjustment (this guitar has no TRC at the HS) however included in the case is an allen wrench, which I assume is for the truss rod (I found it after I re-strung it).
Questions:
(1) Does a GAD25 have an adjustable truss rod and is it an allen bolt in the sound hole?
(2) How long should I let the guitar sit with the new strings before I attempt to set it up?
(3) I assume new bridge saddles are available for the guitar in case I mess it up, however I can't find parts on Guilds site, who would sell these?
I'm sure I'll have more questions soon, looking forward to getting the guitar setup, I love the sound of an all Mahogany guitar, my last acoustic was a Martin DR3 which was a great playing guitar but it didn't have the sweet tone this Guild has.
Sorry for the long post and thanks for any help or advise.
Doug