6L6
Senior Member
You dudes and dudette's all know I love Guild guitars. But ever since I saw my first Martin D-35 back in 1965 (their first year of production), I loved the look of the 3-piece back. For many years I looked forward to buying one but could never find a Martin in that model that sounded all that great to me. For awhile I had a nice, but not great, '71 D-35 that I eventually sold.
Fast forward to January 2009 when I decided to order a D-35 Custom from Martin with the appointments exactly as I wanted (vintage binding, top grade spruce top, top grade ebony fretboard, high contrast center wedge, vintage toner, gloss neck, etc.). It arrived in late August and was an exceptional guitar right out of the box. Mission accomplished!
Almost...
Two months into it a roughness has developed on the back of the neck that runs from the heel all the way up through the back of the headstock. It's a cosmetic issue only, but still sucks.
I took the guitar over to our local Martin guru and he said it looked like the lacquer had not been allowed to dry thoroughly before shipment. He thinks he can buff it out, but said it may require a neck replacement if he can't.
Even though this is all covered by warranty, I sure never had such problems with any Guild I've ever bought!
Oh well, there are bigger problems in the world...
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Fast forward to January 2009 when I decided to order a D-35 Custom from Martin with the appointments exactly as I wanted (vintage binding, top grade spruce top, top grade ebony fretboard, high contrast center wedge, vintage toner, gloss neck, etc.). It arrived in late August and was an exceptional guitar right out of the box. Mission accomplished!
Almost...
Two months into it a roughness has developed on the back of the neck that runs from the heel all the way up through the back of the headstock. It's a cosmetic issue only, but still sucks.
I took the guitar over to our local Martin guru and he said it looked like the lacquer had not been allowed to dry thoroughly before shipment. He thinks he can buff it out, but said it may require a neck replacement if he can't.
Even though this is all covered by warranty, I sure never had such problems with any Guild I've ever bought!
Oh well, there are bigger problems in the world...
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