Newby- Guild lover ! ( just bought a 1979 D-25C )

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I'm new here - This is my first post - I know alot of you folks from a few other forums -Thou i've been a long time Guild owner and #1 Fan - I just found and bought a '79 D-25C . So now i have two Guilds - 1971 D-55 and a 1979 D-25C ( which is one of the best sounding Hog guitars Ive ever played )

Just posted a picture- top of page 2 ( never did this before -its not perfect 0
 
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Welcome aboard Tony! The D25 has a sorta cult following around here, haven't met anyone with a bad word to say about them. Not many days go by where I don't pick up and play my D25M. Enjoy the insanity here at LTG....... :wink:
 
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+1 ... Hi Tony and Welcome to LTG!
 
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Tony, Welcome to LTG! I have a '74 D-25M in my stable... and love it. It spends most of its time in DADGAD, where it just sings! Enjoy... and post some pics! Dave
 
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Tony, Welcome to LTG! I have a '74 D-25M in my stable... and love it. It spends most of its time in DADGAD, where it just sings! Enjoy... and post some pics! Dave
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Believe it or not - thats what mine is in right now. It sounds so nice i took the tension off of my Larrivee and put it in storage . Easy to see why theirs a cult following for that model .
 
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Welcome to the club, Tony. You're obviously a man of fine musical taste :D

I've had my D-25M just over 32 years now, it was my only guitar for most of those years. Still sings like an angel :D
 
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Welcome, Tony.
My D25 is also a '79 and it sings even when it's hanging in the rack. Not a day slips by that I don't put my hands on it for a tune or ten.
Sometimes I just like to cuddle it! *I don't know of a cure for this particular illness, and I'm not really looking for one!!

Enjoy,
Joe
 
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A question - My 71 guild D-55 has a Brazilian rosewood Bridge -and im looking at the bridge on my new old 79 D-25C -is it possible thats BR as well ( it doesnt look like EIR -) It has that distinctive red tight grain BR look -Thou i do know the fret board is EIR-are their particular cut off years - any experts around- thanks ! ( By the way Ill try and post pictures of the guitar soon -hopfully tommorrow ! )
 
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Congrats on the D25 Tony, what a classic. You'll love her for many years. BTW, are you related to the famous author, Dick Burns? He wrote the bestseller, "Sliding Down the Flagpole".

:wink: Welcome and have a blast here.

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Congrats on the D25 Tony, what a classic. You'll love her for many years. BTW, are you related to the famous author, Dick Burns? He wrote the bestseller, "Slinding Down the Flagpole".

:wink: Welcome and have a blast here.

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Hard to say -( thou probaly not ) i get asked about George Burns alot as well - my answer always is his real last name is something like Burnbalm. But my wife and i have authored three books on Scrollsaw Puzzles .

One of the factors that i love about this guitar is that its almost thirty years old and as solid as a rock -if it was a thirty year old Martin it would un-doubfully be in need of a neck reset ( this guitar is not even close ) Im gratefull that it was priced used way within my budget -it really is one of the best sounding Hogs ive ever played - and to think Guild made it one of the value models when it was new - even the guitar top wood is better than most of todays new guitars. i really think most of the new guitars are pumped out with alot of automation and lower quality woods -and another fact thats not though about is that age is always a friend as far as maturity in sound on many guitars . My '71 D-55 is in a class the new ones can't touch - it honestly has a Mastergrade top and a Brazilian Rosewood bridge - that model was actually a special order for that year , i dont think it was really added to the main Guild line until a few years latter. Ive even seen one from around 68 which had BR back and sides ( mine is EIR Back and sides - but really nice EIR )
 
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Tony Burns said:
A question - My 71 guild D-55 has a Brazilian rosewood Bridge -and im looking at the bridge on my new old 79 D-25C -is it possible thats BR as well ( it doesnt look like EIR -) It has that distinctive red tight grain BR look -Thou i do know the fret board is EIR-are their particular cut off years - any experts around- thanks ! ( By the way Ill try and post pictures of the guitar soon -hopfully tommorrow ! )
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Hello Tony,

Brazilian rosewood bridges are not uncommon on Guild guitars from 1979.
Actually, you will still see them on guitars from the '80s as well.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl
 
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Very nice! Looks (and sounds) like you got a good'un... Pretty amazing that these were the "entry-level" Guild dread in their time, isn't it?
 
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Very nice Tony.

I had one very similar.

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Tony Burns said:
A question - My 71 guild D-55 has a Brazilian rosewood Bridge -and im looking at the bridge on my new old 79 D-25C -is it possible thats BR as well ( it doesnt look like EIR -) It has that distinctive red tight grain BR look -Thou i do know the fret board is EIR-are their particular cut off years - any experts around- thanks ! ( By the way Ill try and post pictures of the guitar soon -hopfully tommorrow ! )
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Hello Tony,

Brazilian rosewood bridges are not uncommon on Guild guitars from 1979.
Actually, you will still see them on guitars from the '80s as well.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl
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Hello Tony,

Even though I posted that Brazilian rosewood bridges were still possible in 1979, I have my doubts about the bridge on your D-25C. I would probably need a close-up photo to be sure, but right now I would say it's Indian rosewood.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl
 
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