NGD—1998 F30R

[Westerly Wood]

Major congrats! And I love those 90ies F-30 TRCs with the 60ies shield on them! I have a silver one added to my GSR F-30R.

Ralf

And the gold color trim is a nice touch too Ralf.

 

[Pike]

Ugh, I know the feeling, as I await a fuller healing of my crunched right middle fingertip...

And Pike, this F30 is an inch slimmer than most era F30s. Which is really helping my right shoulder.

 

[bobouz]

Major congrats! And I love those 90ies F-30 TRCs with the 60ies shield on them! I have a silver one added to my GSR F-30R.

Is there an online source for the TRC with shield?

 

[SFIV1967]

Is there an online source for the TRC with shield?

I sent you a PM. See your Conversations.
Ralf

 

[rampside]

Congrats, Wood! I'm confident that your shoulder is going to Love the F-30.

 

[Westerly Wood]

Yeah Terry, it already does. I still have to play the dread once a week, on sat night, as i need a real strummer and more volume, but the other 6 days a week, it's the F30R

Already soreness has left the right shoulder.

 

[HeyMikey]

I’m with ya there WW! These F30 size are a real pleasure to play.

 

[walrus]

Yeah Terry, it already does. I still have to play the dread once a week, on sat night, as i need a real strummer and more volume, but the other 6 days a week, it's the F30R

Already soreness has left the right shoulder.

Excellent! Same thing happened to me, amazing what a difference the smaller body size can make!

walrus

 

[Rayk]

Shoulder real good!

Another benefit: Rekindled my desire to finger pick guitar again.

Nice sounds better then that one I had .
enjoy brother.

 

[Bonneville88]

Woody, you're getting some absolutely killer tone and dynamics out of that F30 - seems
way, way happier in your hands than in mine!
Was thinking listening to that lovely tune / sound check that if the D25 is a saw,
the F30 is more like a scalpel

 

[mavuser]

Woody, you're getting some absolutely killer tone and dynamics out of that F30 - seems
way, way happier in your hands than in mine!
Was thinking listening to that lovely tune that if the D25 is a saw,
the F30 is more like a scalpel

was thinking more that if the D-25-BR were a train that rolls, the F-30-R is a bird that flys...but i'm no critic...

 

[Westerly Wood]

It’s a great Guild, Bonneville. Thanks Seth!

 

[adorshki]

Shoulder real good!

Another benefit: Rekindled my desire to finger pick guitar again.

Abso-freakin'-lutely magnificent.

Rekindled my recent lack of inspiration, too!

Dang gotta hone my my chops now, you've raised the bar, bro!

 

[Westerly Wood]

Abso-freakin'-lutely magnificent.

Rekindled my recent lack of inspiration, too!

Dang gotta hone my my chops now, you've raised the bar, bro!

lol, thanks for the encouragement Al! Yes, get Halley going again and your girlfriend recording you. And do NOT forget the hat.

 

[walrus]

Shoulder real good!

Another benefit: Rekindled my desire to finger pick guitar again.

Great stuff!

walrus

 

[hairpuller]

I just picked up a '98 F30! At least that's what the guy a bought it from claimed, but when looking up serial #'s it appears Guild didn't make F30's in '98?
Hmmm...anyone know the answer?
My serial # is AE300158, but in '95 the last one made ends in 153. Weird.

scott

 

[fronobulax]

I just picked up a '98 F30! At least that's what the guy a bought it from claimed, but when looking up serial #'s it appears Guild didn't make F30's in '98?
Hmmm...anyone know the answer?
My serial # is AE300158, but in '95 the last one made ends in 153. Weird.

scott

Hans Moust can tell you but there are a lot of 90's instruments that did not make it into the published serial lists. If I had to guess I would say 1996. There also might be some date information inside on the neckblock (right word?) on the treble side.

 

[hairpuller]

Thanks guys. Yeah, nothing on the neck block, but their charts say they made no F30's in '96. So maybe that's wrong?
I think the fact that it's only 5 guitars away from the last one built in '95 would make calling it a '96 a good call.
I'll go with that, unless someone knows better.

Thanks! scott

 

[Bonneville88]

Scott,

Fwiw, photos of one of my F30s, serial #AF300488.
Neck block stamp: MAY 04 1998
High resolution photos

 

[hairpuller]

Thanks for the photos.
Here is my headstock shots. Mine is the HR (hand rubbed) mahogany, so much lighter.