NGD 2012 F50 std

[Longnose Gar]

It arrived from GC Syracuse today. Still in the box under the watchful eye of my Guild neon sign.
Discussed here and here

 

[GGJaguar]

And we're acclimating...

 

[chazmo]

That's great, Dan. Can't wait to see it and hear your impressions once it acclimates. What a great guitar cave you've got there!

 

[FNG]

What a great guitar cave you've got there!

Ditto! Awesome room.

 

[twocorgis]

Good luck with it Dan. I love mine!

 

[jeffcoop]

Congratulations! New Hartford was doing some great stuff in 2012.

 

[davismanLV]

Can't wait to see the unveiling!!

 

[richardp69]

You will love this guitar.

 

[JohnW63]

Time to upgrade the music room for me!

 

[Norrissey]

Sweet guitar room! Good luck with the F-50 Standard!

 

[beecee]

Hope you like it as much as I did.

Would you mind giving me the dimensions of your room?

I like your layout a lot better than mine. And I stink at layouts.

oh and nice collection of what looks like Chateauneuf du Pape

 

[Neal]

I used to own one. Sunburst. Terrific flame maple back and sides. Sounded like a million bucks.

Sold it because I had convinced myself that I needed guitars with a 1 3/4" nut. Silly me.

 

[chazmo]

Well, Dan????...

 

[beecee]

Well, Dan????...

Patience Grasshopper

 

[Cougar]

Wow, nice studio!

 

[Longnose Gar]

I think you guys are more excited about this guitar than I am . Here it is.
- Confirmed that the G string was a mismatch. So it's the same guitar beecee played. I didn't cross reference the serial numbers but I've uploaded a photo of the serial and headstock photo showing the mismatched G.
- Guitar is in great shape. Just a little finish checking, not parallel to the grain. Setup is fine. I put a straight edge on the neck and neck angle is fine.
- I changed the strings to D'Addario PB 12's. It sounds....like a Guild. Balanced. More bass and less "dry" than my SJ-200. Lots of sustain. Nice overtones. Very responsive. All that makes it more jangly than my SJ-200, and even the Oxnard F-55 maple I used to have.
- It's a simple beauty. Love the unpainted headstock.

 

[Longnose Gar]

Would you mind giving me the dimensions of your room?

14' x 30'. I've spent a lot of time dialing it in. Happy to geek out on it here or by PM!

I like your layout a lot better than mine. And I stink at layouts.

oh and nice collection of what looks like Chateauneuf du Pape

Good eye. Yes, Chateauneuf pairs very well with archtops.

 

[chazmo]

Exquisite! Enjoy, Dan. Where's the checking? I don't see it in the pix.

 

[Westerly Wood]

It's quite possible Ren Ferguson strummed this guitar before it left the building...
Congrats!

 

[Longnose Gar]

I used to own one. Sunburst. Terrific flame maple back and sides. Sounded like a million bucks.

Sold it because I had convinced myself that I needed guitars with a 1 3/4" nut. Silly me.

I sold my Oxnard D-55 and F-55 because of the nut. I feel squeezed on open chords like Dm7. But I already love the way this F50 plays up the neck.