'Grats, GG. Looks awesome!
NGD: D-55
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GGJaguar
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This an update that only Ralf and I will care about (Hans probably knows already). I found another 1977 D-55 just a few serial numbers away from mine that also has Rotomatic tuners. Maybe this entire batch got the Grovers instead of the usual Schaller M6 tuners? I thought early G&Ls and Ampegs were mysterious, but Guilds are, too. Anyway, here's some visual proof from the other guitar (I don't know if the double pickguards are factory installed).
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plaidseason
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Magnificent! I love the story and the guitar.
Nice guitar! The D-55 might be my favorite rosewood dreadnaught from a larger brand. They have more lows and mids than a Martin. The guys from Acoustic Letter always call it the chuggernaught for a reason.
There’s also something to love about a Martin’s woody sound, but they’re a little different.
There’s also something to love about a Martin’s woody sound, but they’re a little different.
WaltW
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Really important information GG. I personally thank you for answering a few of my comparison questions about the D55. I finally did a comparison of my Guild 1986 D66 and my Martin 1996 D42 yesterday and I'll admit that the D42 may sounds nice and has great sound across the spectrum but something is getting lost in the sustain compared with theD66. They have exactly the same strings. So now I'm waiting to get my DV52 back from my mechanic after having the nut and the saddle replaced and the frets leveled and reshaped to compare it to the D66.
I may be in the market for a D55 soon
I may be in the market for a D55 soon
Also don’t sleep on a F-50R (or F55R) as well. I might prefer the jumbo but they aren’t too dissimilar.I may be in the market for a D55 soon
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Walt.... I need you to calm down just a little bit....Really important information GG. I personally thank you for answering a few of my comparison questions about the D55. I finally did a comparison of my Guild 1986 D66 and my Martin 1996 D42 yesterday and I'll admit that the D42 may sounds nice and has great sound across the spectrum but something is getting lost in the sustain compared with theD66. They have exactly the same strings. So now I'm waiting to get my DV52 back from my mechanic after having the nut and the saddle replaced and the frets leveled and reshaped to compare it to the D66.
I may be in the market for a D55 soon
Or not... it's all okay here. Just share, okay??
Cougar
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Super major congrats!
WaltW
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OKAY! How's that?
I'm glad that things are good there.....................it's important for me to know that. I've been kind of hitting here a few times a day but only for 10 minutes or so each time. The holidays are over and I've promised "Wifey" that I'd paint the entry way and up the stairs + 4 doors and trim. I haven't painted it for 10 years but the last of her daughters left 15 years ago.I must say that I'm glad that I don't live in the mid-west right now with the really low temperatures, wind and snow. We haven't had a big snow event here since 1996 and what we got last week is gone.
I almost bought a D55 from BlakeB last month but it turned out to be a bust for him with some structural /bracing issues. I'm not in any hurry.
I have a specific time period in mind and a price limitation.......I do have a FEW boundaries
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WaltW
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Yah Broomstick, I've been watching a F50R on reverb but I know that 17" bout jumbos are not for me. I had a custom Martin J42 12 string in the early 1990s and even then it was more than I could get my arms around. Dreads and 000s and smaller are comfortable for my 5'6" stature.
Walt, probably no Guild jumbo for you then. Guild jumbos are much larger than Martin's Js. That's too bad. You should definitely try one someday just so you can hear what they sound like. For some (like me), almost a religtious experience. But ithey will almost certainly not fit you.Yah Broomstick, I've been watching a F50R on reverb but I know that 17" bout jumbos are not for me. I had a custom Martin J42 12 string in the early 1990s and even then it was more than I could get my arms around. Dreads and 000s and smaller are comfortable for my 5'6" stature.
Fair enough. I’m a bug guy so the jumbos for me well enough where I never thought about itYah Broomstick, I've been watching a F50R on reverb but I know that 17" bout jumbos are not for me. I had a custom Martin J42 12 string in the early 1990s and even then it was more than I could get my arms around. Dreads and 000s and smaller are comfortable for my 5'6" stature.
WaltW
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WARNING: Topic Change!
So I have to ask the question about how large is the lower bout on a 2010 F30? The 2010 F20 I purchased from RichardP fits me well; more wiggle room than a dread.
SORRY for the Veer.
So I have to ask the question about how large is the lower bout on a 2010 F30? The 2010 F20 I purchased from RichardP fits me well; more wiggle room than a dread.
SORRY for the Veer.
GGJaguar
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SORRY for the Veer.
It's slightly larger than a Martin OOO. It looked like a F-50 when Paul Simon played it, but it's not that big overall.WARNING: Topic Change!
So I have to ask the question about how large is the lower bout on a 2010 F30? The 2010 F20 I purchased from RichardP fits me well; more wiggle room than a dread.
SORRY for the Veer.