I believe it's a 1987. I sent pics to Hans but forgot to ask him if he would verify the date. Pretty sure it's a '87 though.
This is a seriously nice sounding guitar in really nice condition. It has a few "beauty marks" here and there but no show stoppers. Action is good, neck angle is good, frets are good, no cracks etc. If I were to list it on Reverb it would get a solid Very Good condition rating.
I've got a Westerly D 25 and a Hoboken D 25. This GF 25 (Mini Jumbo) seems to be a lightweight as my Hoboken and for sure lighter than my D 25. It really is a great sounding guitar, very resonant and with a big voice and great balance. It came with a Baggs soundhole pup which I haven't tested yet but I'm sure it's fine. My playing partner and I are doing open mics, special events and small venue gigs now and I believe this will be one of my go to guitars along with my D 40C and DV 52. I'm very pleased with this guitar for sure. The back on this one is especially nice IMHO.
Now a little background. Shelby Rye (aka stuball) contacted me and told me he found this on the Nashville CL. I've owned a GF 30, GF 50 and GF 60 but had never owned a GF 25 so I felt I needed to try it out. I contacted the buyer (a super nice guy) but he was hesitant to ship. What to do, what to do??? So, I contacted Shelby who lives kind of near Nashville and of course he said he'd be happy to pick the guitar up, box it up and ship it to me.. I sent him money to cover the shipping which turned out to be a bit less than I thought. But, rather than just keep the money for his gas and time (which were without a doubt more) he wrote a check for the difference and sent it back to me. (well, he did keep 8 cents as a tip)
This is not the 1st time Shelby has enabled a guitar for me. I also found a 1994 DV 72 NT Coral. Same situation. He picked it up and sent it to me and it's now with Tom Jacobs for some work. Plus, he told me about a 99 F 30 R LS at Carter Vintage guitars in Nashville which I also bought and it is a really sweet F 30..
I've only met 1 (maybe 2) LTG members but there are a handful I consider to be friends even though we've never met, Ya'll know who you are and I appreciate you for sure. I don't have a lot of friends here where I live. I'm an old guy, a bit cantankerous and hard to get along with (at least that's what I'm told, bull headed, stubborn and not great at adapting to change. So, this forum has been a blessing for me.
Here's a few pics
This is a seriously nice sounding guitar in really nice condition. It has a few "beauty marks" here and there but no show stoppers. Action is good, neck angle is good, frets are good, no cracks etc. If I were to list it on Reverb it would get a solid Very Good condition rating.
I've got a Westerly D 25 and a Hoboken D 25. This GF 25 (Mini Jumbo) seems to be a lightweight as my Hoboken and for sure lighter than my D 25. It really is a great sounding guitar, very resonant and with a big voice and great balance. It came with a Baggs soundhole pup which I haven't tested yet but I'm sure it's fine. My playing partner and I are doing open mics, special events and small venue gigs now and I believe this will be one of my go to guitars along with my D 40C and DV 52. I'm very pleased with this guitar for sure. The back on this one is especially nice IMHO.
Now a little background. Shelby Rye (aka stuball) contacted me and told me he found this on the Nashville CL. I've owned a GF 30, GF 50 and GF 60 but had never owned a GF 25 so I felt I needed to try it out. I contacted the buyer (a super nice guy) but he was hesitant to ship. What to do, what to do??? So, I contacted Shelby who lives kind of near Nashville and of course he said he'd be happy to pick the guitar up, box it up and ship it to me.. I sent him money to cover the shipping which turned out to be a bit less than I thought. But, rather than just keep the money for his gas and time (which were without a doubt more) he wrote a check for the difference and sent it back to me. (well, he did keep 8 cents as a tip)
This is not the 1st time Shelby has enabled a guitar for me. I also found a 1994 DV 72 NT Coral. Same situation. He picked it up and sent it to me and it's now with Tom Jacobs for some work. Plus, he told me about a 99 F 30 R LS at Carter Vintage guitars in Nashville which I also bought and it is a really sweet F 30..
I've only met 1 (maybe 2) LTG members but there are a handful I consider to be friends even though we've never met, Ya'll know who you are and I appreciate you for sure. I don't have a lot of friends here where I live. I'm an old guy, a bit cantankerous and hard to get along with (at least that's what I'm told, bull headed, stubborn and not great at adapting to change. So, this forum has been a blessing for me.
Here's a few pics
