NGD It Arrived Pulled the trigger on a 1990 D15 on Reverb

[portsider]

I am a confirmed Guild 12 string player, but now and then I get the urge foe a sixer. I always end up selling them eventually, but you know how the bug goes.
I was seriously considering a B stock F250ce for $350, but decided $700 for a USA Guild with a hard case was a better use of my money.
I have a very nice D26012CE, and I figured the F250CE would be in the ballpark, but I really love the Westerly era guitars. Besides, who doesn't love a mahogany arch back.
Here's the link to the listing;

Guild D-15 1990 Mahogany | Reverb

For sale is a 1990 guild d-15m acoustic guitar. This guitar was made at the Westerly, Rhode Island factory. This guitar has solid mahogany front and sides and an arched back made of mahogany plies (same construction as most arched top guitars). This guitar has a lacquer finish which has some chec...

reverb.com

I'll post when I get it.

 

[dreadnut]

Nice! I love mine, a '79. So that gives me one arch back 'hog Dread with a 'hog top, and one with a Spruce top. Equally nice to play, but my D25M is road worn after 46 years and my D15 is in showroom condition.

 

[HeyMikey]

Good move portsider. I mean seriously, that 30+ year old aged (likely honduran) mahogany is going to sound super sweet.

 

[cupric]

Mine is a 1986 that I purchased new. I think you'll love it.

 

[PreacherBob]

I am a confirmed Guild 12 string player, but now and then I get the urge foe a sixer. I always end up selling them eventually, but you know how the bug goes.
I was seriously considering a B stock F250ce for $350, but decided $700 for a USA Guild with a hard case was a better use of my money.
I have a very nice D26012CE, and I figured the F250CE would be in the ballpark, but I really love the Westerly era guitars. Besides, who doesn't love a mahogany arch back.
Here's the link to the listing;

Guild D-15 1990 Mahogany | Reverb

For sale is a 1990 guild d-15m acoustic guitar. This guitar was made at the Westerly, Rhode Island factory. This guitar has solid mahogany front and sides and an arched back made of mahogany plies (same construction as most arched top guitars). This guitar has a lacquer finish which has some chec...

reverb.com

I'll post when I get it.

Glad someone here got it! That guitar has been in my watchlist for a few weeks. I got a notice yesterday it has sold. I’m really surprised it lasted this long. I looked it over thoroughly and thought it was an exceptional all hog guitar. Yes please let me know what I missed out on!

 

[GGJaguar]

Cool! Looking forward to the NGD report!

 

[hearth_man]

Yeah, I had looked at that one myself, it's a nice one! I decided to go for a 1989 D15M at GC a few weeks back and like it alot. I've had a 1985 D15-12 for a few years now and really like the sound. I prefer a 12 string that is not jangly and the mahogany top and body give me that, a well balanced tone.

I think it was Dread who said a while back he liked the look of simplicity that a D15 body has with no binding. I agree completely!

 

[portsider]

Glad someone here got it! That guitar has been in my watchlist for a few weeks. I got a notice yesterday it has sold. I’m really surprised it lasted this long. I looked it over thoroughly and thought it was an exceptional all hog guitar. Yes please let me know what I missed out on!

I offered $600 and he took it right away.
I'm kinda stoked, I bought one new in 94 or so and let my daughter take it to college with her and it got stolen. I didn't particularly love that guitar, but I didn't know much about setups and different string gauges then either. It's been about five years since I had a six string, so it's time.

 

[PreacherBob]

Great story! Well you certainly picked a great guitar to get back into six strings! Please let us know how it sounds

 

[jeffcoop]

Well done! I've been playing my D15 a lot recently; it's so much fun.

 

[wileypickett]

The D15 is to the D25 what the D50 is to the D55?

 

[cupric]

The D15 is to the D25 what the D50 is to the D55?

A bit. A plain non bling D guitar. All mahogany. The D15 type of guitar was built by Martin back in the 40s? The Guild D15 reintroduced it in the mass market. And Martin started building them (again) back in the 90s. They are actually popular.
I was the only person to have a D15, in my rather large group of musician friends, for decades. I also frequented , and hosted many open miles etc. Not one D15. No D16 or D17s, (also all mahogany), either.
And everyone loved my D15!

 

[Cougar]

All mahogany - well done! I just picked up an all hog dread 12-string. MIC, but still, it sings!

 

[portsider]

It came yesterday and other than a few finish cracks it was immaculate.
I tuned it up and played it, I didn't like the feel and it sounded a little dull. I contacted the seller who said he had 12s or 13s on it. He suggested 11s. I looked through my string drawer and found a couple of Elixir 10s which I thought could be too light. Further search uncovered a set of EJ16 D'Addarios. They are 12s but I thought I'd try them. I unstrung and oiled the fretboard. Then I put on the EJ16s.
The guitar sounds great. I guess the strings were old.
The first thing I played was the Stones' Connection. You can't do much better than a Keith Richard acoustic number when trying out a dred. The guitar sings and rings.

 

[Boneman]

Gorgeous! I agree on the simplicity of it, I like the look alot.

 

[Westerly Wood]

This D15 is really pretty.
And I agree, D'Addario EJ16s can cure a lot of tonal ills.

(their marketing team might want to drop me a line)

 

[schoolie]

Wow, super clean example! Enjoy it1

 

[wileypickett]

Nice -- I have one in red!

 

[GGJaguar]

Glad it exceeded your expectations! Enjoy!!

 

[D30Man]

I love that light even grained hog with gloss finish. I have seen that on a few D-15's. Very nice!