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So my take so far on this guitar is yeah sheās pretty nice . I canāt compare it to other D55ās less The Westerly one I had for a short time . Some has mentioned that NH was the best years and from a few that went through my hands they did sound good and there tone heck I donāt know for sure but learning more towards the modern tone .
Just when I think I know something I start thinking to hard and my brain locks up and I realize I donāt know nothing . lol
with that said itās a grain of salt thing .
So tonely itās crisper/brighter then the Westerly was . We all know Guild is all about balance and this guitar has it in spades . Overtones , compared to my Blueridge which is the only other dreadnought I have are very close between the two . I have to lean a bit more to Blueridge having bit more but the Blueridge is an older guitar with a lot more play time .
As far any other comparison goes between the two tonely the Guild pulls away as it should . The D55 /D55 70th is one smooth operator . Haha
bass it well pronounced and rounded , notes donāt get lost or sound dull at least not yet . Highs are clear with nice sparkle but not harsh . The C shape neck , I might call it a soft C , itās comfortable not the baseball bat that some have . I donāt notice a difference between the Blues 1 3/4 nut and Dās 1 11/16ās . Without measuring string spacing feels similar .
What did notice right off the bat was D55 seemed bigger which I donāt recall from when I had the westerly d55 . I had either forgot or never noticed the Westly as having a 16ā lower Bout. The Blue is 15 1/2 everything else seems about the same as body depth goes . But the 1/2 inch difference was noticeable .
So it turns out that my post about Pleking was done by the Store as they have the said Plek machine and do setups with as a standard setup at least thatās how it was said to me . The original owner traded the guitar in for Santa Cruz why ? Unknown but he/she was older maybe the 16ā bout was the reason ? Might as well have a jumbo under your arm . lol I donāt feel that the guitar has a lot play time on her no pick scratches or the likes etc .
What else can I say ? Fit and finish is spot on . Neck is straight as an arrow meaning no waviness or dreaded 14 fret hump . The box is built pretty light I figure as this is the first guitar that I noticed that you can feel the sides vibrating . Usually just the back does , maybe I just never checked the other guitars recently for that but I will now ! lol
A tune or many will be coming .
If I missed something let me know .
Just when I think I know something I start thinking to hard and my brain locks up and I realize I donāt know nothing . lol
with that said itās a grain of salt thing . So tonely itās crisper/brighter then the Westerly was . We all know Guild is all about balance and this guitar has it in spades . Overtones , compared to my Blueridge which is the only other dreadnought I have are very close between the two . I have to lean a bit more to Blueridge having bit more but the Blueridge is an older guitar with a lot more play time .
As far any other comparison goes between the two tonely the Guild pulls away as it should . The D55 /D55 70th is one smooth operator . Haha
bass it well pronounced and rounded , notes donāt get lost or sound dull at least not yet . Highs are clear with nice sparkle but not harsh . The C shape neck , I might call it a soft C , itās comfortable not the baseball bat that some have . I donāt notice a difference between the Blues 1 3/4 nut and Dās 1 11/16ās . Without measuring string spacing feels similar . What did notice right off the bat was D55 seemed bigger which I donāt recall from when I had the westerly d55 . I had either forgot or never noticed the Westly as having a 16ā lower Bout. The Blue is 15 1/2 everything else seems about the same as body depth goes . But the 1/2 inch difference was noticeable .
So it turns out that my post about Pleking was done by the Store as they have the said Plek machine and do setups with as a standard setup at least thatās how it was said to me . The original owner traded the guitar in for Santa Cruz why ? Unknown but he/she was older maybe the 16ā bout was the reason ? Might as well have a jumbo under your arm . lol
I donāt feel that the guitar has a lot play time on her no pick scratches or the likes etc . What else can I say ? Fit and finish is spot on . Neck is straight as an arrow meaning no waviness or dreaded 14 fret hump . The box is built pretty light I figure as this is the first guitar that I noticed that you can feel the sides vibrating . Usually just the back does , maybe I just never checked the other guitars recently for that but I will now ! lol
A tune or many will be coming .
If I missed something let me know .
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davenumber2
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Play it hard for a while. It takes those Adi tops some time to break in. The crisper/brighter is also an Adi thing.So my take so far on this guitar is yeah sheās pretty nice . I canāt compare it to other D55ās less The Westerly one I had for a short time . Some has mentioned that NH was the best years and from a few that went through my hands they did sound good and there tone heck I donāt know for sure but learning more towards the modern tone .
Just when I think I know something I start thinking to hard and my brain locks up and I realize I donāt know nothing . lol
So tonely itās crisper/brighter then the Westerly was . We all know Guild is all about balance and this guitar has it in spades . Overtones , compared to my Blueridge which is the only other dreadnought I have are very close between the two . I have to lean a bit more to Blueridge having bit more but the Blueridge is an older guitar with a lot more play time .
As far any other comparison goes between th
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Accidently hit the post button before I was done lmao ( sexy fingers at work again )
Yes Iām well versed on the Adi tops haha right now itās tight to much compression as Ben says play the hell out of it ! Haha
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Mine is a '78.
