Hello members,
I have a Guild F2512e, the MIC westerly collection 12-string maple jumbo. I like it. Plays and sounds great. Attractive with nice fit and finish, and it was priced modestly. Really the only thing off-putting is a spruce top with what seems like a lot of grain run out (35 degrees or so tilt off of dead straight up and down). Looking down at the top reveals very tight grain until outside the width of the bridge where it widens just a bit. No problems there but looking perpendicular through the sound hole run out is apparent. As stated, I like this guitar in nearly all respects, but when does run out become a structural issue, rather than a minor cosmetic defect? Thank you for your replies.
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I have a Guild F2512e, the MIC westerly collection 12-string maple jumbo. I like it. Plays and sounds great. Attractive with nice fit and finish, and it was priced modestly. Really the only thing off-putting is a spruce top with what seems like a lot of grain run out (35 degrees or so tilt off of dead straight up and down). Looking down at the top reveals very tight grain until outside the width of the bridge where it widens just a bit. No problems there but looking perpendicular through the sound hole run out is apparent. As stated, I like this guitar in nearly all respects, but when does run out become a structural issue, rather than a minor cosmetic defect? Thank you for your replies.
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