JDevenger
Junior Member
Just a quick question, So ill try and make it short and sweet. After playing for six months or so, and doing research in the online guitar community ( forums..ect ) a question has arose.
Im a member over at AcousticGuitarforum.com where there is a large amount of Martin owners. I know there is a degree of snobbery on most forums regarding guitar brands. An example could be
for a forum member telling another member they dont have the right to post because of their "equipment" ... thats never happened to me or anything... but I have seen it happen...but back to the topic.
I have never owned or really know much about... but have heard the name Sigma by Martin come up plenty of times, and almost always there is somebody saying it most definitely is no Martin, and it doesnt deserve to even have the name Martin on the headstock even though its Sigma by Martin. Ive heard this argument multiple times after lurking around a lot of forums. My limited knowledge on the subject tells me Martin basically wanted to produce a more inexpensive model to compete with all the cheaper imports overseas from Japan and such.
Now my question is.... Are the Guild GAD`s in the same boat? When I got my first acoustic ( Guild GAD-F20 ) I didnt know anything about Guilds.... but it was the right guitar for me. I think for my experience its a great starter acoustic, that is a beautiful instrument, was priced right for me, good sound, and built to last. This question isnt to reassure me on my purchase, but rather to get to the bottom of the GAD issue. And what your opinions are on the subject.
From just being on this site, and learning more about Guilds, I know that the only thing that really differentiates my Guild from others is the GAD`s are made in China. And its heavily favored to have an instrument, " Made in the U.S.A. " In my eyes, its a Guild and nothing about the instrument says otherwise.
Being relatively new to Acoustics and guitar in general, Im having a hard time grasping that I have an "inferior" instrument because it was hand crafted in China, and not the U.S. So what im wondering is Are the Guild GAD`s essentially in the same boat as Sigma by Martin? I know companies move overseas for various reasons, but my question to you in the Guild community is, is my GAD-F20, or other GAD's viewed by Guild owners the same as a Sigma Martin viewed by a Martin owner?
Im a member over at AcousticGuitarforum.com where there is a large amount of Martin owners. I know there is a degree of snobbery on most forums regarding guitar brands. An example could be
for a forum member telling another member they dont have the right to post because of their "equipment" ... thats never happened to me or anything... but I have seen it happen...but back to the topic.
I have never owned or really know much about... but have heard the name Sigma by Martin come up plenty of times, and almost always there is somebody saying it most definitely is no Martin, and it doesnt deserve to even have the name Martin on the headstock even though its Sigma by Martin. Ive heard this argument multiple times after lurking around a lot of forums. My limited knowledge on the subject tells me Martin basically wanted to produce a more inexpensive model to compete with all the cheaper imports overseas from Japan and such.
Now my question is.... Are the Guild GAD`s in the same boat? When I got my first acoustic ( Guild GAD-F20 ) I didnt know anything about Guilds.... but it was the right guitar for me. I think for my experience its a great starter acoustic, that is a beautiful instrument, was priced right for me, good sound, and built to last. This question isnt to reassure me on my purchase, but rather to get to the bottom of the GAD issue. And what your opinions are on the subject.
From just being on this site, and learning more about Guilds, I know that the only thing that really differentiates my Guild from others is the GAD`s are made in China. And its heavily favored to have an instrument, " Made in the U.S.A. " In my eyes, its a Guild and nothing about the instrument says otherwise.
Being relatively new to Acoustics and guitar in general, Im having a hard time grasping that I have an "inferior" instrument because it was hand crafted in China, and not the U.S. So what im wondering is Are the Guild GAD`s essentially in the same boat as Sigma by Martin? I know companies move overseas for various reasons, but my question to you in the Guild community is, is my GAD-F20, or other GAD's viewed by Guild owners the same as a Sigma Martin viewed by a Martin owner?