I was impressed with my GAD JF-30E, nice build good sound, not the same as the JF55 I used to own, but one is maple and the other rosewood. In the past few months I have found that maple is too bright for me, but there is nothing wrong with the guitar itself. Certainly for the money it does the job more than well, comparable to other high quality PacRim guitars such as Eastman. Be nice to compare it to a good Gibson SJ-200, but have never seen one of those in the flesh.
Harmony H-173 bought in 1960 (retired), Alvarez AC60S 2008, Eastman AC320ce 2008 "Hybrid", Guild GAD-JF30E(blonde) 2008, Guild D25M 1974, Martin Grand J35E 2009, Martin D12-20 1970, Martin OM-21 2009, Voyage-air VAOM-06
"I'm glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, because it leaves this whole other area open to people like me."
Richard Thompson