Jackson Quinn
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Hey, my name is Jackson Quinn. I posted on this forum initially several months ago, to get some advice on a D40 Standard I was going to buy. I had some problems, and eventually contacted Guild directly. It's a much more complex story than that, but I'm not going to get into it here. The end result is that Guild (even being a division of Fender which I worried might detract from the small-shop vibe) really did right by me, and we were able to come to an agreement. Again, I'd prefer not to get into all the little specifics (it's a long story), but I ended up with a brand new vintage burst F-50R. It is truly a magnificent instrument. It's like playing the OCEAN. And not some polluted, mid-life ocean; pristine, six years old again, summer at Grandma's ocean. For real.
I know you guys are all about pictures, but I don't have a camera. I actually don't even have a cell phone, which might fill in for a decent camera in a pinch, but I'll see what I can do.
I'd also like to apologize for not getting back to you guys. I know you probably weren't waiting with bated breath (and likely do not even remember the beginnings of this incident) but you were all very helpful to me, and I should have paid you the courtesy of at least letting you all know how it turned out. Truth is, the whole situation was a little hectic and it coincided with me being hired at a new job, and I actually forgot that I even had an account here. But, anyway, sorry about that.
I'm not totally sure if I'm going to keep this instrument yet; I may sell it or trade it. The tone is exactly what I'm looking for, but I do a lot of fingerstyle and have sort of clumsy finger-pads, if that makes sense. I'm used to a 1 3/4 nut. I don't mind the rounder fretboard radius, in fact I kind of like it. But the nut is becoming an issue. A lot of fingerpickers prefer smaller-bodied instruments (more articulate, easier to stimulate the smaller top with a light touch) and I like 'em too, but the tone I've been searching for is a big, boomy lush kind of thing. I use a thumb pick and metal fingerpicks, and with all that the big top just rings. I can see how it would be hard to drive it with a quieter passage, or with bare fingers, but I'm having no trouble. I've been getting this John Fahey, "American Primitive" kind of sound. Which isn't necessarily what I'm going for or anything, just giving you a reference point. I'm starting to sound like me.
So, I keep making up my mind to sell it, to move up to one of the Orpheum models or another brand with a nut-width I'm more accustomed to, but then I think about it and have trouble imagining a guitar that sounds quite as good... I don't know. I'll have to go do some side-by-side comparisons. I'd think on this one carefully, I don't want to end up with an "always regretted getting rid of..." story.
Well, we'll see. For now, I'm pretty damn happy, though!
I know you guys are all about pictures, but I don't have a camera. I actually don't even have a cell phone, which might fill in for a decent camera in a pinch, but I'll see what I can do.
I'd also like to apologize for not getting back to you guys. I know you probably weren't waiting with bated breath (and likely do not even remember the beginnings of this incident) but you were all very helpful to me, and I should have paid you the courtesy of at least letting you all know how it turned out. Truth is, the whole situation was a little hectic and it coincided with me being hired at a new job, and I actually forgot that I even had an account here. But, anyway, sorry about that.
I'm not totally sure if I'm going to keep this instrument yet; I may sell it or trade it. The tone is exactly what I'm looking for, but I do a lot of fingerstyle and have sort of clumsy finger-pads, if that makes sense. I'm used to a 1 3/4 nut. I don't mind the rounder fretboard radius, in fact I kind of like it. But the nut is becoming an issue. A lot of fingerpickers prefer smaller-bodied instruments (more articulate, easier to stimulate the smaller top with a light touch) and I like 'em too, but the tone I've been searching for is a big, boomy lush kind of thing. I use a thumb pick and metal fingerpicks, and with all that the big top just rings. I can see how it would be hard to drive it with a quieter passage, or with bare fingers, but I'm having no trouble. I've been getting this John Fahey, "American Primitive" kind of sound. Which isn't necessarily what I'm going for or anything, just giving you a reference point. I'm starting to sound like me.
So, I keep making up my mind to sell it, to move up to one of the Orpheum models or another brand with a nut-width I'm more accustomed to, but then I think about it and have trouble imagining a guitar that sounds quite as good... I don't know. I'll have to go do some side-by-side comparisons. I'd think on this one carefully, I don't want to end up with an "always regretted getting rid of..." story.
Well, we'll see. For now, I'm pretty damn happy, though!