Guild T-50 Newark Series
 

Has anyone tried one of these? Any impressions?

I am looking real close at one. I am looking for a simple, single pickup guitar.

A friend of mine has a Newark Series Guild Aristocrat m-65, that plays great and sounds great.

Thanks in advance
jricc

Check out a Godin Kingpin before you buy - a few hundred bucks less than the Guild, and punches way above its weight...

Thanks for the suggestion Steve, I had one, nice guitar, I sold it after awhile, just never bonded with it...

Another bit of "guidance" you may not need, but the Eastman AR371CE has only one pickup. They're quite nice. :)

Thank you for mucking up the waters Mr Scott :D

Seriously though, thnx for the suggestion. Unfortunately,
there's no one around here that carries Eastman.

Take a day trip to Guitars 'n' Jazz over in Summit - they've got one of the better inventories I've seen - or Rudy's in Lower Manhattan...

Well I took the plunge and bought the T-50. Got a great deal on an open box and saved over $200 off the street price.

First off, it is a beautiful looking guitar. Simple controls and nice throaty sounding dog-ear single coil. A P90 of sorts.

Second observation, the neck is very comfortable for me, I have small hands and like to use my thumb over the top, and for this it's great.

Third observation, the pickup (mounted at the neck) is very sensitive. If I tap on the body near the bridge, or on the bridge I get a thump. Is this unusual?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.