Guild makes some of my favorite archtops.
I have owned an L-50, ES-175, a Gretch Country gentlemen and an old Starfire III, I now have a Starfire IV (more of a 335 than a true arch top), and I think most of the guilds I have played gave more for the money than the Gibson’s. I recently played a Guild Artists Award at Buffalo Brothers that was one of the best arch tops I have ever played. If you play live and loud as I do the laminates are a must the solid one scream feed back at any volume. I really like a little dirt from my amp when you really bite into it anyway so the laminates work well for me.
I have often thought about selling off a bunch of stuff for an artist’s award though.
For cheap check out the Tacomas.
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Martin J-41 Special
GS Mini Hog
CS Fender Strat (Burgundymist)
CS Tele (Sherwoodforest)
PRS Ted
Guild Starfire III,
2X Dr.Z Ghias
Bunch O' pedals
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