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Question about Tacoma-built Guilds
To the diehard Guild-o-philes,
I'm a newbie to the Guild guitar world so please excuse a question that might seem too dumb to answer. I have the opportunity to purchase a 2007 Tacoma-built F50R. How would your guys compare these to the old Westerly-built guitars in terms of build quality, sound, playability, etc. What have you all observed to be the major differences? Thanks for your help! |
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Tacoma Guilds
First, welcome to the forums!
The are many good Tacoma built Guilds, but the Westerly have a better reputation. You might also want to post your question over on the Let's Talk Guild forum. |
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You might get some info here, but Let's Talk Guild will be the place to go.
Tacoma Guilds are highly thought of.
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A 2007 Tacoma built F-50R should be an absolutely stunning guitar.
Guilds were built at Tacoma from 2004 to 2008 so 2007 sits nicely toward the end of the Tacoma era and avoids any possibility of 'early start' problems like the Corona Guilds 2001-2004 experienced. The Guild F-512 is the top of the range rosewood 12-string jumbo, the F-50R is the 6-string eqivalent. I'd love one.
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Some people PREFER the Tacoma built ones. I really don't think Guild has a "dud" period, to be honest.
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I should add that the Westerly built Guilds also have a reputation for having rather thick and chunky necks and although Fender seemed to do very little to promote the Guild brand, I believe they did alter the necks to a more 'user-friendly' profile some time in the Corona era.
They are quite heavy guitars. My F-412 is amazingly stable and stays in tune for months.
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I do not believe that the 6-string necks were different. Regardless, the Tacoma Guilds are well regarded.
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I've owned Guilds built in every factory except New Hartford and the latest spot. Tacoma-builts are my favorites.
The D-55NT I bought new in 2006 has been my main gigging guitar for nine years now. Love it and my 2006 Guild D-40 Bluegrass Jubilee! |
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The Tacoma Guilds are fantastic instruments. I prefer them. Build quality is outstanding, and that wonderful Guild tone. The F50R is kinda hard to find. Very sweet guitar indeed. If you decide to not buy it, please send me a PM, I would love to own one !
Mark |
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"Chunky" necks
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Thank you so much for your help!
thanks everyone for your input! I really appreciate the welcome to the board and the obvious wealth of collective knowledge and experience among forum members. I hope I can be as helpful to others. And thanks for the suggestion about posting on the "Let's Talk Guild" section.
John |
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Sometimes people can wax nostalgic for a guitar built in a certain building or during a certain era and that can create a mythology all of its own. Sometimes that mythology is deserved and sometimes it is not.
Yes, the old Westerly Guilds had necks that could be clubby like, mostly for their 12-strings. I have played and owned many Guilds and Tacoma Guilds are fantastic. I wouldn't hesitate for a moment grabbing one made there.
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Yes, I first fell in love with a Guild over 20 years ago when I played an archbacked maple like yours. It's taken me all this time to find the right Guild, and I am pulling the trigger on this F50R this weekend! Maybe my next guitar will be a 12-String Blond Archback?
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