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08-17-2015, 10:06 PM
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Thinking of a GAD Guild....
I've decided to sell my Taylor 114e and get a Guild F-130 or D-125. I tried the Guilds and they have a much fuller rich sound. Any input? If I get the 125 the price is a wash. The 130 would cost about 100 more.
Thanks!
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08-17-2015, 11:14 PM
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08-18-2015, 12:25 AM
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I really liked my GAD 30 but mine was Paduak. Wide finger spacing and bigger body than you would expect but shallow depth. Basically bigger than dread lower with om depth. Great guitar but I love my small bodied om's more.
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08-18-2015, 04:00 AM
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They are a good value. And certainly ( you may have no other option), buy used. My one complaint is the heavy finish on the guitar, but its effects (on tone) should lessen with time. I have had a Guild GAD30 for several years and still like it for its size and resonance.
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08-18-2015, 04:42 AM
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Hey WG,
I also have a 1st gen GAD (30) and think it's a great guitar for the $$. Don't have experience with newer gen. GADs. Also among the great value & quality imports, you might want to play some Eastmans & Blueridges.
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08-18-2015, 06:14 AM
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I have a GAD D125 that I really like and have gotten a lot of compliments on. Ironically, I'm going to my used guitar store tonight to see about trading it in on something smaller. I just don't find the dread shape very comfortable. Oddly, my requirements are something that sounds like the D125 but smaller/more comfortable. We'll see if I can find anything.
Long story short, if you're comfortable with a dread, I'd highly recommend the D125.
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08-18-2015, 06:39 AM
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I spoke with a girl from Guild and asked her about the GAD series and Westerly. She said they are phasing out the GAD model and now calling them Westerly. There are a few minor changes..mainly in the wood. I played a GAD D125-12 and absolutely loved it. It WAS very glossy. The new Westerly models will also have the Chesterfield logo and she said they will also have have a better grade of wood. Very impressive Chinese model.
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08-18-2015, 08:20 AM
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Any Guild Is A goog buy
By all means get one you won't be disapointed. I have 4 Guilds currently there by far the best value for your buck. The new Westerly line all have 1 3/4" nut and are now available at sweetwater.com. Incidentally the American models all have 1 11/16" nut and a compound radius neck Red Spruce tops = (Adirondack Spruce) very loud and articulate when broken in. I personally prefer mahogany bodies and spruce tops but have both Rosewood and Mahogany. All Gad's are incredible. with a fast action neck. Extremely light guitars like Martin, weight wise. Very stable in all Seasons Setup out of the box is good as are most used But nothing beats a setup made for you. I've owned North American Martins, Gibsons, Takamine, Seagull and Guild guitars and they are extremely temperamental=They all required lots of care. Yamahas are the absolute most durable I have ever played. Recording King the ones I have look exacrly like Matrins and are resonally priced and play well. If I forgot to mention any other guitars sorry, but I will necer forget to mention "Guild guitars" Good Choice.
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08-18-2015, 08:31 AM
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The GAD30R would have come home with me except for the neck width.
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08-18-2015, 09:09 AM
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Gad 30
I owned a GAD 30 rosewood. I liked it pretty well, although I thought it sounded better finger-picked than strummed. I sold it and bought a used Eastman e10 OM, which I feel is a far superior instrument. It sounds shockingly good strummed and finger-picked. Although the neck is also 1.75, the string spacing is a little narrower than the Guild, which I find more comfortable and may contribute to its better strummed sound.
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08-18-2015, 10:38 AM
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Used USA Guilds can be had fairly cheap, certainly a nice one can be had for less than $1000, and half that if you are lucky. Worth the effort.
Or find a D 55 and live happily ever after.
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08-18-2015, 11:50 AM
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As others are saying, I'm sure US made Guilds are great and worth the effort. Myself, went the new route with a M-120, the build quality is very good, tone is great with plenty of volumn, I did have a complete setup a couple months after I received it, from complete fret dressing to bone nut and saddle, then things really got great all around. I'm mainly a flat picker and do enjoy this instrument.
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