NAGD: 1987 Guild GF25 made in USA (now for sale)

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NAGD: 1987 Guild GF25 made in USA (now for sale)

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Is 1987 vintage? Feels odd to think of it like that…

I don’t play acoustic enough to justify more than one, so after selling my lovely old Martin, I picked this up on a bit of a whim- one of my favourite acoustics is a friend’s 70s guild d-50. I’ve only played it a couple of times but I hear it on his recordings all the time. I was looking for a good strummer with a spruce top, and a manageable size. This popped up on trademe for a good price so I thought I’d give it a shot.

I wasn’t crazy about the reddy orange colour, but it’s kinda growing on me
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The tort guard is lovely
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It’s hard to photograph, but it has a pressed arch back like a 335, and no back bracing.
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Re: NAGD: 1987 Guild GF25

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I love the old shop sticker
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The back and sides are a lovely looking mahogany.
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It’s a smallish sized jumbo - 16” (whatever that means), and really comfy to play.

Initial impressions are that it sounds good, although it’s got some weird low tension strings that sound a bit rubbery for my liking. The neck is really slim- I reckon this is the perfect acoustic for someone who has mostly played electric- the neck reminds me of a strat neck. That is the only thing I’m not crazy about- just because I’ve always preferred chonky necks.

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Very very nice.

FWIW I consider anything older than me to be vintage, so you’re correct to call it that in this case 😉

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That colour is fantastic! Congrats Ben.
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Yep I love the colour
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16”. Impressive
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Polar Bear wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2022 3:34 pm 16”. Impressive
" means centimeters, right?
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It’s certainly bigger than I’m used to.

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Love the colour too :thumbup:
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Yeah, I’ve come around to the colour. It reminds me of my dad’s old Yamaha classical guitar- and that’s a warm fuzzy association.

Oh, it also has a surprisingly excellent sounding passive pickup in it too.

It’s had a really good setup done recently- the action is staggeringly low. I’m going to put some heavier strings on it soon- hopefully that will help me come to terms with the slim neck.

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bender wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:18 pm I wasn’t crazy about the reddy orange colour, but it’s kinda growing on me
Looks like aged cherry to me.

Looks fuckin great.

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Welcome to the world of Guilds Ben ! Thats from the Gruhn era at Westerly btw, lots on info over at lets talk guild if you were so inclined, great bunch of guys.

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Nice one Bender. Looks very strummy to me.

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Re: NAGD: 1987 Guild GF25 made in USA

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Well, it’s a lovely guitar, but not quite what I was hoping for. The risk of buying something without trying it first!

If anyone is interested, it’s available- I’ll list it properly after Christmas. Asking price will be around the $1250 mark. Test drives in Auckland are welcome.

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