Topic: And another NGD
I've been after a new acoustic for some time and had set my sights on a Martin. I just can't justify spending over £1000 for an acoustic when I have 4 guitars at home already so I was looking at their X ranges. How disapointing then to find that the stratabond neck is awful! I found it rough and "sticky" and I was left wondering how a company like Martin could put out something like that. I don't like the tone of Taylors and I couldn't find a dealer local to me who sold Larrivee. I tried a Yamaha APX900 and 700 and thought they sounded like what they are, a mass produced guitar, nice enough but a bit samey and I couldn't find a Takamine that really floated my boat.
So on Saturday afternoon I found myself in Andertons in Guildford playing around with a couple of Guilds, a GAD30 and a GAD F20 Parlor. I was amazed at the massive tone and projection these guitars have. How the hell do Guild do that then? In all honesty I could have quite happily walked out of the store with both and straight in to a row with Mrs Buzzwagon so I settled on the GAD F20. Beautifully finished, just oozes magnificent tone, (I still can't get over the sound of this little thing), and plays beautifully. It comes with a really nice tweed case too all for the bargain price of £560.
All I can say is if you haven't tried a Guild give it a go, the tone that comes out of them will put a huge grin your face!
Jerry