Guild F-30, D-55 & F-512 £1,966, £2,470 & £2,422 Acoustics 110 Guitarist March 2014 GIT378.rev_guild.
http://vault.guitarist.co.uk Guild F-30, d-55 & F-512 £1,966, £2,470 & £2,422 Acoustics Guild Quality Three iconic Guild guitars, reborn for modern times and ready to be your lifelong partner. But how different do they sound and feel? WORDS Mick Taylor PHOTOGRAPHY Joby Sessions March 2014 Guitarist 111 GIT378.rev_guild.
Guild F-30, d-55 & F-512 £1,966, £2,470 & £2,422 Acoustics http://vault.guitarist.co.uk Guild F-30, D-55 & F-512 £1,966, £2,470 & £2,422 What We Want To Know 1 So, how do I understand the Guild line? Well, prices are a good indicator.
Guild F-30, d-55 & F-512 £1,966, £2,470 & £2,422 Acoustics being a 12-string model notwithstanding – are their body shapes and sizes. The F-30 is the smallest, Guild’s take on the curvier, thinner, orchestrastyle instrument beloved of all manner of folkies and fingerstylists for a tone you’ll often hear described as anything from “balanced” or “vocal”, through to “focused”.
Guild F-30, d-55 & F-512 £1,966, £2,470 & £2,422 Acoustics work to get the most from such a top, however, which is perhaps one reason that Guild has opted for the (usually) slightly more forgiving Sitka on these three guitars. The other differences are at first glance cosmetic, further setting the Standard and Traditional Series instruments apart. The Traditionals have more ornate binding, ebony headplates, more abalone and mother-of-pearl inlays and gold hardware.
Guild F-30, d-55 & F-512 £1,966, £2,470 & £2,422 Acoustics because, frankly, even the cheaper specimens sound pretty cool and different when they’re first strummed. This, however… oh lordy. You just revel in the sheer depth of the bass and the impressive punch with which notes and chords throw forwards. It’s such a sonorous instrument, one of those guitars that even gets non-guitar-players excited by the noise it’s making: very close to genuine magic.
