Thank you Roger!!! Sorry I hadn't gotten around to a new thread yet. This was #3 on my list (#2 which we can do next is Gibson/Epiphone). Then we can combine a few like Taylor/Collings/Lakewood. Anyway...Thanks.

I've always liked Guild, why I'm not sure. That is often the situation whether we want to admit it or not. Nothing you can put your finger on, just a sound/feel comination that we like or don't. Guild has built very fine guitars over the years and even with the recent Fender merger, continue to build quality instruments. I'd say that the trebles are strong and the bass is solid but they lack a balanced mid-range. Like Art, I find the necks to be a little uncomfortable.

Roger, I'm anxious to hear about your 12. Here I think we are probably in total agreement as I believe Guild, not Martin, builds the benchmark 12-string. I've had 2 that both were stolen as part of the Martin jinx!! Interestingly, I spent 6 months a few years ago looking hard for a 12, specifically a Guild, and never found one that I thought was good enough to be worth the money asked. But that search is another story.........

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