Reggie, they took their pregnant wives to the supermarket cause they heard they had free delivery! Now aren't you sorry you asked? My humble apologies to everyone.

Cat, did I mention it was after an hour of therapy (mental kind, not physical). Trust me I needed the visit to Long and McQuade Music.

Quebec guitars pricing: very low in Canada, and that's a switch, not sure about U.S. but they're VERY competitive.

The Guilds always used to feel very solid and substantial to me (perhaps even a little over-built.Remember how heavy they used to be compared to others? They now seem to be going in a kind of lighter flimsier direction. Close your eyes and a Guild could be a "Tak". Don't seem right.

The D-18 felt old and powerful. The Eric Clapton model was nice too, except for his pearl autograph. Do you remember Gibson's "Trini Lopez" guitar? Holy Cow!

Answer to 4th question: not yet.

Answer to 5th question: not yet.

Met a nice kid (20 or so) behind the counter, and because I was the only person in the store and he was probably bored, he decided to take down about 30 guitars and insist I try them. He said he was a "jazz-punk cellist" and when I nodded sagely and dropped the names of both Jacqueline DuPre and the band "Rancid" his eyes visibly widened and he told me his whole life story. He ended up giving me his demo tape and non-verbally implied that it was nice to meet someone so old who understood "his" music. Well first of all, I ain't THAT old, I probably WON'T be blown away by his tape, but it's nice to keep up with (at least the names of) modern bands, cause I really enjoyed talking to him. I'm no dummy, had I said "Pablo Casals and The Beatles", I would have given myself away as a standard old fart, and he would have gone back to the computer.