The Workhorse. I bought this beauty, used, somewhen around 1997/8 and it has been my gigging guitar ever since.
I wasn’t planning to, mind you. I walked into Mr. Music in Allston (Rock City), and in the span of about 10 minutes I looked around, picked it up, strummed it once and put down a $200 down payment. With the outrageous interest on credit cards, I bet it took me 10 years to pay it off fully.
Spruce top, Rosewood back and sides. Walnut/Mahogany neck with gorgeous abalone inlays. She’s emblematic of all that is great about high-end Guild guitars — a solid middle and top end with a deliciously full bottom and sustaaaaaiiiiiin. Action so low you can’t believe it doesn’t buzz.
She’s got some nicks and dents and general play wear. The awful humidity/dryness of the northeast has popped the neck and headstock binding more times than I can count. No real condition issues at all. I had a friend who installed a Fishman transducer pickup under the saddle. She’s only been serviced by Pat Diburro and the Guild experts at Crossroads Music in Hanover.
Original plush case.
Serial # AD5507063
