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Published on 08/06/08 at 03:08
Made in USA, model pre-tacoma.

Solid spruce, cash and sides mahogany, rosewood affects.
Mechanical Grovver precise
Matt varnish leaving sweat the wood grain, it's still pretty despite a minimum level of finish, but not sloppy either, it's still made in the USA. He prefers the wood rather than the decoration on the mid-range.
One detail: the back of the body is curved for more sound projection, I think it's the most beautiful effect.

UTILIZATION

Comfort handle undeniable grip ultra fast barre chords on top of the handle are a comfort ... access to acute complicated but it is a dreadnought so normal.
The box is small for a dreadnought, but the sound quality is not altered.
Slight in comparison to my previous Japanese ship.

Accuracy of notes in arpeggios, no frieze across the sleeve. And important detail, no fatigue of the fingers and wrist after 2-3 hours of play is significant.

One downside: no ties to strap on the bottom of the inning.

SOUNDS

HUGE!

If you are looking for a blues guitar style but still versatile to play folk, pop, and country music, this guitar does so without complex compared to high-end brand.

The Guild print is there: velvety bass, midrange well marked, and crystalline highs to perfection associated with a very good substain. It gives full capacity blues songs played on the fingers by not hesitating to go frankly. A very good sound projection for a dreadnought with a box so small, I'm still pleasantly surprised. A model that sounds very "Roots" in the end.

This is what I was looking for a long time hence the 10/10.

Associated with strings Martin SP 12/54, the sound is remarkable. Never tested with Elixirs.

OVERALL OPINION

I was looking for a solid wood guitar U.S. without much ruin me for a few months when I fell on this occasion in D4. It dates from 97 and had not been used extensively in view of the frets and general health. I tried Guild models at the same price but manufactured in China and a Martin DM and although the quality of decoration on Chinese models was over, I was not convinced by the sound. There's no laying of stones to say that Americans have the know-how.
At the sound, it really has nothing to be ashamed to face big guns of the brand. Everything is there except the finishing touches and it is not displease me.

If you come across in OCCAZ, do not hesitate, try it.