Product: Guild GAD-C2
Price Paid: USD 669.99
Submitted
04/02/2008
at
11:02pm
by
eddie slinger
Features
:
9
Recently made in China. Hauser shape classical guitar. Solid western cedar top. solid Indian rosewood back and sides. mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, rosewood headstock overlay, very nice rosette, rosewood bridge, bone nut and saddle. Fan braced,all wood binding and purfling, dovetail neck joint. The case will protect the guitar but the case I got smells skunky.
Sound
:
9
After putting on some Hannabach Goldin strings,it sounds very good. You could get really good tone out of this and I expect it to open up over time. Sound is subjective , I have handmade guitars and have played many others(Spanish etc etc) I like this from the get-go.
Good volume.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
Like most factory guitars the action was higher than I like, I lowered the saddle so I have about 1/8 at the 12th fret. I may have a luthier lower the nut but who knows,it's not to bad as it is. The neck is finished in a satin so that is a nice feature. The body is gloss with a very slight hazing in a few small areas I really have to get it in the right light to see it. The neck angle is spot on in relation to the bridge so I have room to drop the saddle more if I wanted.
The woods are expertly matched. The back has a curved figure that is matched perfectly. Sides and top all go together well. The cedar top has straight grain and silking.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
Seems sturdy enough.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
No need
Overall Rating
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10
I have been playing a long time and have owned and played many guitars. This is one I will be glad to play for many years and of course I am amazed by the "bang for the buck" with this Guild GAD-C2 and I am considering a GAD C3 both for the price of one "you know who-doba" This guitar holds it's own with guitars at twice the price. All solid high grade woods, can't stress that enough. No "sapelle lining" plywood here.
