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Scheduled for delivery next Friday. This guitar was sold a while ago by 12th Fret in Toronto (one of the better known dealers in Canada). The GSR in the designation stands for Guild Short Run and this one in #11 of 20). 16" body. Laminate body, spruce top, maple sides and back. Mahogany neck with a maple center strip. Nitro finish. Duncan '59 pickups. Rosewood board. 24.75" scale length and 1.7 inches at the nut. I'm quite looking forward to this one.
Here's the link to the old 12th Fret page
https://www.12fret.com/instruments/g...20woody%20tone.
And here's a photo from the seller.
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09-04-2025 04:50 PM
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I love Guild archtops. Can't wait to hear about it.
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Good move Jim I know you play some guitars that are not quite as conventional as the archtop but this one will be great. Guild makes great guitars and these are quite good for the money too I might add. Mahogany neck might give it a warmer sound too than the traditional maple depending on taste.
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I had this guitar briefly when they just came out, GSR, the last USA made Guild electric guitars as I know! It had really great tone, but unfortunately for me it didn't have vintage Guild kind of neck that I was looking for, the narrow nut width and 9.5 radius, so I had to return it. But I'm sure you're gonna love it, most like the opposite of what I do, so enjoy a great instrument!
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I do prefer playing solid bodies but this is the smallest place we've ever lived in, so when I'm at home I play almost exclusively through headphones. I thought with an archtop, at least I'd have something I could also play uplugged and this one does have a lot going on that I find really attractive (including the wide(ish) nut width and a rosewood fingerboard). And with the Guild name so trashed by the constant changes they've been dragged through over the years, it's a huge amount of guitar for the money.
Originally Posted by deacon Mark
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"The Guild GSR X180 was built in a run of 20 guitars for 2013, and this is number 11."
Wow, made in the U.S. in small lots, didn't know that. Does it have a serial number on it somewhere? May I ask approximately how much you paid for it? Price has been removed from the webpage.
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I don't have the serial number yet. I paid $1400 US including shipping. No sales taxes. Like I said, a lot of guitar for the money. Originally Posted by Mick-7
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Yeah, that's quite a deal, I'll have to put these on my radar. Originally Posted by Jim Soloway
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IIRC, these were made in the old Ovation factory in the Northeast. The GSR instruments are highly regarded. Fender moved Guild production to many of their factories (California, Washington State and Tennessee among others) before selling the brand. Now all of the electrics and most of the acoustics are Asian imports. There is a small USA production of acoustics still being made. $1400 seems very fair for a guitar of that caliber. May she inspire your playing for many years to come.
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The first archtop that I played was a blond Guild X-175, in the late 60's, that belonged to my older brother, and he encouraged me to play along with him on his Hammond B3, doing wedding and others parties. It was a great guitar, and we had a blast.
Jim, I think your model would have been a better fit at 16". The 17" was too big for me back then, and I remember leaning over the bout was tough sometimes. We played jazz standards. Great memories with that Guild.
Enjoy
Steve
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Look forward to hearing this one. To my ears the arch top has something that solid just doesn't get. Hope it plays real well for you..
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Looks good, you couldn't go wrong with a Westerly Guild.
I had a Westerly Guild X170 in the 1990's, great guitar, little did I know how good it was until I sold it.
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Congratulations Jim! Looks very sweet, bet it sounds better. Enjoy.
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