Guild

Gearwire's Owen O'Malley is happy to let us have a look at and a listen to the fine Guild GAD-50. The quality craftsmanship and fine appointments, not to mention the handsome hard case, make this guitar a steal at well under a grand. Nope, I can't think of anything snarky to say.  

The softspoken London-based 12-string guitarist James Blackshaw shares some quality time with Gearwire and his new Guild GAD-G212. Since he's mindful of his pocketbook, he likes a guitar that plays nicely but doesn't break the bank.  

William Fitzsimmons loves his Guild M-20 so much there is no way he is trusting it to a baggage handler. He writes on it and one day will record with it. He feels like the guitar is just magic.  

We head to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to take a look at the Guild Starfire on hand at Modern Music. Coincidentally, Starfire was the stage name of the first canoodler caught by the robotic public restroom stall door initiative launched by Fort Lauderdale's mayor.  

While it may not be the right guitar for everyone, the Guild F-50 suits singer-songwriter Jimmy Lloyd fine. He spend six months looking and found the best for all his musical worlds.  

Dan Marshall is the last remaining member of the band RedNails, but that doesn't stop him from keeping the fire going. Dan shows us the 1977 Guild D-25 he bought when he realized that a lot of the time there'd be nothing between him and the crowd except a mic and an acoustic guitar.  

Daniel Staniforth, now of Colorado, talks about his experience fixing instruments and the instruments he uses in his alternative-rock project, Luna Trick.  

Frank Gerace and Cheryl Wanner of Boston's Dreamchild have released three full length CDs -- Gates to the Sea (now out of print), La Fée Verte and Lullabies for the Dead. Previously they took time to talk to Gearwire...  

Memphis-based Deering & Down, consists of (for the purposes of their most recent CD, Break This Record) Lahna Deeting on acoustic guitarm Rev. Neil Down on electric, slide, etc., John C. Stubblefield, from the band Lucero,...  

Mary Halvorson brings her Epiphone Dot back and talks about how seasons can affect your guitar - especially her Guild. Mary also talks about some of the structuring of People, one of her many musical projects, namely odd...  

Walter Powers, bassist for a sort of "lost" version of The Velvet Underground, that Gearwire spoke to in a recent article had other bands before and after his stint in the Lou Reed-less Velvets. One of these was The...  

Parijat, a multi-instrumentalist from Cologne, Germany, says that his musical journey began when he learned to play the mandolin at age nine. Shortly after he switched to acoustic guitar. After many years and the acquisition...  

How long is it going to take Mike Payne to learn what these guitars are really called? Britton shows some "restraint" in clueing him in before it drives us all crazy. After all that (or actually during all that), Drew gets...  

Gearwire's Patrick Ogle reviews the Guild GAD-50, looking at the nuances of the classic acoustic guitar. Guild's GAD-50 was designed with a body shape that is one of the most popular acoustic body shapes in the world and...  

This is a tale of two guitars meant for different styles of playing. Both have merits, but one stands above the other--and based on cost it should.

Both the Martin D-15 and the Guild GAD 30 Orchestra Models will...  

Gearwire Crosstalk episode #32 includes an up-close look at Black Raven Drum Replacement Therapy, which does exactly what the name implies - it's a fix-it kit for drum recordings. It functions as a VST, and we get to see...  

Is this any kind of a fair comparison? The Gibson Hummingbird is a reproduction of a classic Gibson acoustic from the sixties. Solid construction, collectibility and a good range are some of its outstanding features. Gearwire's...  

Gearwire's Patrick Ogle breaks out the Guild GAD-30 and gives it a test drive. How does he like this particular brand? Ogle is hard to please, but many will be tempted by the Guild GAD-30's solid spruce top and its solid...  

Recently I had the opportunity to play and compare, over a period of weeks several acoustic guitars. Among these two stood out; the Gibson Vintage Collection Hummingbird, and Guild GAD-50.

The Gibson Vintage...  

Singer/songwriter Jesse Sykes is not a fan of new guitar strings. She prefers the more restrained sound of a set of old strings to the more brash sound of those shiny new ones. Gearwire's Joe Wallace asked Sykes how she deals...  

The folks at Duncan-Turner Acoustic Research have been wearing out their thinking caps. Their latest innovations include a partnership with Guild Guitars to offer battery-powered acoustic pickup that cuts the "quack" acoustic...