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Guild Westerly F1512 Natural + Gigbag

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Description

Essential Information About the Guild Westerly F1512 Natural Guitar



  • Jumbo 12-string format: generous volume, wide projection, and the typical "shimmer" effect of 12-string guitars.

  • Solid woods: solid Sitka spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides for deep lows and rich harmonic complexity.

  • Premium details: bone nuts, mother-of-pearl rosette, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, Natural Gloss finish.

  • Playing comfort: Guild vintage profile neck and nut width 48 mm / 1.89", ideal for allowing the 12 strings to breathe.



A Jumbo 12-String in the Guild Tradition


The Guild Westerly F1512 continues the legacy of Guild jumbo guitars, a shape that became iconic in the 1950s. By combining this large body size with a 12-string construction, Guild aims for a powerful and enveloping acoustic sound, with a natural presence that easily fills the space in both solo playing and accompaniment. Aesthetically, the "Chesterfield" headstock and tortoiseshell pickguard evoke the Guild models of the 1960s.



Who Is It For, and What Styles?


This 12-string acoustic guitar is designed for intermediate to advanced guitarists seeking an expressive instrument capable of supporting both pick and fingerstyle playing. It excels in folk, acoustic rock, country, pop, and vocal accompaniment, where its natural chorusing and wide sound immediately add density to chords. The nut width provides more comfortable finger placement, especially appreciated on a 12-string.



Sound


The solid Sitka spruce top delivers clarity, attack, and excellent dynamic response: the more you play, the more the instrument opens up. The solid rosewood back and sides enhance the depth of the basses and add bright trebles, with a harmonic-rich spectrum ideal for the shimmer of a 12-string. The jumbo format, with its large body volume, promotes powerful projection, ample bass, and an acoustic "wall of sound" sensation, while maintaining beautiful sustain for arpeggios and open chords.



Technical Specifications



Body



  • Type: 12-string acoustic guitar

  • Format: jumbo

  • Top: solid Sitka spruce

  • Back: solid rosewood

  • Sides: solid rosewood

  • Finish: Natural Gloss

  • Rosette: mother-of-pearl

  • Pickguard: tortoiseshell style



Neck



  • Profile: Guild "vintage"

  • Nut width: 48 mm / 1.89"



Hardware



  • Bridge: rosewood

  • Fingerboard: rosewood

  • Nut: bone

  • Saddle: bone



Miscellaneous



  • Headstock inlay: "Chesterfield" (1960s style)

  • Case: included lightweight Guild polyfoam gig bag

Brand reference number: GU133

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The Guild F1512 guitar, the Chinese know how to build them, even very well built. The neck is extremely pleasant, the body sounds extremely good. Closer to the bridge, the mids and highs are very powerful and full in the center of the rosette. The lows have a very great richness and balance. Very big disappointment, however, for the tuners; they are of very poor quality. They hold the tuning but are grainy, very difficult to turn, and imprecise. I will try to find the same ones in better quality, hoping that the higher range exists because I will have to modify the head of a Guild; it's their Achilles' heel, they all broke before the nut. The price is just a little too expensive because of these cursed tuners. Minus 2 stars for the tuners to change which will cost me dearly. Very good 12-string guitar.... (Show more)
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Posted on 06/03/2023
By Pascal C.

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