Members fruityblues Posted October 29, 2008 Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 Opinions please... I've been wanting to get a GAD50 since it has a very good reviews for sometimes now. And now that i've save enough money and getting ready to go to the shop someone offers me this guitar : a 1980'ish ibanez V310TV, its made in Japan and from what i've learn it has solid top and mahogany back and sides. Yikes...its a very old guitar, and it was made in Japan, that should be good right? And i probably won't see this guitar on sale again. (V310TV : V stands for Vintage series, and the TV is the color of the guitar, its in Traditional Violin) I haven't try the Ibanez myself, but i'm going to this week end. Ow, the seller mentioned the ibanez is in perfect condition. (But even if this ibanez sounds great, i'll probably still be thinking about the GAD50, darn it...) Which one should i go with? (Type in ibanez V310TV on google's image search, there are some good catalog pics on the guitar) Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattSkibaIsGOD Posted October 29, 2008 Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 Guild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted October 29, 2008 Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 Guild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guit30 Posted October 29, 2008 Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 You want the Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Starrshine Posted October 29, 2008 Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 For my first post to this forum. Get the Guild!!!!! I have a JF-30 and I would not part with it for the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guildfire Posted October 29, 2008 Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 From a previous Guild JF55 and current D55 owner..."made to be played" is all you need to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fruityblues Posted October 29, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 Wow...i like these inputs, looks like i'm getting the Guild after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ESL94 Posted October 29, 2008 Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 For my first post to this forum. Get the Guild!!!!! I have a JF-30 and I would not part with it for the world! +1 bump... Have a hard time put my Guild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zenbu Posted October 29, 2008 Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 though I own and love a lot of older MIJ guitars, just being MIJ doesn`t mean it`s gonna be great, or even good...they made their share of crap at the time too. Don`t own either a Guild or an Ibanez so I have no comment...other than the one I just made I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members totamus Posted October 29, 2008 Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted October 29, 2008 Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 I'm a satisfied Ibanez owner and I happen to think their acoustics--especially the Artwood series--are severely underrated. The V310TV is gorgeous (my AW120 has a similar finish except in satin--I assume the V310TV is gloss finished) and probably an excellent guitar, as is the GAD50. However, you're also talking about a 20+ year old guitar vs. a new one with a warranty. If the equation were flipped so that you were talking about a new Ibanez vs. a 20+ year old Guild there might be a bit more to think about but in this case there isn't. No 20+ year old guitar is in perfect condition. This one is probably looking at a neck reset and possibly other structural problems, plus quite simply it's not a Guild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members moctzal Posted October 29, 2008 Members Share Posted October 29, 2008 Guild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burkedajerk88 Posted October 30, 2008 Members Share Posted October 30, 2008 Guild. You can't go wrong with one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fruityblues Posted October 31, 2008 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2008 Well, here she is guys! fresh from the shop. It was about $650 (new) and it sounds ggrreeatt. I took off the clear pickguard thou. Thanks again for all the kind inputs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strider2702 Posted May 8, 2013 Members Share Posted May 8, 2013 LOL Oh my i work in a charity shop in the UK and last week i picked up one of these for my son for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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