1988 Guild D-60 NT Vintage Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar, Near-Mint w/ Case, Westerly

Up for sale, a 1988 Guild D-60 in near-mint condition, complete with the original hardshell case. The premiere Guild dreadnought model during its short production window (1987-90) at the Westerly, RI factory, the D-60 was also manufactured in limited quantities, with just over 300 made across its production run. Most prominently associated with Johnny Cash, a Sunburst-finished D-60 was used extensively by Cash towards the end of his career. The D-60 is also notable for being one of the last guitars designed by (or at least with significant input from) George Gruhn, who is responsible for this dreadnought sporting forward-shifted, hand-scalloped bracing, allowing the soundboard to resonate with a temerity seen on virtually no other concurrently produced Guilds (and very few ‘80s/‘90s acoustics of any kind, for that matter).

Tonewoods include a AAAA Sitka spruce top, East Indian rosewood back/sides, mahogany neck, and bound ebony fingerboard. The dreadnought body shape has a distinctive brilliance and woody, percussive cut, and the forward-shifted scalloped bracing on this D-60 results in an instrument that kicks like a mule in the bass register. There’s an overarching sweetness to the sound, with excellent string-to-string balance and trebles that have ample body and presence. Weighing 5lbs 5oz, this D-60 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Mahogany (two piece)
-Shape: Slender C, full shoulders, measuring .810” 1st fret, .895” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Ebony, slotted diamond inlays (exclusive to D-60)
-Frets: Medium, leveled/crowned, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 5/8”
-Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
-Tuners: Grover Rotomatics
-Serialization: D6-prefix stamp dates to ‘88

Body Specs:

-Wood: AAAA Sitka spruce, East Indian rosewood
-Bracing: X, hand-scalloped, forward-shifted
-Bridge: Ebony, bone saddle
-Plastics: Tortoise pickguard
-Marquetry: Herringbone rosette, multi-ply binding

There are just a few faint finish scratches and tiny nicks on the gloss Natural nitro lacquer body finish. The nitro gloss on the neck profile is smooth to the palm, with a few shallow marks (predominantly concentrated behind frets 6-8).

The original black tolex hardshell case is included.