Guild M-20 - The Iconic Mahogany Model

[@bidniss101]

That last little guitar part you played was so beautiful. Could listen to it all day.

[@HenryPipes]

This M-20 sounds pretty exceptional. Loud, focused and bright with those warm vintage tones.

[@Bossanovawitcha]

Guild killing it again

[@vocalion9519]

I have the Guild Westerly version of this guitar (the M120) and wholeheartedly recommend that anyone looking for a smaller guitar check it out in addition to the made-in-the-U.S.A. M20. I looked at all manner of travel and other small guitars (up to 00 size) before picking up the M120. The solid wood construction, 1 3/4 nut, and 24.75" scale were big pluses for me. I primarily fingerpick with it and some of the alternatives (travel guitars, in particular) just felt too cramped. Even played hard with a pick it holds up very well. My sole complaint was with the tuners which required a bit of attention to get them to hold tune better. Because it's so easy to grab and play, I probably use it more often than all of my other guitars combined.

[@markashworth983]

I am very impressed with this little gem! It is right at the top of my wish/want list. Sweet guitar!

[@stateofblitz]

The sound has a real dark and warm quality. Would be amazing for hard picking country and blues. Gotta be my next guitar 🙏

[@randydurham9928]

Love this guitar but would like to see a comparison between the Guild M-20 vs Martin 0015. I can't make up my mind between the two but leaning toward the M-20.

[@stevecardamone9809]

What did you decide? I have the same dilemma. I'm leaning towards the M-20 because of the short scale.

[@twnchf]

Love Quinton's demos.

[@ericvel]

That sounds exceptional!

[@jkmorrison1013]

quinton played extra well in this one. I love Guilds too.

[@adriannasanchez468]

Just bought one today! I love it!

[@TheThinker39]

Nice demo of the guitar! The playing at the end is a nice way to hear how it sounds, and I always enjoy the music too. I like the sound you get the way you mic the guitar. I can easily hear differences in the guitars, and I think the mic is good enough to give me a sense of how the guitar sounds in a room. Thanks!

[@curiosityunleashed]

In next quinton's lick of the week , teach the lick you played at 1:04 . One more beautiful musical piece played by quinton today . Thanks man for playing such a beautiful pieces of music .

[@JazzDefiance]

Freakin’ love this guitar. Great review guys.

[@aquaboneus]

so good 2:53 forward... - my favorite review of this model and from MV.

[@branzo79]

Gorgeous playing

[@BaktaBak3]

Have one.............LOVE IT!

[@kevinpforr6019]

I've had my m20 sunburst for 4 years. Out of all my guitars you'll find me playing this beauty most often !😊

[@luciousbrun5437]

I love the warm overtones with the dark harmonics played in scale with a resonance that simply sings Mag x

[@jdb2722]

I’ve been wanting a guild for a long time. Been thinking about the f-55 but I think I might get this guy first!

[@jeanlecuyer3026]

Nice guitar nice player :) thank for this video.

[@roytube10]

nice pick for a review guys

[@startreker8591]

I used Bose Bluetooth speaker omg this little axe deliver a fuller tone compared to other small bodied major brands…y it matches my voice tone y I got D20 too etc ty

[@rorystorm4284]

Would love to know more about Quinton. Is he a professional musician?

[@tuckerseifert3977]

Rory Storm isn’t he a professor or something?

[@ryanbloom1738]

Hay fellas have you done the D20 yet please.

[@freddodsworth8882]

Hmmmm... I have a 1963 Guild M-20... four years prior to the above claimed date... I've seen examples from the late 50s. Jes' sayin'. FYI, from the interwebs: Introduced as the Economy M-20 in 1958, the Guild M-20 was a small-sized acoustic guitar with an entirely Mahogany body. This guitar can be seen on the cover of Nick Drake's 1970 album, Bryter Layter. Years of Production: 1958 - 1965, 1969 - 1973 Body Style: Orchestra/Auditorium Wood Composition: Mahogany body, Rosewood fingerboard Design Elements: Rosewood bridge, tortoiseshell pickguard, 24 3/4-inch scale length, dot inlays Notable Guild Acoustic Players: Richie Havens, Nick Drake, John Denver

[@pmwheatley]

I really need to check one of these out in person. I always liked the feel and sound of Guild. I really can't tell if I like the sunburst from pictures and videos. It looks like a picture of a guitar -- just two dimensional. I suppose that's probably because the matt finish doesn't provide the depth that a gloss finish does.

[@johnentwistle952]

i will in a less than two months now.. pretty excited, got a good feeling about it, this little beauty here may be the one.

[@championhairpuller]

Anyone know that name of the last tune Quinton played? Love to get a lesson on that!!

[@Jess_Jones]

I’d love to hear a review of the D-20

[@secretdaisy6484]

It's beautiful! And it sounds twinkly, just like Nick Drake. 💕 Be safe. 👍☮️🌞🦠😷🎸

[@MikeHolliman]

I want one!!!!

[@fritzb43]

Trust me on this, people - as you get older you will appreciate a smaller body guitar, and you will come to dread your so-called dreadnoughts.

[@bobaldo2339]

You are so right. I have too many dreadnoughts. 76 years old. Would love to trade one for an M-20 - even my D-40 Traditional.

[@johngallacher]

I actually prefer jumbo to dreadnought, had a Gibson dove 🕊 and couldn’t get used to it. Now after 20 years of owning loads of guitars and selling I’ve ended up with only two guitars. a 2008 Gibson j200 custom elite and a 2013 guild f50. I prefer the guild. I prefer jumbo because it seems to sit easier on me when sitting down playing.

[@edwinsamuel402]

hi buddy i want to ask what acoustic guitar chris martin plays in manchester live forever video

[@ssmokinu]

Martin d15m

[@adamdoran235]

Help! This or Martin 000-15m?

[@bobaldo2339]

12" fretboard radius (Guild) or 16" fretboard radius (Martin).

[@rbassett0185]

I'm in this exact position now! Can't decide, what did you end up buying? Were you happy with it?

[@rbassett0185]

What one did you buy?

[@adamdoran235]

@@rbassett0185 HI, I got a Martin GPC 15ME. Nice guitar, although I do miss my 00015. I briefly had the M-20, it was way to parlour for me, strumming it remotely hard and the sound just cracked up/farted out.

[@soofitnsexy]

LMAO THE MARTIN BLOWS THIS TINY SMALL BOXY AWAY

[@marklewis7484]

Fab

[@miamistomp]

I have the natural color ( only Gibson seems to do burst right). Very Lightning Hopkins No mention of Nick Drake ??? ( whether he really used one or not) certainly the most famous M20 photo

[@adamdoran235]

it was a prop for the photo shoot.

[@adriannasanchez468]

Wasn’t just a prop, Pegg and Richard were in the studio and saw drake playing and recording with a small bodied guild m20

[@jsullivan2112]

@@adriannasanchez468 Some other experts who also claim to have been there said he used a small body Yamaha that resembled the M20, and a nylon string classical. So who's to say who's right? Pink Moon is definitely the Brazilian rosewood D-28 that he owned just before he died. Having played a lot of Nick Drake on one several times, it's definitely the same guitar. You can't get that body and high end snap out of anything else but a spruce top dreadnought with ebony fretboard at that deep a tuning.

[@viollet9257]

So you have the natural in the background but don't think to bring it also into the foreground? Um, why, for all the people like me who don't know which colour (yes I spell it that way ;-) to choose! Nooo, don't do that! If you've got it, flaunt it!

[@noburonoburo5723]

That's very characterlistic sound and it remind me old Americn music history.

[@rhugh02]

Ohh no ... don’t ask about the price point. You might fall off the stool and scratch that new car I mean guitar. Lol 😂

[@stigolespang9899]

I know it's a small body guitar, but actually I think it sounds too boxy compared to a Martin 000-15M or even a 00-15M. Love Quinton's playing though :-)

[@richardwhite1593]

I recommend playing them back to back and compare them again unless you are just a MARTIN bias person

[@cszollinger]

Both of those guitars have larger bodies and longer scale lengths than the M-20 which gives it more snap and bass. It does sound smaller for sure, but for a lot of people, myself included it has a specific vibey sound that is just perfect for certain applications. Those Martin 15 series guitars are great. The 000-15 is probably my favorite (new) Martin I've ever played.

[@proberaum7015]

Let Quinton demo it alone. Or does he need the explanations "mahagony" and "they call it sunburst"?

[@randytritt4610]

Im still waitn for someone to bring out a working mans guitar that you dnt have to take a loan out to get!! I understand the American made but damn!!!

[@gslide06]

Very nice guitar. Disagree about the price point. $1200 is cheeky. I have an M20 that is China made and it sounds just like this. Paid significantly less. The USA premium is a bit ridiculous on this one. I guess the Nick Drake affiliation adds to it also.

[@adriannasanchez468]

Yamaha and fender have some very good sounding entry level acoustics... But you folks need to realize that 1-2k for a guitar IS a working mans guitar. How long do you think people back in the day had to save up for a nice guitar? If you want it bad enough you can save up for it, just depends on how stingy you are.

[@apegrasshoplizard]

I've ben looking at Ibanez AC340PN in the budget catagory. My understanding is at thie pricepoint of the Guild M-20 your better off looking at breedlove, higher end Alvarez or go the Sigma/Martin or Taylor. Cheaper than the Ibanez even is the Orangrwood Jr which looks promising. I still love the american made new Guild M-20, but its too pricey for me !

[@randytritt4610]

@@adriannasanchez468 I got a Yamaha matter fact got 3 of them one being a 1976 made identical to a Martin D-45....but I seen Zakk Wylde Playa hello kitty guitar on here so it's not as much the guitar but the guitar player is what I've learned!! Lol keep rocking my friend!!!🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻🔥🔥🔥

[@LUCKYB.]

Martin cannot touch the Guild M20 cant even come close nor Gibson LOO .EITHER

[@adriannasanchez468]

You haven’t heard the ceo7

[@GenghisDaniel]

@@adriannasanchez468 I have played one CEO 7 and I own a new M-20 (and also a M-120), I will take the M-20 anyday, without even considering the price difference... The CEO was really muddy sounding, maybe the CEO 7 that I played was a dud (or the Adirondack top was totally unopened) but in anycase the M-20 is a really coherent design and full of personality that will stand against to some much pricier guitars in my collection you do not expect it to sound like a bluegrass dreadnought (and I have some really nice vintage guitars and a big jumbo made by one of the best steel strings European luthier...).

[@joshwallace2183]

Ok

[@soofitnsexy]

YOU ARE DRINKING AGAIN

[@championhairpuller]

I like both fellas, but that sunburst is just awful. NIce tone on that M20 though!

[@bobaldo2339]

Agree.

[@sugarlife485]

banjo meets mandolin thin and weak

[@adriannasanchez468]

Have you played one? They have a one of a kind tone

[@adriannasanchez468]

Also, check the demo videos on guilds website for the guitar, they better represent how they sound in person. Mine sounds like those videos and not this one. I think these are brand new strings, something bright.

[@soofitnsexy]

@@adriannasanchez468 YES MY TAYLOR GS MINI HOG KILLS THIS I WAS VERY SURPRISED HOW SMALL THIS SOUNDED IN PERSON...FOR 1200????? CMON

[@rayrayray4116]

Gorgeous playing