Guild M20 Review

[@frankzappa951]

I love these acoustic dudes and there descriptions :)

[@noburonoburo5723]

New GUILD M-20.Yes! Their play are wonderful. They have a great technique to explain a characters of the guitor.That's a Fantastic!

[@barrywatson754]

Like seeing bruiser playing that little guitar. Gives me an idea of how it would look on my lap. 👍

[@gordonbrackett7220]

The braces on my 1970 model are Western Red Cedar.

[@RJ-lf8ex]

I don't think there is a better sounding guitar out there for fingerpicked blues. When the bearded gentleman in the beginning and then the gentleman at the end played the fingerpicked blues it sounded like the greatest blues acoustic guitar in history.

[@Jess_Jones]

Not sure, but I think the bracing is scalloped ?

[@BaktaBak3]

That's one Bad Ass little guitar that sounds wonderful and is comfortable. :-)

[@jamesyoon2334]

What is this guitar's body size in terms of Martin models? OOO, OO, or O?

[@anuchitnuanchaidee9612]

O body size

[@georgeskuse3076]

Guild m20 or Yamaha fs5?

[@DjNikGnashers]

Great sounding Guild, and very nice playing. False information on Nick Drake though, there is NO evidence of any kind, even from people who knew him at the time, that he ever played a Guild M20. There is one picture of him holding one, because that was the only guitar at the photographers studio when they were taking pictures for an album cover.

[@helethead]

So, what did “people who knew him” say he played?

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@helethead Anything he could get his hands on.

[@DeenDesperado]

Heard about that too but strangely the more I hear reviewers play the M-20 on KZbin the more similar it gets to the sound of the guitar played by Nick Drake on his albums. Perhaps he did play it but it's just that unlike today people were not too particular about what guitar a performer played on which song etc.

[@DjNikGnashers]

@@DeenDesperado Personally, I think his particular sound does not really come from a particular type or brand of guitar. Nick Drake played on strings that were always completely dead, and he would only change them if one broke. That, coupled with the way he played, gave the unique sound, and you could get that sound any dozens of different guitars, if you played like Nick on completely worn out strings.

[@jwukulele]

If you actually listen to what’s said, no one said Nick Drake played an M20.

[@thisistimwoods]

One of the great myths is that Drake played this guitar. It merely featured on the front cover of an album but there is no proof at all that he actually played it and he likely did not at all. Strange that it is virtually synonymous with him and he probably never played it. It wasn't even his guitar. It was owned by a chap called Nigel Waymouth and was apparently Eric Clapton's before that.

[@gillesserrigny6324]

Nigel Waymouth was painter, designer and photographer. He did the picture and the design of Bryter Layter. The Guild M20 would have left by Eric Clapton in the studio of Nigel Waymouth.

[@startreker8591]

This dude is cool y I guess he could make any guitar sound ideally, from fancier to not so…I loved Guilds

[@joaofraga5772]

Perfeito.! Great neck!!! 1 3/4 ótimo!

[@gordonbrackett7220]

I got mine in 1970 for $99.95.

[@jdb2722]

I will give you 199 haha

[@Jam-m7m]

I got my 1937 Martin 0-17 for $20 back in 1970 when I was 16 years old. In my avatar photo I’m playing mine photo taken in 1979ish I’m 70 years old now

[@aaronjones6854]

What’s the name of the blues song Ben is playing at the 5 and a half mark?

[@TheAisiju]

Hi Mark, thanks for the review. Does it sound boxy, because of its size? Thanks

[@Hungry_Hunter]

Ah yes the old Afghan blanket tone my favourite. I have a Martin 0-17 that has an amazing Thai Ladyboys G-string tone. It really stands out in the crowd with enough personality to wipe the smile off a pregnant Nun.

[@ConnorJMC41]

000? That is smaller than an 0 probably

[@shivaskrivs2612]

Save wise It’s in between the 0 and the 00, closer the the latter. Very uniquely voiced and in a good way. Love mine.

[@NytronX]

Nut width is way too big. They need to make this with the vintage nut width. Until then, Martin 00-15 all day.

[@methatlovescats3602]

Need acoustic

[@twilliamsusmc]

Every guitar I’ve ever purchased sound better when someone else plays it. Which makes me buy it. Have a nice collection but not this one

[@davidspedding8349]

no proof whatsoever that drake played this guitar

[@adriannasanchez468]

david, according to Dave pegg and Richard Thompson Nick DID use a small body mahogany guild on his recordings

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Jeez...from afar...you seem to know everything. So much so you state the obvious. Thanks SO much

[@jdb2722]

I was there man