Guild F-2512E Maple 12-String Electro-Acoustic
I decided to take a gamble on this Guild F-2512E as Guild make some fabulous guitars and it was such a great price...and because Bax have such a brilliant returns policy. I did wonder how on earth they could put together an excellent 12-string at this price point (£410 inc a Black Friday voucher)
Cosmetically, the guitar had a very dark stripe right down the centre of the top. It looked like Guild had rescued a pallet from a bonfire and glued it back together before sanding it down and then smuggling it through Quality Control during their lunch break. I honestly don't think it should have left the factory like that, despite being a budget guitar.
The action was pretty good, overall...perfectly playable, with a little buzzing here and there...but the guitar was brand new, so hadn't had time for the wood to settle down...and I didn't make any adjustments, fearing I'd need to send it back due to the disappointing cosmetic issue.
In fairness to Guild, I need to up my budget in order to meet my expectations.
I contacted Bax, who were excellent, as they always have been, over the years. They gave me a returns slip which I printed off and I repackaged the guitar exactly as I'd received it (the packaging was very well done) and sent it off back to them.
My payment was refunded promptly and my search continues.
Distance buying of guitars is always a bit of a lottery...so you really need to buy from somewhere you can rely on.
Thanks again for the great service!
Overall, I rate it at four stars...three stars for the guitar and five stars for Bax.
Cosmetically, the guitar had a very dark stripe right down the centre of the top. It looked like Guild had rescued a pallet from a bonfire and glued it back together before sanding it down and then smuggling it through Quality Control during their lunch break. I honestly don't think it should have left the factory like that, despite being a budget guitar.
The action was pretty good, overall...perfectly playable, with a little buzzing here and there...but the guitar was brand new, so hadn't had time for the wood to settle down...and I didn't make any adjustments, fearing I'd need to send it back due to the disappointing cosmetic issue.
In fairness to Guild, I need to up my budget in order to meet my expectations.
I contacted Bax, who were excellent, as they always have been, over the years. They gave me a returns slip which I printed off and I repackaged the guitar exactly as I'd received it (the packaging was very well done) and sent it off back to them.
My payment was refunded promptly and my search continues.
Distance buying of guitars is always a bit of a lottery...so you really need to buy from somewhere you can rely on.
Thanks again for the great service!
Overall, I rate it at four stars...three stars for the guitar and five stars for Bax.
December 17, 2024
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Paul A
