1972 Guild F-20 0-Size Guitar


Overview: This is a local customer's Guild F-20 that was in for repair and it's quite the nice guitar now that it's all done-up properly. I like these guitars a lot and, now that they've aged-in, they give Martin 0-18s and the like a good run for their money. This one definitely has a '70s Guild feel with a slightly wider nut and neck, flatter board, and a longer scale which yields a punchier, growlier tone as compared to the short-scale, 1 5/8" nut, '60s variants.


Repairs included: Between Jose and Jacobi, this got a neck reset, fret level/dress, bridge reglue, new bone saddle, and setup work. There were also some crack repairs and cosmetics to do, too. It's playing spot-on and ready to go.

  • Weight: 4 lbs 0 oz
  • Scale length: 25 5/8"
  • Nut width: 1 11/16"
  • Neck shape: medium C/D
  • Board radius: 14"
  • Depth at first fret: 0.83"
  • Depth at seventh fret: 0.89"
  • Body width: 13 3/4"
  • Body depth: 4 1/4"
  • Top wood: solid spruce
  • Back & sides wood: solid mahogany
  • Bracing type: x
  • Bridge: rosewood
  • Fretboard: rosewood
  • Neck wood: mahogany
  • Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
  • String gauges: 54w-12 lights
  • Truss rod: adjustable
  • Neck relief: straight
  • Fret style: medium/lower

















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