AnubisXII
Junior Member
Hello lady and gentlemen of the forum. You all look lovely this evening.
This is my first post, so I am a little nervous. But not too nervous to ask a few questions about this Guild D-50 I stumbled across yesterday while browsing the aisles of a local pawn shop.
And you're gonna think I'm stupid, but I really cant describe the guitar to you. As with all stringed instruments I find interesting in pawn shops, I only got the model and serial number. I was going to use those numbers to navigate my way to find out every little detail about the guitar I could find. And this is the first time that method has gotten me nowhere.
It's got the paper tag inside the guitar that says that it is indeed a D-50 made in Rhode Island, but the serial number is a bit strange. It doesn't seem to jive with anything that has ever come from Rhode Island. And the guitar seems to be made from a "curly" type wood instead of all the D-50s I've seen on the web. I use the term "curly" for two reasons. One reason is because it reminds me of the curly maple my Rickenbacker 4001 is made from. And the second reason is because I know absolutely nothing about wood. And the back of the Guild is absolutely beautiful.
What makes me nervous is the possibility of it being fake. It doesn't seem to be made from the traditional wood the D-50s are famous for, and the serial number seems to not exist. The tag says that it is a D-50 and the serial number is D507905. But from what I've read, the Rhode Island serial numbers don't go that high. I may be wrong, but I don't know. That's why I came to youse guys. Here are the only images I have of the guitar. See how lovely that wood is? And it sounds great. But I haven't been able to find another D-50 anything like it. Can any of yall help a brother out?
This is my first post, so I am a little nervous. But not too nervous to ask a few questions about this Guild D-50 I stumbled across yesterday while browsing the aisles of a local pawn shop.
And you're gonna think I'm stupid, but I really cant describe the guitar to you. As with all stringed instruments I find interesting in pawn shops, I only got the model and serial number. I was going to use those numbers to navigate my way to find out every little detail about the guitar I could find. And this is the first time that method has gotten me nowhere.
It's got the paper tag inside the guitar that says that it is indeed a D-50 made in Rhode Island, but the serial number is a bit strange. It doesn't seem to jive with anything that has ever come from Rhode Island. And the guitar seems to be made from a "curly" type wood instead of all the D-50s I've seen on the web. I use the term "curly" for two reasons. One reason is because it reminds me of the curly maple my Rickenbacker 4001 is made from. And the second reason is because I know absolutely nothing about wood. And the back of the Guild is absolutely beautiful.
What makes me nervous is the possibility of it being fake. It doesn't seem to be made from the traditional wood the D-50s are famous for, and the serial number seems to not exist. The tag says that it is a D-50 and the serial number is D507905. But from what I've read, the Rhode Island serial numbers don't go that high. I may be wrong, but I don't know. That's why I came to youse guys. Here are the only images I have of the guitar. See how lovely that wood is? And it sounds great. But I haven't been able to find another D-50 anything like it. Can any of yall help a brother out?