70s D40 didn't work out...so I bought another 70s D40

[F30]

Seems I've been on a roll with sunburst Mahogany Guilds, so I thought I'd broaden my search and landed this beauty.
"70s d40 natural Restore" didn't work out from a previous thread. You know when a guitar is working for you and you feel an investment
in a reset/re-fret feels right. That guitar didn't work out for me so here the next candidate.

 

[Br1ck]

Tasty sunburst

 

[Wilmywood]

beautiful

 

[F30]

Always wanted to own and play a 70s D40.
I feel reasonably worthy now.
I really wanted the natural one to work out but too many issues with that guitar.
So Why not go with a sunburst.
Here's another pic:

 

[F30]

More of a tear drop burst than my D140

 

[GGJaguar]

Looks like a nice one!

 

[Stuball48]

A burst always makes me smile and you got a stunning candidate in this D 40

 

[F30]

Mom's doing well through her Chemo down here in Florida and I'm arranging to return home next week.
I just contacted seller and they will ship so It will arrive shortly after I get home.
the Waiting Game Blues.....

 

[Stuball48]

Great news on your mom and chemo treatments.
Beautiful D40 and yes on the waiting game blues.

 

[WaltW]

Nice that you get to return home since your mom is doing better; being there for her at a time of ill heath says a lot about you. Doing the work of Angels is not easy but usually very rewarding.
Good luck with your new acquisition. May you enjoy it for many years , oh, beautiful guitar by the way...............I'm a sucker for a burst like that!

 

[Norrissey]

Always wanted to own and play a 70s D40.

Beautiful burst. Are you sure the guitar is a '70s model? I thought Guild didn't start doing that style of burst until 1980.
(I used to have a 1980 D50 with the same burst) minor detail, looks like an awesome guitar regardless of what exact year it is.

 

[Rambozo96]

Beautiful burst. Are you sure the guitar is a '70s model? I thought Guild didn't start doing that style of burst until 1980.
(I used to have a 1980 D50 with the same burst) minor detail, looks like an awesome guitar regardless of what exact year it is.

I was fixing to say the 70’s bursts seem more yellow in the center iirc

 

[chazmo]

That's pretty, @F30 . Good luck.

 

[F30]

This is the label inside.

DC100.... I think that dates it at 1979
Not sure why the other sticker is there above, but hopefully it can be removed carefully.

 

[chazmo]

That's probably the shop that sold it or repaired it.

 

[Norrissey]

DC100.... I think that dates it at 1979

Pretty sure that is a 1980 serial number (based on the online chart) but Hans could confirm.

 

[Br1ck]

I remember that shop. Bought a Strat from them. Can't recall the name but there was only one on El Camino.

I think Guild like with a lot of things, doesn't get credit for their bursts.

 

[F30]

Not sure why someone would put a sticker inside over the label of a vintage guitar.
But there it is. Didn't distract me from buying it though.

 

[GGJaguar]

Not sure why someone would put a sticker inside over the label of a vintage guitar.

Maybe the guitar wasn't yet vintage when the sticker was applied?

 

[fronobulax]

Not sure why someone would put a sticker inside over the label of a vintage guitar.
But there it is. Didn't distract me from buying it though.

We have seen numerous examples of instruments where the selling dealer added a decal or sticker or something that advertised the dealer, to instruments that they (presumably) sold as new.

@Br1ck knows the shop and the address and phone number don't seem to belong to a music store today. The absence of an area code plus a contemporary reference supports the hypothesis that the sticker was added by the selling dealer at time of sale.