70th Anv D-55

[chazmo]

We need pix!!!

@Pidge GG is so right. Please all the details when you have a moment. Where'd you buy? Where are you? Etc..... We're all living vicariously through you!

 

[Gone]

@Pidge GG is so right. Please all the details when you have a moment. Where'd you buy? Where are you? Etc..... We're all living vicariously through you!

I’ll send pics when I get a chance. I live Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada
Bought it from the Guitar Corner in Kitchener, ON Canada

 

[chazmo]

Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada

I drove through your neck of the woods years ago on one of my cross-country journeys! One word of advice for you is to make sure you have a well-humidified room/home to keep this beauty (because... winter. ) . And, make sure you take a pic of the COA when you do a spread for us. Best wishes!

 

[Rayk]

Well shoot how’d I miss this info ? lol

If I had 6 G’s or whatever it went for I’d jump on it of course the top would have cleaner then the original post pics but man oh man Madagascar Rosewood ! Drool ! I guess the bling is ok . lol

 

[chazmo]

Well shoot how’d I miss this info ? lol

If I had 6 G’s or whatever it went for I’d jump on it of course the top would have cleaner then the original post pics but man oh man Madagascar Rosewood ! Drool ! I guess the bling is ok . lol

They introduced these quite late in the year last year, Ray, and so I remain curious if they built all of them in 2023 and stopped or if they missed the 70th anniversary goal and/or how many they actually made. So I'd love to see Pidge's COA for the details. It is interesting whether or not their Adirondack stash in Oxnard is visually "cleaner" than that original model -- without the streaks you're talking about.

 

[Gone]

Here are pics of my #15 of 70

 

[Gone]

2 more - I apologize but I’m not a photographer ( LOL )

 

[SFIV1967]

I remain curious if they built all of them in 2023 and stopped or if they missed the 70th anniversary goal and/or how many they actually made. So I'd love to see Pidge's COA for the details.

So #15 was on 7/11 already. (#1 and #2 were done on 7/6, #28 was 7/18)

Ralf

 

[HeyMikey]

Beautiful! That is one super clean looking guitar. Love the headstock and neck inlays! I see they spec actual “Adirondack” and “Pearl” instead of red spruce and pearloid. That’s cool.

 

[Gone]

So #15 was on 7/11 already. (#1 and #2 were done on 7/6)

Ralf

COA is posted

 

[SFIV1967]

By the way, the Guild Master Luthier who was overseeing this entire 70th Anniversary built is Chuck Sanzone. Don't think that was ever mentioned before at LTG.

See the following thread for the follow on discussion about Chuck and the latest, cool GSRs

Chuck Sanzone and latest GSRs

By the way, the Guild Master Luthier who was overseeing the entire 70th Anniversary GSR D-55 built in 2023 was Chuck Sanzone. Don't think that was ever mentioned before at LTG, and his name is mentioned on the Guild webpage now. http://www.sanzoneguitars.com/sanzoneguitars.com/Home.html His...

letstalkguild.com

 

[chazmo]

So #15 was on 7/11 already. (#1 and #2 were done on 7/6, #28 was 7/18)

Ralf

Yup. Looks like they made them legitimately in 2023.

Here are pics of my #15 of 70

Congrats on getting #15, @Pidge !!! She's a beaut!!!!!! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy, and thanks for pics!!!!!

 

[GGJaguar]

I apologize but I’m not a photographer

No worries, you did great! That Madagascar Rosewood is spectacular! Thanks for sharing.

 

[SFIV1967]

Yup. Looks like they made them legitimately in 2023.

Would need to search more for numbers >28 and the date. #28 was just what I found by chance. Not all shops post the number of the guitar unfortunatelly.
Ralf

 

[Rayk]

They introduced these quite late in the year last year, Ray, and so I remain curious if they built all of them in 2023 and stopped or if they missed the 70th anniversary goal and/or how many they actually made. So I'd love to see Pidge's COA for the details. It is interesting whether or not their Adirondack stash in Oxnard is visually "cleaner" than that original model -- without the streaks you're talking about.

This might be worth going into debt for ! lol

 

[Boneman]

Oh ya, that is gorgeous, I feel $6k isn’t even all that bad for what looks to be a consistently sweet build

Although odd way to present the #X of 70 on the COA, shouldn’t that be more prominent?

 

[citobus]

Here are pics of my #15 of 70

Very nice! Welcome to the Guild GSR club, my friend!

 

[SFIV1967]

Although odd way to present the #X of 70 on the COA, shouldn’t that be more prominent?

Agreed, could have been on the second page. But at least they have the runnning limited number and the serial number on the COA and not like the New Hartford Custom Shop certificates where they completely forgot a field for the serial number making them universal and not as intended to proof authenticity of a guitar. Somebody was sleeping big time in NH (or Scottsdale or wherever it was designed) during that time in 2012 when the COAs were designed. Hard to believe that Ren signed them all without a serial number given.



Ralf

 

[SFIV1967]

not like the New Hartford Custom Shop certificates where they completely forgot a field for the serial number making them universal and not as intended to proof authenticity of a guitar.

Actually I have to add that NH also had a version with "Serial #" instead of "Date"! Well, they could have put both lines on it and they used both versions mixed up. Whatever the reason was. Made absolutely no sense to use one or the other version.



It's hard to see but this above version it really showed "Serial #" vs. "Date" on the other version.



And Fender had reserved the nicer looking COAs for their own New Hartford made guitars, showing both date and serial number!
They were not hand signed by Ren Ferguson but Tim Shaw.



Ralf

 

[txbumper57]

That's a nice looking Guitar Pidge! Congrats! I got lucky enough to find one of the 2 or 3 New Hartford made Adi topped D55's brand new years ago. Love the tone from it. Hope you enjoy yours for a long time.