Dating Guild DV6 NT HG

[Pete Chadwick]

I have been trying to date my guild but the sites I have been going to either doesn’t show my serial range or the serial doesn’t correspond with the Model
Serial# AD061183
Model DV6-NT HG
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[fronobulax]

Welcome. The published charts are often wrong and in this case confusing to boot. If I had to guess I'd wonder about 1995. AFAIK the HR and HG are the same until they were finished (hand rubbed vs. high gloss) and it would not be the first time Guild assigned a serial number to something under construction and then built something different because of demand. You might want to look inside, by the neck, on the treble side or on the neck to see if there is anything stamped or written. That might keep you busy until someone with knowledge, not just speculation, comes along.

 

[Pete Chadwick]

Thanks so much. I will check it out.

 

[Pete Chadwick]

I found the stamp dated June 19,1995. Thanks again!

 

[fronobulax]

I found the stamp dated June 19,1995. Thanks again!

Nice. I think that is a date that an intermediate step was completed, not when the guitar was finished, but then again serial numbers at this time were assigned before completion so 1995 is still the most likely/reasonable option for completion.

 

[adorshki]

I found the stamp dated June 19,1995. Thanks again!

For flattops at least, the neckblock stamp was put there on completion of the rim, which occurred before the neck was mounted:
https://letstalkguild.com/ltg/index.php?threads/neck-block-stamp-or-label.165740/#post-1461058

Frono and I have discussed whether necks were stamped prior to being attached to the body. I'm very sure that at certain times at least, specifically during late'90's, the necks were stamped after the guitar was completely assembled, just before being finished (NCL).

From post #14 in that thread:
"During 1999, Joe Fusaro wrote up the numbers he had stamped on a group of JF-30s that he was about to finish and the last number for that day, which was Jan. 26, 1999, was ser. # AJ302733."

Things may have been done differently at different times, and electrics, especially solid-bodies, may also have used different procedures.