Guild GSR Acoustic Models and Production Numbers

SFIV1967

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I know of following GSR M-85 II: (Updated 23/12/30)

NQ295004 (It had a small laquer issue near the nut on the bass side of the neck, no break, but was fixed) That one was on ebay.

NQ295005 was for sale by Elderly in Lansing in 2013 and sometime later sold by 8th Steet Music, Pennsauken https://8thstreet.com/Product/Get/6...ted-run-4-string-vintage-electric-bass-w-case

And this one at Wichita Guitar Works, maybe NQ306003? : https://reverb.com/item/53523-guild-gsr-series-m-85-ii-bass-2013-cherry

NQ308004: Owned by Sandy, without TRC, was earlier in Brooklyn https://reverb.com/item/17123676-guild-m-85-ii-gsr-2014-nitrocellulose-lacquer
and later Phoenix: https://reverb.com/item/2156998-guild-m-85-ii-gsr-2014-nitrocellulose-lacquer

NQ338005 sold by Rainbow Guitars, Tucson https://www.rainbowguitars.com/bass/guild/gsr-m-85-ii-limited-edition-electric-bass/3820300888/FE

NQ346002 was owned by Kim K.. (neck has a hairline crack that has been repaired)
Dec 2023: https://reverb.com/item/77633750-2013-guild-usa-m-85-bass-cherry-red-1-of-25-rare-w-case

And this one, S/N not known: https://reverb.com/item/4383670-guild-gsr-m-85-ii-2013-translucent-cherry-red

NR006006 was in Germany, now as of 1/21 in USA:
"https://reverb.com/item/30648790-guild-m-85-gsr-2014-cherry-red"
https://reverb.com/item/37202547-gu...are&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=37202547

NR008001 owned by mavuser (number "24 of 25"), but there is one with a 30 days later serial number, see below.

NR038001 was on Newhaven Craigslist and later on Reverb in Middlebury, CT
"https://reverb.com/item/33998770-guild-m-85-gsr-bass-2014-red-usa-25-pcs"

LTG member Nostromo has one, bought in the UK in 2014 (probably from Thomann, as Thomann had one)

One more in NH, which Sandy thought was maybe an employee model:
"https://reverb.com/item/4383670-guild-gsr-m-85-ii-2013-translucent-cherry-red"

That would be at least 12 existing.

Ralf
 
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Elderly Instruments also sold one around December, 2013. hard to say if it the same as one previously listed already.
 

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add this one to the list

NR038001

https://newhaven.craigslist.org/msg/d/middlebury-guild-gsr-85-made-in/6897190491.html

and mine is NR008001

have never seen one with a repaired headstock, and if one got sent back to NH like that it would be destroyed im sure.

OK, I guess that makes seven.

According to Kim, the ones that were returned with broken headstocks were repaired and refinished, but he didn't think that all of them got completed before the factory shuttered. At that rate, I suppose mine could have been repaired, but if it were done well and then refinished, you might not be able to tell.
 

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New Proud owner of NR038001

Update - Had to backout. Mistakenly thought this was the same as a 70s solid body. :(
 
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