Where do the make their Newports?

Charlie Bernstein

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Hey!

I've been idly admiring the new blonde X-175 Manhattan. I notice that while the website says their acoustics are made in California, it doesn't say where the electrics are made.

Anyone know? Thanks!
 

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Korea, Charlie. They started reproduction of old electric models in Korea roughly around Guild's 60th anniversary. It was all Fender's doing, having little to nothing to do with New Hartford. That said, New Hartford made several electric models (mostly/all GSR models) as well. These days, I don't think any Guild electric models are coming out of Oxnard (Cordoba Music) yet.

The MIK electrics were not intended to be exact reproductions of the original models, though many/most of them were actually built using originals as a foundation. By most accounts, they did a pretty good job.
 
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