merlin6666
Senior Member
It looks like the OM-150 and F-150 models have been discontinued for 2018. Some retailers blow them out now reduced by about 30%. Interesting that Guild/Cordoba is reducing the Westerly Series.
There's a formal note to that effect on each model's page on Guild's website.It looks like the OM-150 and F-150 models have been discontinued for 2018. Some retailers blow them out now reduced by about 30%. Interesting that Guild/Cordoba is reducing the Westerly Series.
That's correct. The OM-150 and the F-150 were discontinued as also the webpage shows ("This model is no longer in production").
Both already were no longer in the 2018 catalog.
The cutaway models OM-150CE and F-150CE are to be continued, both are in the 2018 catalog.
Ralf
Could it mean that they plan to build F30R and F50 again - or equivalent models in the U.S. ?
I remembered something else, it's easy to forget that these guitars are built under contract manufacturing, not "build to forecast".It looks like the OM-150 and F-150 models have been discontinued for 2018. Some retailers blow them out now reduced by about 30%. Interesting that Guild/Cordoba is reducing the Westerly Series.
Only if it’s a US model, with vintage specs. (No 1-3/4” long scale nonsense!)It's the only model they haven't announced yet, unless you want to consider the possibility they could revive the M30 (all-hog F30) as an OM20.
I think Acornhouse would like that.
Al, that's a pretty long post to say, "Yeah, I don't know exactly what they're doing." You know?There's a formal note to that effect on each model's page on Guild's website.
(ah, I took too long composing, I see Ralf beat me to it)
Not sure what you mean by "reducing the line" though, that implies there's an intent to reduce model offering when the drops could be due to other reasons.
Example: we now have a USA F55, perhaps they don't want to compete with themselves there?
Doesn't answer the issue for the OM150 though, which is basically an F30R, but that one always had a fairly narrow appeal.
The regular F30 'hog body/OM140 is still up as current.
Wonder if they're planning a US-built F30R? Which technically would be an OM50, while a 'hog bodied version would be an OM40.
It's the only model they haven't announced yet, unless you want to consider the possibility they could revive the M30 (all-hog F30) as an OM20.
I think Acornhouse would like that.
Or it could simply be limited capacity for production of multiple models and they have to produce the new introductions like the junior jumbo and the flamed mahogany bodied items.
Which, now that I think about it, means there's been a net increase of current production models.
I'm still hacked at 'em for burying the F40, though, and I just realized there's no slot allowing for that body size in the MIC line-up, either..
I will continue to bemoan this gaping hole in the line-up until they do something about it.
A lot of importers are dropping Rosewood back/sides/fretboards due to the new CITES permitting process.
$100 per instrument adds up.
Alvarez is switching to Walnut, KLOS now uses blackwood bridges and fretboards. Taylor's Mexican production now uses ebony instead of rosewood for the headstock overlay. All of Martin's Mexican production is rosewood free.
Eventually those woods will probably be in short supply too as demand grows for alternate hardwood sources around the world.
Tommy
The whole CITES nonsense regarding EIR is because import/customs agents can't distinguish EIR from actual endangered wood like Madagascar RW.
I call BS on that too.$100 per instrument adds up.