... four, well, don't give up yet.
Ralph
Good evening folks,
I know this is an older thread from February 2021. My question is this, I found a Guild DV-52 on reverb today listed at 1399.00 and it’s a burst finish which is what caught my attention. I have only seen one or two burst finish DV-52’s in the past. The person selling stated it was a 1997 and after checking serial it was correct. (Westerly built fender owned by then) Now I’ll be honest, I tried to get the price down a bit to no avail. Long story short I bought it. Can anyone tell me how many burst finish DV-52’s were built I cannot locate information. The seller told me that he bought it new and it’s never been played, so basically N.O.S. To a certain degree. Anyway seller stated he ended up leaving in case and basically monitored it. I own it now but of course waiting upon shipment. I will enclose a photo and if anyone has build numbers on Burst finish DV-52’s I’d appreciate the information. Thanks folks for any replies.
My original goal was to continue to wait for a D-55 but this one came across my feed and I could not afford to let it pass. I will keep researching the build numbers though, and I’m fairly certain the burst numbers will be low.Congrats! Good move. Super nice looking guitar. I was watching that one and if I played dreads would have pounced. I don’t know how many there were but the SB is much less common.
I actually decided that my D25M had a slight tonal edge over my DV52, but the D25 isn't rosewood.
looks like your burst is lighter than I have seen before on a DV-52.
Hi Guild Guy I'd b surprised if anybody here has that info at hand except possibly member Hans Moust who has Westerly production records, but I seem to recall that even those don't always have the info. I don't think I've ever seen a breakdown of number produced by finish color.I will enclose a photo and if anyone has build numbers on Burst finish DV-52’s I’d appreciate the information. Thanks folks for any replies.
Seem to recall label should say "AB" for Antique Burst, not sure if what "Tobacco" would have read as, from '98 catalog:Yes, I think the other DV-52 bursts that I've seen are the darker "antique burst" style. This one looks like an "ice tea burst".
Congrats on the new guitar!
I’m partial to Westerly’s myself, but will also make exceptions for Hoboken