I have a late 2005 Tacoma Guild D55. I played gigs with it for several years, took it on airplanes, drove it across California, and just picked it up after several years of not playing guitar for far too long. This guitar was my heart and soul. I hardly even knew what Guild was when I sat down and played it for the first time. It connected with me.
It did have a lacquer issue early on. Fender agreed to redo the lacquer job under warranty. I thought they sent it to Corona, CA. Instead, I confirmed later that they sent it to the New Hartford plant, where they changed the pick guard and re-shaped the bridge to look more like a Guild bridge. So basically, I have a Tacoma and New Hartford hybrid. It’ll most definitely be passed down to my children.