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From time to time a question about whether a 1968-69 D35, D40, D50 etc was made in Hoboken or Westerly comes up. It seems that every time (unless the bridge has been replaced) the guitar is definitively from Hoboken, it has the old-style wider “floating” saddle while the Westerly saddles sit in...

Did Guild have a standard pickguard template (or several of them?). I know these pics are from different years, but they seem to bounce around from long to short and fatter to skinnier. These are all F-47s. It just seems weird to me that they vary so much. It cannot be differential shrinkage...

I have a '70 D-25 with good action (5.5/64"), but the bridge has been shaved and the strings are only about 3/8" off the top at the bridge. My luthier says he'd prefer not to perform a reset as there is not much of the heel left to shave off and fix the angle. I am just hoping the guitar is...

I’m looking at an old F-47 that does not have a case. Anyone know of one that would fit it?

Just came across this interview from a few days back. I used to have that Dream Academy album. “My guitar was the one Nick Drake is holding on the cover of Bryter Layter, which I’d bought for £100 and still had his tuning.”...

Ok, I know I posted before, but I immediately sent it off to my guy for new frets (12” radius board), K&K pure mini, and strap button. Oh, and new tuners to replace the replacement gold wafflebacks someone installed decades ago. Action is 6/64”, but 5/64” is possible and it doesn’t seem like...

A fun puzzle. A guy posted this on FB. No stamped serial number on the headstock or on the neck block. Truss rod cover on the headstock. Flat-back mahogany body in black. Guild brand on the interior strip that runs along the seam. No sticker at all and no pickguard. Unless it is counterfeit...I...

I recently bought a '73 D-35 and the selling store had replaced the tuners with some cheap, no name, gold tuners that fit the holes. I am planning on replacing them as 1) they are not great, and 2) I hate the gold. But I'd very much rather not create any new holes. This one came with the 6...

I’ve been looking for a lightly-built early ‘70s dreadnaught. My ‘74 D-25 is great, but at 5lbs-4oz, my back really feels it after a 3 hour practice. I bought what I thought was a 1972 D-35 from a shop in Oregon. It was listed as 4.9lbs but had a sound hole pickup installed. I figured maybe the...

I just bought this D-35, but they aren’t going to ship it for a while (my request). 1972, so one of the lighter ones. I can’t wait to compare it to my ‘70 and ‘74 D-25s!

There is an M-20 on Reverb ATM with a Hoboken ghost label, but the old Gibson style headstock and a serial # 1522 (making it a 1954). So when and where was it made? M-20 on Reverb

I wanted to know more about a D-40 on Reverb. I asked the seller about the low E action and the string height at the D string above the top of the guitar. The action was 9/64" and the D string was 3/8" off the top. I politely responded "Thanks, but I don't think I could get the action to under...

Reverb 1970 D-40 I am sure I am not the only one who has noticed this poor 1970 D-40 languishing on Reverb for 3 years and 17 offers. Sounds like the seller isn't willing to budge much, but its had a refret and reset. Yes, the back the neck is gnarly and it has weird gold tuners, but are those...

I found a 2007 Tacoma F-47m on G-Base. I have talked to the seller and it is supposedly new in that they got it from Guild in 2007 and it has been hanging in their store for 16 years, awaiting a buyer (me?). Here is the weird part, it does not have a D-Tar Lock-and-Load pickup endpin, but it...

I just played a Tacoma F-50 I liked a lot, but the sticker was really confusing. What did I play? And what pickup is that?

I am about to drive 200 miles to check out a 1990s arch maple back D-60 in what looks to be very good to excellent shape. Guild only made something like 300 of these and there aren't really any comps on Reverb. Should I think of a D-55 in terms of fair pricing or are these way different for any...

My '70 D-25 has frets that are .035" tall. They are a little short for me. Has that been the Guild standard over all-time? Just in Westerly? I cannot even find the current fret specs on the Guild site.

Assuming the same price (think $2,000), none need any significant work (refret or reset) but dings and cosmetics get you to the same market value. Which is your choice? I know they can all be great, but they vary in construction and, obviously, age. I love my lightweight ‘70 D-25 and heavy...

I went to the Arlington Tx guitar show yesterday. Sadly, I left empty handed. The most interesting guitar was a ‘70 F-50 in Brazilian rosewood. I couldn’t see the back (it was in a corner), but I didn’t see any bracing. There is an ad for it on Reverb. It seems to have a center seam and an...

I’ve been on a quest to add a little variety to my ‘70, ‘74 D-25 pair of dreads. I’ve been mentally all over from F-30, F47, F44, F47, F50, GF30, GF60! Did all the Tacoma/New Hartford F40 Valencia’s have Adirondack tops? CME has a 2010, but just calls it spruce. It does have tortoise shell...