1980's Guild ads

GGJaguar · Apr 23, 2023

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bobouz · Apr 25, 2023

GGJaguar said:

Cute as a button!

lungimsam · Apr 25, 2023

What's with the skunk stripe? Looks cool.
End pin jack is a stroke of genius.

SFIV1967 · Apr 25, 2023

lungimsam said:
What's with the skunk stripe?

That was the way some D-46 were done.

1985 Guild D46 | GAD's Ramblings

This review is of a 1985 Guild D46 acoustic guitar which, believe it or not, is the first Guild six-string acoustic guitar I’ve ever owned. It is also the first acoustic guitar I’ve ever reviewed, so please accept my apologies in advance should I get any of the terminology wrong or if I just...

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GGJaguar · Apr 27, 2023

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DrumBob · Apr 28, 2023

GGJaguar said:

I must have had six of these turds. They crapped out after three or four months. Lilien was always looking for a gimmick to sell.

GGJaguar · Apr 29, 2023

DrumBob · Apr 29, 2023

This looks like the prototype new M-80. I carried that guitar around to bars for weeks, getting guitarists in cover bands to try it out and give us feedback. I think Tony Colantonio finally bought it. It had a huge neck heel.

We released this guitar, because the salespeople were moaning and groaning for a solidbody they could sell. The S series guitars had proven themselves to be unpopular with dealers at this point.