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Hello, Fellow Guild Members!
I've always loved owning things that not everyone else has. While Gibsons and Martins are superb guitars, owning a nice Guild has always a cool alternative. Anyway, here's my Guild story:
In 2000-2001, I purchased a beautiful Guild M20 (like the F20, but with a Mahogany top), which was ordered for me by my local music store. I was interested in it because of my love of Nick Drake's guitar tone who (may have) played an M20 (people debate it, though). The instrument has a wonderful "dead" sound which, as a fingerpicker, I really like. It sounds like a coffee table with strings. But I like that.
The tag inside reveals that the guitar was made in Westerly, RI, serial # FA101022.
Now, this is what I was told by the salesperson (who I knew rather well): this was around the time that Guild was bought (by Fender?), and I was told that this particular M20 was the last M20 to be built in Westerly, before they moved the operation. I was also told that this M20 had been on display at NAMM, and that Guild's CEO had had it on display in his office for months before it was finally sold -- to me.
Obviously, no one out there will be able to say, "Yeah, Mike! That's absolutely true!" But what I am wondering is if the serial number reveals if it was indeed one of the last M20s to be made in RI -- if that is self-evident in the numbers. I downloaded Guild's dating document, and didn't even see any serial number ranges for these years -- they are skipped over.
Also, I'd love to hear from any other M20 devotees out there. Thanks!
I've always loved owning things that not everyone else has. While Gibsons and Martins are superb guitars, owning a nice Guild has always a cool alternative. Anyway, here's my Guild story:
In 2000-2001, I purchased a beautiful Guild M20 (like the F20, but with a Mahogany top), which was ordered for me by my local music store. I was interested in it because of my love of Nick Drake's guitar tone who (may have) played an M20 (people debate it, though). The instrument has a wonderful "dead" sound which, as a fingerpicker, I really like. It sounds like a coffee table with strings. But I like that.
The tag inside reveals that the guitar was made in Westerly, RI, serial # FA101022.
Now, this is what I was told by the salesperson (who I knew rather well): this was around the time that Guild was bought (by Fender?), and I was told that this particular M20 was the last M20 to be built in Westerly, before they moved the operation. I was also told that this M20 had been on display at NAMM, and that Guild's CEO had had it on display in his office for months before it was finally sold -- to me.
Obviously, no one out there will be able to say, "Yeah, Mike! That's absolutely true!" But what I am wondering is if the serial number reveals if it was indeed one of the last M20s to be made in RI -- if that is self-evident in the numbers. I downloaded Guild's dating document, and didn't even see any serial number ranges for these years -- they are skipped over.
Also, I'd love to hear from any other M20 devotees out there. Thanks!