john oconnor
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Can someone help me with dating on a guild D4 the serial number is AD 404818
Any help would be mucho appreciated!
John
Any help would be mucho appreciated!
John
help dating a d4
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john oconnor
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ps it says true american on it
Graham
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john oconnor said:
Buy her a nice dinner, nothing too starchy, fresh flowers are always a treat and don't go too overboard on the wine. You'll get there with her. She may be inexpensive but she'd not easy! :shock:
Graham, he said a D-4, not a 44D! :lol:
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dreadnut said:
My bad, where are Scratch's glasses? :shock:
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john oconnor said:
I'm surprised you haven't gotten a semi-serious answer yet. Usually folks are much better about helping.
This is one place that lists Guild serial numbers and dates. If I had to guess I'd say you made a typo, the serial is AD 044818 and thus the guitar is from 1996.
If that's not a typo then I can't make any sense of that serial number and the chart, in which case we have to wait for Hans.
If you're bored you could post a photo of the label which can sometimes help narrow down a date range.
Scratch
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john oconnor said:
Just found my glasses... :shock: My D4 six string (Gipper) is AD402390, and also falls outside the s/n range provided on the Guild website; Dan Cipriano's or others. This is not unusual as some data was lost in the transition to Fender ownership. I'm told Gipper is a 1998 model, but I have not been able to substantiate via web research. Your headstock s/n & 'made in USA' stamp on the back of the headstock suffice as proof that it is the real deal.
Hans is the authority ; I think Graham said Hans is now traveling, so we may not hear back from him right away. If not, and we have opportunity to see him at the Arlington get-together next month, we'll ask his expertise there.