fronobulax
Bassist, GAD and the Hot Mess Mods
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No.Are you thinking the fake was done in 1970 and it has made its way to 2022? I could see faking a D55, but not a "lowly" D25. Still, this would be a really good fake. And you cannot fake old that easily (or economically), so it can't be a new fake either. I can see trying to fake a '59 Les Paul, but a D25? No.
This could be a fake.
I was trying to politely disagree with another poster's suggestion that it might be fake.
You and I seem to agree that there is more money to be made by faking another model.
My observation is that many people who have knowledge of instruments that routinely sell for $5000 or more are worried about fakes but don't seem to realize that very few Guilds approach that price level and so Guild fakes are unlikely. Most of the counterfeits that were trying to be sold as Guilds were manufactured by a touring band and found in Texas. https://letstalkguild.com/ltg/index.php?threads/sellers-of-counterfeit-guilds.169766/ There are some Guilds of dubious origins where there is evidence that the instrument was not assembled at the factory but for the most part Guild fakes and counterfeits tend to be rare or obviously fake.