yellow D25 and orange D30: Rare?

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Guilders,

I have a 1985 D25 that's yellow, and a @2000 D30 that's orange. Are those rare colors for those models? Has anybody seen those models in those colors before?

dh

 

[dreadnut]

Orange color is pretty common, but Yellow? Can you post photos?

 

[adorshki]

Orange color is pretty common, but Yellow? Can you post photos?

Don't know if I'd call the Orange "common" but we have seen 'em before a couple of times. IIRC Hans said it was an available on the D30 for only one or two years, like '98 or so?
Wondering if the "yellow" could be a deeply aged Amber?
Is it opaque or transparent?

 

[Dadaist]

I've seen several Tennessee Orange Guilds. In the 2001 Westerly pricelist, it's listed as an option for the D-30, DCE-3, X-170 and the X-500T. I imagine you could have requested it as an up-charge on another model.

The yellow finish, is it a solid, color finish, i.e. black, or transparent?

David

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Can you access my photobucket lye berry? http://s713.beta.photobucket.com/

http://s713.beta.photobucket.com/user/D ... 6649744824

 

[geoguy]

Huh . . . it even says "yellow" on the label.

Unusual, indeed.

 

[dreadnut]

Well, that's definitely yellow :shock:

My comment about orange being common is because orange is kind of a relative term. My D-25M could be considered orange, when compared to a D-25 Cherry.

Of course, women know more color names than men. It's red to me, but to Mrs. Dread it's magenta, or terra-cotta, or rouge, or cinnamon, or ?

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

dreadly,

Apparently Louis Armstrong never heard Cher.

hf

 

[adorshki]

Well, that's definitely yellow :shock:

Darn. Can't see it, or at least I don't want to sign up even if it is free. Gives my IT people at work here conniptions.

My comment about orange being common is because orange is kind of a relative term. My D-25M could be considered orange, when compared to a D-25 Cherry.
Of course, women know more color names than men. It's red to me, but to Mrs. Dread it's magenta, or terra-cotta, or rouge, or cinnamon, or ?

Sir I humbly apologize if my observation was in any way misunderstood and I appreciate your gentlemanly explanation of your comment.
BY the way, what color does your wife call that Takamine Flying V?
I think we could all use a refresher pic if it's not too much to ask.

 

[Dadaist]

dreadly,

Apparently Louis Armstrong never heard Cher.

hf

Ouch.....Not a big Cher fan? Anyway, that could be the textbook definition of a Chromatic Yellow Guitar. Even the headstock is Yellow. Does it have a painted Gold or Inlay Logo? It probably is fairly rare....I've never seen anything remotely similar and that label looks legit. How does it sound and play?

David

 

[marcellis]

Guild made D-25's in several different colors after the move to Corona.
I remember someone had a Minty Green one for sale on EBay a few years back. I played a white one once in a store.

It's hard to tell when a guitar has been hanging in a store awhile.
But it didn't sound nearly as good as my 1972 red one.
But it played real nice & sounded pretty good too.

 

[davismanLV]

Hey Darryl, is that yellow one a new acquisition? There was even a thread a while back about all the fun and different colored D25's (and other guitars, too) that were offered over the years. I remember most came from Corona. Never saw many (or any) from Westerly like this one. And NEVER saw a yellow one!! I have a strange fascination with these colored guitars. Seems pretty rare to me..... so is it new to you??

 

[SouthernSounds]

Darn. Can't see it, or at least I don't want to sign up even if it is free. Gives my IT people at work here conniptions.

Al: Can you see it now?

All the best,
B.

 

[AcornHouse]

I hope its not a lemon! :lol:

 

[SFIV1967]

Darryl, lets link two pictures of the yellow D25 here, so we all can see them a bit easier.

Ralf

 

[SFIV1967]

I've seen several Tennessee Orange Guilds. In the 2001 Westerly pricelist, it's listed as an option for the D-30, DCE-3, X-170 and the X-500T.

Correct. Hans had told us previously: "Tennessee Orange was introduced as a 'standard' finish on the D-30, in the 2001 price list and consequently not that many D-30s were produced in that color."

However Darryl talks year 2000. So what's written on the label? "Amber" (?) or "Tennessee Orange"?

There is a Tennessee Orange one with S/N AD302056 I found:

Ralf

 

[rampside]

I hope its not a lemon!
I hope its not a lemon! :lol:

......and sings like a Canary!

 

[adorshki]

I've seen several Tennessee Orange Guilds. In the 2001 Westerly pricelist, it's listed as an option for the D-30, DCE-3, X-170 and the X-500T.

Correct. Hans had told us previously: "Tennessee Orange was introduced as a 'standard' finish on the D-30, in the 2001 price list and consequently not that many D-30s were produced in that color."
However Darryl talks year 2000. So what's written on the label? "Amber" (?) or "Tennessee Orange"?

Since I'm sure the price list was being comiled late in 2000 I don'ts ee a conflict there. Seems to be just another example of "overlap" of catalog dating vs actual production, maybe?

There is a Amber (?) one from year 2000 (?) with S/N AD302056 I found:

Man that one absolutely looks like Tennessee Orange on my screen. I remember amber as being a more honey colored finish, like a really aged natural, because the one I recall seeing on the forum here only looked a llittle darker than my D25 does now.

Al: Can you see it now?
All the best,
B.

That worked, thank you sir!! I immediately thought of the unique " blue" D25 we saw many months ago from that same era:

This one was for sale a few months ago in the $500 range. Not sure what it sold for or if it did sell. I kept the picture because of the unusual finish for a D25. 8) Would you call this sea foam? Or was this the "blue" finish option? Not sure.

@Toni: That blue D25 was not a Corona made but a 1982 Westerly made one, probably a custom made one with that color, here is the label of that exact guitar. And it was not in the most perfect condition when it sold:

Ralf

That was from a thread which contains a great compendium of unusual D25 finishes, even a stunning transparent blue from Corona which unfortunately is no longer visible:
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=27441&start=30.

Pungent, errr, cogent observations from member Dadaist on just how those colors came to be:

You kind of wonder what Fender was thinking when they started painting up those poor, defenseless D-25s that never hurt nobody and just wanted to be left alone to live normal, natural lives gathering dust in some guys closet.

I've got a theory why you see so many solid, "unusual" colored guitars that came out of Corona. In the past, manufacturers usually painted their guitars a solid color to mask imperfections in the wood. Maybe the Strat/Tele Boys were getting the hang of making those acoustic guitars and every fifth one was not quite as nice as its brothers or sisters?

Before Corona, in several of the Westerly Catalogs I've seen, it states that you could Special Order a Solid Color, the upcharge being a whopping $150.

Then again, I could be completely wrong....and the Paint Shop in Corona after they finished painting twelve 'Strats Seafoam Green...... grabbed a D-25, at random, shot a few coats so they didn't waste what was left in the paint pot....

David

Darryl you may want to take note of that $150.00 upcharge (in '80's dollars, yet!) for "special solids".
Could put quite a hefty hurt on you meal bill if you're still laid up, belly down.. :lol:

 

[Darryl Hattenhauer]

Guilders,

Thank you kindly for your questions, additions, subtractions, ellisions, propositions, etc. I found out what I needed to know. The yellow on a D25 is really rare, the orange on a D30 a little less so.

The label on the D30 doesn't state a color, and the number is a 2001 (I think): AD302039.

Dadavid, the headstock has a chesterfield inlay. Tom, I've had these for a year or two.

To my ears, the yellow D25 doesn't sound as good as non-colored D25s, and the orange D30 doesn't sound as good as non-colored D30s. Although I haven't controlled for other variables like strings, pins, nuts, and bridges, I wonder if the colored finishes might actually dampen the response of the tops. Any comments?

dh

 

[walrus]

That's a great question. I always think of the story of John Lennon having this hollow body Casino sanded down to a natural finish because he heard it would sound better.

But I don't know enough to answer it. You made me curious and I did a google search on "finished top on acoustic guitar affecting sound".

Lots of opinions out there, mostly the answer is "Yes".

For what it's worth, here's the results:

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&tbo=d&scli ... 00&bih=464


Either way your yellow Guild guitar *looks* cool!

walrus