Guild acoustic guitars 1974 bluegrass d25m transitional. Get the best prices on our vintage guild acoustic guitars both instore and online. I play takaminea s, because i cana t make this sound good with a pick up. We got this guild from the original owner, palo altos equivalent to the little old lady from pasadena who only drove it on sundays. Through the years, as well as through several different owners of the guild guitar company, some historical documentation has unfortunately been lost or destroyed. The guild guitar company is a united statesbased guitar manufacturer founded in 1952 by alfred dronge, a guitarist and musicstore owner, and george mann, a former executive with the epiphone guitar company. A loud and clear dreadnought, the d25 is at home on stage or in the studio where definitions and sustain are critical. The following series of charts contain the most accurate information guild has available for discerning the date of manufacture of guild guitars by serial number. This is a guitar that begs to be played hard and with authority. Sweetwaters sales engineers are regarded as the most experienced and knowledgeable professionals in the music industry. Source date code serializationan important instrument dating breakthrough developed by hans moust author, the guild guitar book stamped on every potentiometer volume and tone pots is a six or sevendigit source code that tells who made the pot, as well as the week and the year.
In fact, you get the sense that guild left this guitar so unadorned because its going to take a licking anyway. She plays and sounds incredible and comes with a vintage gibson case. Vintage guild d25m 1975 acoustic guitar woriginal guild case. The official vintage guitar price guide vintage guitar. Ive talked to a guy about buying a guild d25 from 1978. The guild guitar book by hans moust and gruhns guide to vintage guitars by hans gruhn. The co2 is an old solid wood, orchestra styled guitar from guild. The guitar isnt cherry, so i dont think its actually a d25c. The brand name currently exists as a brand under cordoba music group.
For greater savings check out our used guild d25m acoustic guitar and get a great deal today. This used guild bluegrass d25m from 1974 is a transitional model, made during a time its build materials were changing. Prior to 1974, these were made entirely of mahogany with a flat back. The ones with mahogany tops can be a bit thumpy sounding, but this one. It also has guitar reference information and values on over 900 guitar. The mahogany d25 dreadnought was introduced in 1968 as the bluegrass d25. Enjoy the lowest prices and best selection of guild acoustic guitars at guitar center. I just bought a guild d25e, and was wondering if i can get some info on it. Jun 23, 2015 a vintage guild is an american guitar with an american guitar story. This guitar has definitely been played over the past 37 years. The case is included and the guitar is very light at 5. The guild guitar company is a united statesbased guitar manufacturer founded in 1952 by. Get the guaranteed best price on 6 string acoustic guitars like the guild d140 acoustic guitar at musicians friend.
Enjoy the demo, then click the link above for more info and hires images in the sweetwater guitar gallery. With the guild logo conspicuously displayed on the arched top, it is the ideal complement for this vintage guitarand of course offers great protection. The serial number matches with a 1976 guitar according to the serial chart on the guild site. Jan 23, 2018 this is a nice, warm 1977 guild d25m with a solid, sculpted, mahogany back. Guild amps of the 1950s premier guitar the best guitar. From here, you can make additions or subtractions to the value based on damages, imperfections, and aftermarket additions to the instrument. The company and the instruments 19521977 by moust hans and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Use this site for a pricing guide and source of information on all guitars. Despite this enduring popularity, little was known about the history of guild. A 1978 guild d25m acoustic dreadnaught guitar, made in the u.
But wait, wasnt she actually younger than the gryphon founders. Guitars acoustic guitars 12string acoustic guitars guild. See more ideas about guild guitars, guitar and cool guitar. Are they hit or miss or is there some particular years that are better. Anybody out there know what a 1977 guild d25m in perfect condition with hard case is worth. It was created, went through a strong but turbulent adolescence, experienced marriage, blended families, loss and rebirth. It includes a thorough history of the company and its guitars, including serial numbers, specifications, original prices, and all the information needed to date guild. Im looking at a new martin and may need to sell my guild to offset the cost. Hans moust, author of the excellent guild guitar book hal leonard, 1999, states that former guild employees remembered amplifiers being built at both the original new york city factory as well as at the subsequent facility in hoboken, new jersey, using components supplied in part by ampeg. Ronnie mancuso from guild demonstrates the d55 acoustic guitar. This guitar is honesty the nicest sounding and playing guitar i have ever touched, all my friends concur, now if i could only get it sounding really good live. Isbn0634009664 the photograph of benson accompanying an interview with him in the guitar player book, published in the 1970s, shows him holding a guild artist award with its strings removed. Two other highly reliable resources for dating guild instruments are the guild guitar book and gruhns guide to vintage guitars, both of which are excellent references that often prove helpful with questions regarding dating, specifications and historical context of many guild instruments. This is one of the nicest guilds i have seen for this vintage guitar.
Even if you are not planning to sell your guitar knowing a bit about when it was made is a fun thing to do, from there you can read about the history of the company and work out just where your. The guild company has lived the gamut of human experience. Jul 20, 2010 hans moust, author of the excellent guild guitar book hal leonard, 1999, states that former guild employees remembered amplifiers being built at both the original new york city factory as well as at the subsequent facility in hoboken, new jersey, using components supplied in part by ampeg. Jan 17, 2011 if the sedate styling of the d50 doesnt successfully convey the notion that its a players guitar, one strum of a firstposition e chord puts any doubt to rest. Once you do, and work hard on finger style muting the strings like blues plalyers do, then it is obvious that the guild m20 is on quite a few songs. In the 1950s, gibson acquired its chief competitor epiphone, and in many ways guild emerged as. History of my guild unfortunately, some documentation has been lost or destroyed over the years, resulting in some holes in the historical record in addition to a small number of anomalies, inconsistencies and outright dating errors. Ill be using it as an allround acoustic but mostly for strumming. This guitar has a mahogany back and sides with a spruce top, black binding, and dark cherry finish. Its all good, this seasoned guild acoustic guitar is crisp and lyrical in a way like no other i have ever played. The story goes that when guild opened its westerly, rhode island, facility in 1967, it was the m20 guitar that was first to roll off the production line in the august. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If the sedate styling of the d50 doesnt successfully convey the notion that its a players guitar, one strum of a firstposition e chord puts any doubt to rest.
Tips for dating a guild guitar and guild dating information. The blue book of acoustic guitars 14th edition is now expanded to nearly 900 pages including a revised 16page color photo grading system. It becomes obvious because of the way the guild booms on bass notes and low mid ones. Other features include a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, and a tortoiseshell pickguard.
Just as you would expect from an all mahogany archback body guild guitar. The is finished in a beautiful deep red that you dont see that often on guitars anymore. The photos are untouched and are of the actual guild d25m for sale. The number one source of guitar and amplifier pricing and information so you can find the price and value of your used guitars and amplifier. The included original hard shell case is in very good condition, despite some dings around the edges.
The guild guitar book is the result of years of intensive research and countless photo sessions. When appraising your guitar, the first place to begin is the average market value of the guitar. Make every dollar count with the new blue book of acoustic guitars 14th edition. Dec 30, 20 ronnie mancuso from guild demonstrates the d55 acoustic guitar. Anyway, she was nice and still going strong, just not playing guitar anymore. It was the best sounding acoustic of all the brands that i tried. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Indeed, the m20 and mark i classical guitar both all mahogany with matt finishes were. Up for auction is a 1977 guild d25m vintage acoustic guitar. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at.
Acousticacoustic electric archive page letstalkguild. The model remained a budgetfriendly mainstay of the guild acoustic lineup for decades, with major changes coming in 1975 when a spruce top died to look like mahogany was introduced. But, back then i needed money for college so i bought a cheaper yamaha guitar. It includes a thorough history of the company and its guitars, including serial numbers, specifications, original prices, and all the information needed to date guild guitars. Get the best prices on our vintage guild both instore and online. Guild d55 acoustic guitar demo sweetwater sound youtube. I first played a guild guitar when i was in college. This is a nice, warm 1977 guild d25m with a solid, sculpted, mahogany back. It features solid red spruce for the top, and solid mahogany for the back, sides, and neck. Guild d25m 1976 acoustic guitar for sale online ebay. The guild guitar book kindle edition by moust, hans. I first played a guild guitar when i was in college back in 1967.
It has a guild label inside the soundhole marked d25m with serial number 175028. Bluegrass ready this guitar is an guild d25m spruce top. A vintage guild is an american guitar with an american guitar story. How to date a guild guitar dating a guitar is not only a useful and interesting thing to be able to do, in financial and historical terms it is vital. I have a late 1800s parlor guitar in the martin vein thats beatiful for folkblues fingerpicking in sparser arrangements. Find the current blue book value and worth of your new and used guitars, both acoustic, electric and amplifier. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the guild guitar book. Iconic american guitar maker with over 60 years of building handcrafted instruments in the united states. Guild brings back the parlor style guitar m20, this time manufactured at their california, usa facility, featuring an allsolidmahogany body and retaining the look and feel of the original m20 which was released back in the late 60s. There are nicks and scratches all over this guitar and a some pick wear at the sound hole.