Guild reboots the Standard series!

[GGJaguar]

2023 Oxnard serial number. Looks like a D-40 Standard with an EIR body. Interesting!

Guild USA D-50 Standard 2023 - Natural | Reverb

New Guild USA D-50. Natural finish Solid Sitka Spruce Top, Indian Rosewood sides and back Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar. Guitar is not displayed in our guitar showroom, an appointment is required if previewing before purchase is necessary. This guitar will be stored in its case with D'Addario's Hum...

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[hearth_man]

It's a classic.

 

[Bill Ashton]

Glad to see this back out again...but light gauge strings? Won't compete against any D28 or the various clones like that!

 

[HeyMikey]

I’m happy to see a new Standard release. Hope to see more.

 

[Bill Ashton]

Quick way to tell a NH Standard from a Traditional was (Italian!) Ivoroid binding vs red "dead turtle," and satin finish (at least on neck) vs gloss nitro. Cannot remember if standards had Chesterfields then...

Same hold true today?

 

[chazmo]

That's GREAT! Although, it's unclear to me what this guitar will be named (or is named). They don't use "Standard" for the other models, but use "Traditional" to indicate something that follows along with the past. I suspect it'll just be "D-50".... Anyway, it's not on the web site yet.

 

[chazmo]

Quick way to tell a NH Standard from a Traditional was (Italian!) Ivoroid binding vs red "dead turtle," and satin finish (at least on neck) vs gloss nitro. Cannot remember if standards had Chesterfields then...

Same hold true today?

I'm not sure this is technically what CMG will call these, are you guys? They're not on the web site yet. (see above)

 

[GGJaguar]

Maybe it's a "standard" because it has a mortise and tenon neck joint and lacks the Chesterfield? Just grasping at straws here.

 

[chazmo]

Well, GG, all I was really getting at is that it's not a "Standard" series, as was defined in New Hartford.

What you're suggesting is certainly possible. We'll see what the specs say when they get published.

 

[chazmo]

Quick way to tell a NH Standard from a Traditional was (Italian!) Ivoroid binding vs red "dead turtle," and satin finish (at least on neck) vs gloss nitro. Cannot remember if standards had Chesterfields then...

Same hold true today?

Standard series from NH had no Chesterfield... just the tented Guild in MOP on a rosewood veneer, Bill. I think they all looked like this. Ignore the TRC; that's my own. The original is black plastic.

 

[chazmo]

To be clear, the guitar in the ad *does" have the same headstock as New Hartford's Standard series. At least, I *think* that's a rosewood faceplate with the Standard tent logo. It does look like a gloss neck, though, and that was never true for the NH Standards.

 

[HeyMikey]

The Standards of past were well made using quality materials, that play and sound great, at a relatively affordable current market price. Exceptional bang for the buck. I would be very happy to see Guildaha reintroduce some sought after models under the Standard banner as long as those core principals are carried forward.

 

[adorshki]

Ignore the TRC; that's my own.

It's invisible. Isn't that an infraction of some kind?

 

[chazmo]

What's invisible, Al? If you're referring to my second TRC screw? Don't worry, I was just experimenting at the time. There's two in there now.

 

[GGJaguar]

The invisible Chesterfield inlay?

 

[chazmo]

The invisible Chesterfield inlay?

Quite!

 

[adorshki]

What's invisible, Al? If you're referring to my second TRC screw? Don't worry, I was just experimenting at the time. There's two in there now.

The TRC's invisible. Which oughta be felony level 'cause it may be concealing an inversion.

 

[chazmo]

The TRC's invisible. Which oughta be felony level 'cause it may be concealing an inversion.

It's called "blending," Al.

 

[Bill Ashton]

The trussrod cover police never sleep...

 

[adorshki]

It's called "blending," Al.

You had collision (paint) repair on your headstock?