Hello im new here was looking for info on my guild

[NEED HELP]

 

[hansmoust]

Hello NEED HELP,

Welcome! Other than knowing that you have a Guild D-50 with a 'natural top' from the year 1979, what else would you like to know?

Sincerely,
Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[NEED HELP]

well i was in a music store yesterday purchasing new strings and the owner came out to look at my guild he said by the ser # it was a 62 just trying to find out what i have , thanx for the feedback

 

[NEED HELP]

this guitar was gifted to me by my father inlaw and will never be sold im slowly getting finger back in shape to play it a little

 

[gjmalcyon]

Welcome! Stick around - nice folks around here. That is a very nice guitar and that model enjoys much love around here. Play it in good health.

 

[chazmo]

Lots of love for the D-50 around here, NEED HELP. Welcome aboard. Would like to see more pictures!

 

[NEED HELP]

Lots of love for the D-50 around here, NEED HELP. Welcome aboard. Would like to see more pictures!

Lots of love for the D-50 around here, NEED HELP. Welcome aboard. Would like to see more pictures!

just added a few photos

 

[NEED HELP]

Hello NEED HELP,

Welcome! Other than knowing that you have a Guild D-50 with a 'natural top' from the year 1979, what else would you like to know?

Sincerely,
Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

hans how did you come up with the year im getting a few different awensers

 

[NEED HELP]

Lots of love for the D-50 around here, NEED HELP. Welcome aboard. Would like to see more pictures!

more pictures up

 

[chazmo]

Hans is the authority, NEED HELP.

Thanks for the excellent pictures, NEED HELP. Beautiful guitars.

 

[fronobulax]

hans how did you come up with the year im getting a few different awensers

Serial number is six digits with no leading letters. Guild used six digit serial numbers from ~1974 to ~1979. The chart at https://guildguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/history_of_your_guild.pdf says 205011 is between the first and last serials for 1979. Hence 1979 (before September 30, 1979).

The online serial number charts are often incomplete, inaccurate or both. They are also inconsistent in format and sometimes cannot be read correctly without understanding "the fine print". The best published serial number data is in Hans' book so you are unlikely to get a better answer than what Hans gives.

 

[hansmoust]

hans how did you come up with the year im getting a few different awensers

I dated it by looking at the serial number on the label, and all the specs that I can see in the photos you posted confirm that year.

By the way, it looks like the headstock had a serious break. I can't tell if it has been repaired already, but maybe you should show it to repairman with a good reputation who should be able to tell you if the headstock break needs attention.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[Brad Little]

hans how did you come up with the year im getting a few different awensers

Hans literally wrote the book on Guild guitars and has better records than any of the various Guild owners ever did. A little history, the D50 was introduced in the 1963 catalog (p 121 in Hans book). Guild transitioned from Hoboken, NJ to Westerly, RI late '60s but used the Hoboken labels until they were gone, then used a "Made in USA" label before the Made in Westerly labels.

 

[NEED HELP]

I dated it by looking at the serial number on the label, and all the specs that I can see in the photos you posted confirm that year.

By the way, it looks like the headstock had a serious break. I can't tell if it has been repaired already, but maybe you should show it to repairman with a good reputation who should be able to tell you if the headstock break needs attention.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

yes the owner before me said it fell off stage and he had it fixed it is noticeable but dosent efect play and if it evry start to need attention i will get it checked

 

[adorshki]

yes the owner before me said it fell off stage and he had it fixed it is noticeable but dosent efect play and if it evry start to need attention i will get it checked

Welcome Need Help, love the backstory.
I wouldn't worry too much, because a properly repaired break is actually stronger than the wood around it. ifit's lasted this long it's probably good "for life".

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Hello NEED HELP. Just doing my civic Guild duty and letting you know that your Truss Rod Cover is mounted up-side-down.

The design of the TRC is that it matches the shape of the headstock.

 

[Prince of Darkness]

well i was in a music store yesterday purchasing new strings and the owner came out to look at my guild he said by the ser # it was a 62 just trying to find out what i have , thanx for the feedback

Guild serial numbers can be confusing! If you take the last digit off the number, he would have been right, 1962's numbers were 18420 to 22722, so 20501 would have been right in the middle As others have stated, a '62 wouldn't have a Westerly label. I think the top of the headstock would also be a different shape, similar to a Gibson and the TRC would be different.

 

[adorshki]

Guild serial numbers can be confusing! If you take the last digit off the number, he would have been right, 1962's numbers were 18420 to 22722, so 20501 would have been right in the middle As others have stated, a '62 wouldn't have a Westerly label. I think the top of the headstock would also be a different shape, similar to a Gibson and the TRC would be different.

Actually, in '62, they hadn't made any D50's yet. They had crowned headstocks when they were introduced (along with the D40) in '63.

 

[Prince of Darkness]

Actually, in '62, they hadn't made any D50's yet. They had crowned headstocks when they were introduced (along with the D40) in '63.

To be honest, I had seen in an earlier post that the D50 was introduced in '63, but just wanted to say about the different style of headstock on '62s I believe that 1963 was the year that the change was made, though the crowned headstock does go back further on the Artist Award and Johnny Smith Award.

 

[E-Type]

Had the serial # been 20501, it would be a ‘62. Six instead of five digits matters!