How many Guild Custom Shop M-70s were made?

[Steve Messenger]

Just sittin' around playing my '99 Fiesta Red M-70 ... it's a terrific little guitar IMHO ... anyhoo, I know that there were 5(?) colors, but how many were made in the two years (1999-2000?)? Thanks

 

[walrus]

No clue to your question, but that is a nice guitar! I never bonded with a 2000 Fiesta Red M-70 I had (too heavy for me), but boy do I love the look of these!

walrus

 

[GAD]

I’ll take it!

I don’t think anyone really knows how many of any model was made outside of Hans.

 

[matsickma]

As guitar weight goes the M70 is one of the lighter "solid body" guitars that I played. I'm willing to bet they are lighter than a chambered Bluesbird but not as light as an Aristocrat or Freshman.
On the other hand the DeArmond M70 is one heavy plank solid body guitar.
M

 

[SFIV1967]

I know that there were 5(?) colors,

Not sure how many colors were really shipped. But 5 sounds at least right as minimum. The 2000 catalog showed Seafoam Green, Daphne Blue, Fiesta Red and Black as standard colors. Also I have seen pictures of at least one in a like TV-Yellow which was called Vintage Blonde.

Ralf

 

[GGJaguar]

I've always wondered why that model didn't have a bound fingerboard.

 

[chazmo]

Is that the stock pickguard, Steve?

Your strap is a great match to the guitar itself. NICE!

 

[matsickma]

The pickguard on the M70 is clear. My M70 is the black model. Those white felt washers under the clear pickguard didn't do the black body any justice so I replaced them with black ones. My black ones are not felt but are a form of silicone rubber. Believe it or not they are parts from an antenna!
M

 

[Steve Messenger]

Is that the stock pickguard, Steve?

Your strap is a great match to the guitar itself. NICE!

the whole thing is bone stock (except I replaced the knobs with buffalo nickels) ... the strap is by Jodi Head

 

[SFIV1967]

Is that the stock pickguard...?

Ralf