GGJaguar
Reverential Member
What is there to say about the D-25 that hasn’t been said already? Well, if it’s a D-25 Anniversary or D-26 model, there are a few things that can be said. The body is African mahogany (probably Khaya) so I’m guessing Guild’s entire range of arched back mahogany guitars at this time were also being made with Khaya instead of Honduran mahogany. I assume the neck is Khaya, too. The top is perfectly quarter sawn Sitka spruce with lots of silking.
I believe @twocorgis is correct that both models are one in the same and were made only in 1995. They differ, for the most part, in name only, though the serial number prefixes can be either D25xxxx or D26xxxx. I have seen one 25th Anv D-25 with a D26 serial prefix though the headstock decal and label both denoted it as a D-25.
Again, looks like Sandy’s hunch is right – they are the same guitar serial number and labels be damned. They do have some notable differences compared to the standard D-25 from the same time period. These have been discussed before, but I will repeat them here:
Gold Rotomatics instead of chrome
Light stained body and neck instead of dark stained body and neck
5-ply w/b/w/b/w top binding instead of 4-ply b/w/b/w
1-ply white back binding and heel cap instead of 1-ply black
Scalloped bracing instead of straight bracing. This is the most significant difference. Notice that the scalloping is not very deep. I’d called them “mildly scalloped” braces compared to some of my other guitars. The other surprise (to me at least) is the giant bridge plate that extends all the way to the “X”.
Also, there is the mahogany block attached to the neck block under the fingerboard extension. I think this was an early ‘80s modification and @adorshki can correct me on this.
I believe @twocorgis is correct that both models are one in the same and were made only in 1995. They differ, for the most part, in name only, though the serial number prefixes can be either D25xxxx or D26xxxx. I have seen one 25th Anv D-25 with a D26 serial prefix though the headstock decal and label both denoted it as a D-25.
Again, looks like Sandy’s hunch is right – they are the same guitar serial number and labels be damned. They do have some notable differences compared to the standard D-25 from the same time period. These have been discussed before, but I will repeat them here:
Gold Rotomatics instead of chrome
Light stained body and neck instead of dark stained body and neck
5-ply w/b/w/b/w top binding instead of 4-ply b/w/b/w
1-ply white back binding and heel cap instead of 1-ply black
Scalloped bracing instead of straight bracing. This is the most significant difference. Notice that the scalloping is not very deep. I’d called them “mildly scalloped” braces compared to some of my other guitars. The other surprise (to me at least) is the giant bridge plate that extends all the way to the “X”.
Also, there is the mahogany block attached to the neck block under the fingerboard extension. I think this was an early ‘80s modification and @adorshki can correct me on this.
