Tacoma made “Vintage F-50” model…what?

[E-Type]

I just played a Tacoma F-50 I liked a lot, but the sticker was really confusing.
What did I play? And what pickup is that?

 

[E-Type]

Oops, this one didn’t make it.

 

[adorshki]

Oops, this one didn’t make it.

Wow, it's another one of those fakes! (if not the same one) See this thread:
https://letstalkguild.com/ltg/index.php?threads/red-f50-gc-unknown-year-2400.219520/#post-212909
We're not sure how many of s/n 311480110 were made.

 

[E-Type]

Wow, it's another one of those fakes! (if not the same one) See this thread:
https://letstalkguild.com/ltg/index.php?threads/red-f50-gc-unknown-year-2400.219520/#post-212909
We're not sure how many of s/n 311480110 were made.

It’s the same one.

 

[chazmo]

Bummer, E-Type. Yup, fake.

 

[GGJaguar]

I'll bet GC doesn't do anything about it and they try to dump it on someone.

 

[chazmo]

We (LTG members) pointed this fakery out a long time ago and every time one of these comes up, we post a caveat emptor to our members, particularly when it's being sold for real Guild prices.. It's the most we can do. To be fair, the guys selling the fakes have usually priced them accordingly, and some of our gang have bought them and been satisfied with them, so no harm no foul.

It seems that Guild, particularly under CMG's ownership, but even before that, doesn't seem to care much about shutting these people down. When sold new, the guys selling them give full disclosure and maybe that's enough for CMG. I don't know. Perhaps under Yamaha this will change. But of course it really gets under my skin when I see these being sold like a real Guild.

Anyway, like I said earlier, buyer beware!!!

 

[davenumber2]

This is what a real Tacoma label looks like:

Notice the font differences and the model and serial are handwritten.

 

[chazmo]

This is what a real Tacoma label looks like:

There are many other tells on this guitar, Dave. Not that it's a bad guitar or anything, it's just NOT a real Guild.

 

[GGJaguar]

Don't take the bait, it's a fake!!

 

[E-Type]

I called the store before going over (15 min drive) and asked for the serial number. When the guy said it did not start with a letter, I was suspicious. The strings were old, but it sounded pretty good. It was also much lighter than I expected and more resonant than the ‘79 D-40 they had for $1300 (needs reset). Still, the label was enough that I told the guy I had to find out wtf the story was. Like, did Tacoma make a bunch of start up guitars in 2004 or something.
Three cheers for LTG!