We now play Yamahas
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West R Lee
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West
Yamaha did have some 'contender' electrics though. Their Gretsch-alike AES-1500 could have done well, but I think it was introduced at the wrong time. The Weddington series was nice, but was launched when superstrats were just getting ahold of the market. The AEX-502 had some corners cut, but was an amazing value. And the Revstar series is one endorser away from becoming the next big thing.
If Carlos Santana played his SG-2000 for more than just the Moonflower album, it would have been a big thing too.
West R Lee
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Guild seems like the ping pong ball of the guitar world sometimes.
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Here's the press release:
I'm actually a bit excited about this.. We'll see what comes out of this I guess, but I for one, am optimistic. Of course, until just a few years ago I thought Santa Clause was real too.
West R Lee
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Thank you sir, I was unable to get the link to work. But it's par for the course.......if it's computer related, I can't do it.
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I am too. I've been sadly underwhelmed what Cordoba has done with the brand, but remain optimistic.
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To be fair, what other brand with money, distribution and decades of experience be better to buy Guild than Yamaha? No way would they sunset the brand. It will be just another line they carry. You think they maintain US production in Oxnard?
HeyMikey
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Quite a surprise. I’m going to be optimistic here. I think this elevates Yamaha by acquiring the US manufacturing presence. It gives them an opportunity to cater to a higher end acoustic audience. It also gives them a solid MIA electric line overnight. Sure there is some overlap that may result in consolidation of the MIA acoustic lines. Overall I think it expands their capabilities in a net positive way.
Perhaps with Yamaha’s expertise, sense of brand and deeper pockets it will result in an expansion of the US line. In a couple years maybe we will see a return of favorite models that Cordoba has been unwilling or unable to bankroll. At a minimum maybe they will stop the complete nonsense around model names
Of course they could do just the opposite and squash the US component and focus solely on the machine made MIA lines. But I’m hoping they want to play with the big boys and do it all. Fingers crossed.
Perhaps with Yamaha’s expertise, sense of brand and deeper pockets it will result in an expansion of the US line. In a couple years maybe we will see a return of favorite models that Cordoba has been unwilling or unable to bankroll. At a minimum maybe they will stop the complete nonsense around model names
Of course they could do just the opposite and squash the US component and focus solely on the machine made MIA lines. But I’m hoping they want to play with the big boys and do it all. Fingers crossed.
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adorshki
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Maybe they can find those 16" F-body bucks.
adorshki
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I'm in.Oh boy, now we can speculate for weeks or months on end about what will happen.
Maybe they'll find those 16" F-body bucks so they can build a real F47.I don't know what to think, just makes me nervous, after all the changes Guild has been through through the years. 0h for the good old days when guilds were guilds
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adorshki
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I'm in.Oh boy, now we can speculate for weeks or months on end about what will happen.
Maybe they'll find those 16" F-body bucks so they can build a real F47.I don't know what to think, just makes me nervous, after all the changes Guild has been through through the years. 0h for the good old days when guilds were guilds
Oooh, oooh!! First topic of speculation!
I hope so. I wondered what was gonna happen to the archback press and realized they may not actually shut down Oxnard. On the other hand, perhaps a local buyer would be very interested, between Taylor and L'Arivee?
silverfox103
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Looking back over the last 25 years, Guild has had a bumpy road with multiple owners and multiple manufacturing plants. I know it's probably done to keep the company going, but not a real good sign of things to come. Hope it doesn't come to having a genuine Guild, made in Japan. But it's getting closer.
Disclaimer: I am a "glass half empty" guy.
Tom
JohnW63
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Personally, I expect that Yamaha will not need two competing lines of the lower end guitars. They sell a lot of those in their FG series. Although, some go much cheaper than any Guild " Westerly Series ". I just counted 42 models under $500 at Sweetwater. They show about 30 of them in the $1000-$2000 range. I know there are some high end Yamahas in the LS or LL series. So, what disappears and from what brand?
I don't know which way this will go.
I don't know which way this will go.
JohnW63
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MLBob,
They won't tell us anything more than what's in the press release.
They won't tell us anything more than what's in the press release.