What is THE Guild electric?

[GAD]

Starfire IV IMO

 

[Brad Little]

As a young fella growing up and just starting to play guitar, I thought Guilds were big fat jazzbox type guitars used in tv type orchestras, like on Lawrence Welk or the Tonight Show.

I think they would be the one electric that most guitarist associate with Guild, at least those of us of a certain age
Brad

 

[matsickma]

Guild miss a heck of an opportunity by failing to capatalize on the use by of a custom M65 Freshman used by Keith Richard on Ed Sullivan when the Stones played Satisfaction. If that were widely known via an advertising push many a M65's would have been sold.

In 1963the Les Pauls and Strats were not popular. Gibson was pushing the SG and the largest selling Fender guitar was the Jaguar. I don't think the Freshman would have laster that long because of the increased volume bands would be playing at by 1967 but Guild would have been recognized as a cool brand to own.

I am very suprised as I look back today and see all the bands that used a Guild guitar. The Fogerty brothers often used Guilds as John Fogerty was occasionally seen with a late 1960's M75 along with his brothers Starfire 4.

M

 

[pocaloc]

I was just in a record store today and looked up to see a Duane Eddy record cover with Duane holding a Guild, not a Gretsch.

Don't know if there are many Cure fans around hear, but the lead guitarist plays a Guild in the video for Just like Heaven. It's a Jazzbox with a half circular style cutaway.

Guild definitely has some marketing issues. The current lineup of acoustics seems to be set up nicely with a clear idea on what the model #'s mean and what you will be getting.

 

[fronobulax]

Love your guitar. I see Walter Broes posting on the Gretsch site frequently.

He posts a fair amount on LTG too.

 

[Thunderface]

How 'bout my '59?

That is a whole lotta Guild goodness right there! What is it about 1959 that is so damn magical for guitars?

 

[adorshki]

How 'bout my '59?

That is a whole lotta Guild goodness right there! What is it about 1959 that is so damn magical for guitars?

All the Nitrocellulose plastic binding was brand new. :lol:

 

[twocorgis]

That is a whole lotta Guild goodness right there! What is it about 1959 that is so damn magical for guitars?

Must be something, as there seems to be a lot '59s out there, and they're all good. 8)

Really, I wish mine were a '58, as that's what I thought it was according to the sales droid where I bought it. That was before I heard of the Guild dating chart, the internet, and this place. Too bad; '58 would have made it a birth year guitar.

 

[jimmyl51]

My 63 17" George Barnes Acousti-Lectric? jim in Maine who used to live in San Diego, and now loves it here in the northeast!

 

[billydlight]

58 CE100D an Icon in MY hands 8)

 

[F30]

Not being in the know about Guild electrics, but knowing more about them than the average guitarist, it seems like a Starfire model is the one I recognize and hear the most about.

Starfire? Did somebody say Starfire?

Dave

Love that Starfire :mrgreen:

 

[F30]

58 CE100D an Icon in MY hands 8)

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