What year is my S-100?

[Shredder]

I think it's a 1994 but I don't see it in any dating guides or maybe I don't know how to read the guides. lol
Here's the guide I'm looking at:
https://www.adkguitar.com/pages/dating-a-guild-guitar

Thanks

 

[chazmo]

Welcome aboard, @Shredder !!

Yup, you got it right - 1994. It's in the Guild list below:

See https://guildguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/history_of_your_guild.pdf

 

[chazmo]

(can we see more pix of your S-100??? -- we love pix)

 

[Shredder]

OK so they were reissued in 1994 and there were 132 made?

 

[Shredder]

Here's a few pics.

 

[Norrissey]

Sweet S-100!
I'm trying to remember, did the '94 S-100s have HB-1s or SD-1s? Either way I'm sure that guitar sounds awesome.

 

[GAD]

Sweet S-100!
I'm trying to remember, did the '94 S-100s have HB-1s or SD-1s? Either way I'm sure that guitar sounds awesome.

The first few had HB1s

1994 Guild S-100 Polara | GAD's Ramblings

For my 30th Guild guitar review, I decided to publish something special, which is a review of this 1994 Guild S100 Polara. I’ve already reviewed two Guild S100s, one from the 2015 Newark Street line and one from the 1997 Westerly Reissue series. Why another S100 review? Because this one is...

www.gad.net

 

[Shredder]

GAD is correct! I've had this thing forever. I bought it new back in the 90's.

 

[chazmo]

OK so they were reissued in 1994 and there were 132 made?

@Shredder , don't make that assumption. The table just shows the last of the serial numbers for that model for the year. There could be gaps in the serial numbers produced. Nor do we know if they started from zero. So, what you can assume is that there were no more than 132 made... (i.e., less than or equal).

Oh, I guess you can also assume that yours was within the first 20 of the reissues built. (not which one).

 

[Shredder]

Too bad there's not a list of serial numbers for each one that was made so we know exactly.

 

[walrus]

Cool guitar!

walrus

 

[GAD]

Too bad there's not a list of serial numbers for each one that was made so we know exactly.

http://support.guildguitars.com/downloads/datingyourguild.pdf

The problem is that the chart has errors. The only reliable source of serial number info is Hans.

 

[chazmo]

Too bad there's not a list of serial numbers for each one that was made so we know exactly.

During the Tacoma and New Hartford eras, the serial number had encoded in it the exact day of finishing. That was nice. Westerly-built guitars did not have that information. However, in the mid-90s, there were date stamps on the neck blocks of the acoustics... You might hunt around the electronics cavities to see if something similar was done for your guitar, Shredder.

Anyway, it is what it is! Welcome to the world of Guild!

 

[Shredder]

The S-100 has a ton of miles on it. It still plays great but It could use a new nut. I ordered a new one. Should be here in a week.

 

[SFIV1967]

OK so they were reissued in 1994 ...

From the 1994 Guild Electric flyer:



Jan 15, 1994 price list:



Ralf

 

[Shredder]

Thanks Ralf. Cool post!!
I bought mine from Century Music in SA, Texas. They were asking $1100. A friend got me a discount so I paid a little over $900.

 

[Shredder]

Thanks again to everyone that posted on this thread. This is a nice active site. I didn't expect prompt responses.