What follows is a bunch of abbreviations, terminology, and just factoids to help people navigate the waters around here. Some of this is just web-speak, but most of it is specific to guitars/amps/Guild stuff in general. If something belongs on this list, PM a moderator with additions or corrections:
A = Auditorium (e.g., A-25)
AB = Antique Burst
Archie or Archback = A Guild made with a distinctly arched back, made from a laminated process that does not require braces on the back. E.g., the F-50 model.
ARCOS = MIM Guilds. Some folks have theorized that this means "arches" and might relate to the arched-back of these models.
Arthur = Arthritis. The bane of aging guitar players everywhere!
Ax or Axe = a player's musical instrument. usually a guitar, sometimes a bass and I once heard a sax player drop the "s".
Beesley = Ted Beesley, author of "Guild Guitars"
Bible (The) - See "Old Testament"
BIN = Buy It Now (a fixed price on eBay, not an auction)
BL, BLD = Blonde
BLK = Black
BTW = By The Way
BR = Brown
BRW, Braz = Brazilian Rosewood
BTDT = Been There, Done That
C = cutaway or carved heel, e.g., D-100C
CE = cutaway (with) electronics
CBH = Confirmed by Hans [Moust]
CH = Cherry
CMG = Cordoba Music Group, purchased Guild from Fender in 2014.
CO = Contemporary Series, short-lived models built in Tacoma featuring bolt-on necks.
COA = Certificate of Authenticity. Some documentation proving a guitar is what it is advertised as.
Corona = California - Fender's facility where Guilds were made for a while
CV = Another one of the Contemporary Series, (see CO above)
CYNNH = see ya in New Hartford
D = dreadnought (e.g,.D-25)
DAW = digital audio workstation, i.e., a program which lets you edit music
Dog Tucker = dog food... i.e., crap, shagged, clapped out (courtesy of coastie!
)
Doris = Any NZ female
DV = Dreadnaught Vintage (e.g., DV-52)
EIR = East Indian Rosewood
F = Folk (e.g., F-30). There are a lot of "F" models, the only thing you can say is that they aren't dreadnoughts.
FART = Fingers Are Really Tired
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions.
Florentine Cutaway = pointed (sharp) guitar cutaway, not round like Venetian
FMIC = Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (a former owner of Guild)
FS = For Sale
FS/FT = For Sale or For Trade
FWIW = For What It's Worth
G = Gruhn (see below), e.g., GF25 = Gruhn Folk 25
GA = Grand Auditorium (Taylor body style, not Guild)
GAD = Gary A. Donahue (owner of LTG). Also:
GAD = Guild Acoustic Design, MIC guitars, later appearing as the "100" series and (later) the "Westerly Collection" series
GC = Grand Concert (Taylor body style, not Guild)
GAS = Guitar Acquisition Syndrome (or "Guild", if you like)
Ghost - early style of Guild label.
Gibby = Gibson
GL*** = Good luck ...
GLWTS = Good luck with the sale
GOAT = Greatest of All Time
Going all Tom Petty = "The waiting is the hardest part."
GOTP = "GOing all Tom Petty" on something...
Grot = proprietor of http://www.guildsofgrot.com
Gruhn = George Gruhn, usually in reference to the "Gruhn era" or "Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars"
Gruhn era = 1986 - 1988 after Guild was sold by Avnet to investors including Jerre Haskew (former Guild president)
GSR = officially "Guild Special Reserve / Run," but derived from Guild Summit Retreat (when dealers made custom orders)... means custom runs of 20 units by New Hartford. GSRs started during the Tacoma era as presentations to dealers by Fender.
GV = Gruhn Vintage
Hans = Hans Moust, author of "The Guild Guitar Book" (see Old Testament) and most generous source of time and info here on LTG
Hans’d = to have been corrected by Hans
HB = Humbucking Pickup
HH = Humbucker Hater
HMMOGG! = Holy Moly Mother of Guild Goodness!
Hobo = a Guild made in the old Neumann Leathers building on Observer Highway in Hoboken, New Jersey. See Old Testament.
Hog = ma"HOG"any wood
HoG = House of Guild (a possible misinterpretation of the aforementioned abbreviation for mahogany
)
IIRC = If I recall correctly
IMO, IMHO, IMNSHO = In my (not so humble) opinion
INGD = Incoming New Gear Day
J = Jumbo
JF = Jumbo Folk (e.g., JF-30)
JSA = Johnny Smith Award model
JV = Jumbo Vintage
LMFAO = laughing my f'ing arse off
LMG = Let's Meet Guild, events held at the shop in New Hartford attended by LTG members. Four of these were held from 2010 through 2013.
LTG = where you are!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
M = Mahogany, e.g., D-25M (finish color on post '74 D-25s, sometimes seen on transitional models with true mahogany tops)
MAP = Minimum Advertised Price (the lowest you'll see a dealer-advertised guitar for unless a dealer wants to be spanked by the manufacturer), see MSRP and Street
Mountie = an LTGer who reports counterfeit merchandise, calls out sellers for fraudulent claims and protects other members in cyberspace.
MIA = Made in the United States of America,
MIC = Made in China (see GAD)
MIJ = Made in Japan (not Guilds, but many others, including some Takamine and Ibanez clones that were Guild-like)
MIK = Made in Korea (see Newark Street Series)
MIM = Made in Mexico (see Arcos)
MIRC = http://mircweb.com/ Reclamation company that sold Guilds. Factory reject guitars that came without warrantee. Usually accompanied by sticker overlaid on label and "USED" stamped on back of headstock.
MOP = Mother of Pearl.
MOTS = Mother of Toilet Seat, plastic material that looks vaguely pearlescent. "Affectionate" term in contrast with MOP.
MSRP = Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price, see also MAP and Street
MXXXXX = Martin
NAD = New Amp Day
NB = "Nature Boy" (e.g., seen on S-100s)
NCL = Nitrocellulose Lacquer
New Testament = The as-yet unpublished Volume II of Hans' Guild Guitar Book (see "Old Testament")
Newark Street Series = Re-issue, partly re-engineered, MIK electric guitars, based on Hoboken-made instruments (some provided by LTGers).
NGD = New Guitar Day (Now famous)
NH / N.H. = New Hartford, CT -- Home of Guild US production from 2009 - 2014.
NOS = New Old Stock, in Guild lingo would be applicable to a new item (previously unsold) that was built some time ago.
NSFW = Not Suitable For Work. On LTG, usually used in jest as in "drool-inducing" or "guitar porn."
NT = Natural Top (NaTural - as in *not* stained or sunbursted, showing the wood's natural color), or Natural Tone
OHSC = Original Hard Shell Case
Old Testament = The Guild Guitar Book, The Company and the Instruments, 1952-1977, Hans Moust
OMG! = Oh My God!
OP = Original Poster
Orpheum = A series of acoustics that Guild might've produced pre-war, spearheaded by Ren Ferguson.
OT= Old Testament (see above)
Oxnard = (California) Home of Guild US production from 2016.
PM = Private Message (from one LTG user to another) See the envelope icon at the top of your screen.
PU, Pup or P'up = Pickup
Ralf’d = to have been corrected by Ralf
SAS = String Acquisition Syndrome. See GAS.
SB = Sunburst
SME = Subject Matter Expert
Snakehead = the shape of a Gruhn-era headstock (which tapers off a bit at the crown)
SSH = Single Coil - Single Coil - Humbucker (for pickup configuration of the various "super-strat" style guitars of '80s)
Street (Price) = The price you can expect to pay for an item. Usually lower than MSRP or even MAP. Applies broader than new items.
SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed, especially relating to NGD and NAD
Tacoma = Fender purchased Tacoma Guitars and built Guilds there for a while.
TOM = Tune-o-matic
TPR = Transparent Red
TRC = Truss Rod Cover
TXXXXX = Taylor
Trev. = Any NZ male
UST = Under Saddle Transducer, as opposed to magnetic PU or bridge-plate mounted transducers (e.g., K&K)
V = Vintage
Venetian Cutaway - Rounded cutaway, not sharp like Florentine.
Vol. I - See "Old Testament"
Vol. II - See "New Testament"
W,TMTATACMB ! = Well, tie me to a tree and call me Brenda !
Westerly = The home of Guild Guitars (in Rhode Island) for 30 years. See Old Testament.
Westerly (Collection) Series = Renamed GAD Series (MIC acoustic guitars) by CMG. See "GAD" above.
WGR = Woodgrain Red
WTB - Want to Buy
WWLTGD = What would LTG do?
WWWHMDW = Wonderful Woman Who Hid My Damn Wallet
YMMV = Your mileage may vary
A = Auditorium (e.g., A-25)
AB = Antique Burst
Archie or Archback = A Guild made with a distinctly arched back, made from a laminated process that does not require braces on the back. E.g., the F-50 model.
ARCOS = MIM Guilds. Some folks have theorized that this means "arches" and might relate to the arched-back of these models.
Arthur = Arthritis. The bane of aging guitar players everywhere!
Ax or Axe = a player's musical instrument. usually a guitar, sometimes a bass and I once heard a sax player drop the "s".
Beesley = Ted Beesley, author of "Guild Guitars"
Bible (The) - See "Old Testament"
BIN = Buy It Now (a fixed price on eBay, not an auction)
BL, BLD = Blonde
BLK = Black
BTW = By The Way
BR = Brown
BRW, Braz = Brazilian Rosewood
BTDT = Been There, Done That
C = cutaway or carved heel, e.g., D-100C
CE = cutaway (with) electronics
CBH = Confirmed by Hans [Moust]
CH = Cherry
CMG = Cordoba Music Group, purchased Guild from Fender in 2014.
CO = Contemporary Series, short-lived models built in Tacoma featuring bolt-on necks.
COA = Certificate of Authenticity. Some documentation proving a guitar is what it is advertised as.
Corona = California - Fender's facility where Guilds were made for a while
CV = Another one of the Contemporary Series, (see CO above)
CYNNH = see ya in New Hartford
D = dreadnought (e.g,.D-25)
DAW = digital audio workstation, i.e., a program which lets you edit music
Dog Tucker = dog food... i.e., crap, shagged, clapped out (courtesy of coastie!
Doris = Any NZ female
DV = Dreadnaught Vintage (e.g., DV-52)
EIR = East Indian Rosewood
F = Folk (e.g., F-30). There are a lot of "F" models, the only thing you can say is that they aren't dreadnoughts.
FART = Fingers Are Really Tired
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions.
Florentine Cutaway = pointed (sharp) guitar cutaway, not round like Venetian
FMIC = Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (a former owner of Guild)
FS = For Sale
FS/FT = For Sale or For Trade
FWIW = For What It's Worth
G = Gruhn (see below), e.g., GF25 = Gruhn Folk 25
GA = Grand Auditorium (Taylor body style, not Guild)
GAD = Gary A. Donahue (owner of LTG). Also:
GAD = Guild Acoustic Design, MIC guitars, later appearing as the "100" series and (later) the "Westerly Collection" series
GC = Grand Concert (Taylor body style, not Guild)
GAS = Guitar Acquisition Syndrome (or "Guild", if you like)
Ghost - early style of Guild label.
Gibby = Gibson
GL*** = Good luck ...
GLWTS = Good luck with the sale
GOAT = Greatest of All Time
Going all Tom Petty = "The waiting is the hardest part."
GOTP = "GOing all Tom Petty" on something...
Grot = proprietor of http://www.guildsofgrot.com
Gruhn = George Gruhn, usually in reference to the "Gruhn era" or "Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars"
Gruhn era = 1986 - 1988 after Guild was sold by Avnet to investors including Jerre Haskew (former Guild president)
GSR = officially "Guild Special Reserve / Run," but derived from Guild Summit Retreat (when dealers made custom orders)... means custom runs of 20 units by New Hartford. GSRs started during the Tacoma era as presentations to dealers by Fender.
GV = Gruhn Vintage
Hans = Hans Moust, author of "The Guild Guitar Book" (see Old Testament) and most generous source of time and info here on LTG
Hans’d = to have been corrected by Hans
HB = Humbucking Pickup
HH = Humbucker Hater
HMMOGG! = Holy Moly Mother of Guild Goodness!
Hobo = a Guild made in the old Neumann Leathers building on Observer Highway in Hoboken, New Jersey. See Old Testament.
Hog = ma"HOG"any wood
HoG = House of Guild (a possible misinterpretation of the aforementioned abbreviation for mahogany
IIRC = If I recall correctly
IMO, IMHO, IMNSHO = In my (not so humble) opinion
INGD = Incoming New Gear Day
J = Jumbo
JF = Jumbo Folk (e.g., JF-30)
JSA = Johnny Smith Award model
JV = Jumbo Vintage
LMFAO = laughing my f'ing arse off
LMG = Let's Meet Guild, events held at the shop in New Hartford attended by LTG members. Four of these were held from 2010 through 2013.
LTG = where you are!
M = Mahogany, e.g., D-25M (finish color on post '74 D-25s, sometimes seen on transitional models with true mahogany tops)
MAP = Minimum Advertised Price (the lowest you'll see a dealer-advertised guitar for unless a dealer wants to be spanked by the manufacturer), see MSRP and Street
Mountie = an LTGer who reports counterfeit merchandise, calls out sellers for fraudulent claims and protects other members in cyberspace.
MIA = Made in the United States of America,
MIC = Made in China (see GAD)
MIJ = Made in Japan (not Guilds, but many others, including some Takamine and Ibanez clones that were Guild-like)
MIK = Made in Korea (see Newark Street Series)
MIM = Made in Mexico (see Arcos)
MIRC = http://mircweb.com/ Reclamation company that sold Guilds. Factory reject guitars that came without warrantee. Usually accompanied by sticker overlaid on label and "USED" stamped on back of headstock.
MOP = Mother of Pearl.
MOTS = Mother of Toilet Seat, plastic material that looks vaguely pearlescent. "Affectionate" term in contrast with MOP.
MSRP = Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price, see also MAP and Street
MXXXXX = Martin
NAD = New Amp Day
NB = "Nature Boy" (e.g., seen on S-100s)
NCL = Nitrocellulose Lacquer
New Testament = The as-yet unpublished Volume II of Hans' Guild Guitar Book (see "Old Testament")
Newark Street Series = Re-issue, partly re-engineered, MIK electric guitars, based on Hoboken-made instruments (some provided by LTGers).
NGD = New Guitar Day (Now famous)
NH / N.H. = New Hartford, CT -- Home of Guild US production from 2009 - 2014.
NOS = New Old Stock, in Guild lingo would be applicable to a new item (previously unsold) that was built some time ago.
NSFW = Not Suitable For Work. On LTG, usually used in jest as in "drool-inducing" or "guitar porn."
NT = Natural Top (NaTural - as in *not* stained or sunbursted, showing the wood's natural color), or Natural Tone
OHSC = Original Hard Shell Case
Old Testament = The Guild Guitar Book, The Company and the Instruments, 1952-1977, Hans Moust
OMG! = Oh My God!
OP = Original Poster
Orpheum = A series of acoustics that Guild might've produced pre-war, spearheaded by Ren Ferguson.
OT= Old Testament (see above)
Oxnard = (California) Home of Guild US production from 2016.
PM = Private Message (from one LTG user to another) See the envelope icon at the top of your screen.
PU, Pup or P'up = Pickup
Ralf’d = to have been corrected by Ralf
SAS = String Acquisition Syndrome. See GAS.
SB = Sunburst
SME = Subject Matter Expert
Snakehead = the shape of a Gruhn-era headstock (which tapers off a bit at the crown)
SSH = Single Coil - Single Coil - Humbucker (for pickup configuration of the various "super-strat" style guitars of '80s)
Street (Price) = The price you can expect to pay for an item. Usually lower than MSRP or even MAP. Applies broader than new items.
SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed, especially relating to NGD and NAD
Tacoma = Fender purchased Tacoma Guitars and built Guilds there for a while.
TOM = Tune-o-matic
TPR = Transparent Red
TRC = Truss Rod Cover
TXXXXX = Taylor
Trev. = Any NZ male
UST = Under Saddle Transducer, as opposed to magnetic PU or bridge-plate mounted transducers (e.g., K&K)
V = Vintage
Venetian Cutaway - Rounded cutaway, not sharp like Florentine.
Vol. I - See "Old Testament"
Vol. II - See "New Testament"
W,TMTATACMB ! = Well, tie me to a tree and call me Brenda !
Westerly = The home of Guild Guitars (in Rhode Island) for 30 years. See Old Testament.
Westerly (Collection) Series = Renamed GAD Series (MIC acoustic guitars) by CMG. See "GAD" above.
WGR = Woodgrain Red
WTB - Want to Buy
WWLTGD = What would LTG do?
WWWHMDW = Wonderful Woman Who Hid My Damn Wallet
YMMV = Your mileage may vary
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