Cool Guild Sighting John Doe, Exene, and Phoebe

John Doe is one of my favorites...(at least until the night that he was hitting on my wife at a show). We forgive and we forget...I couldn't blame John for trying.
Anywho....I never noticed his Guild before....and the times I have seen X and/or John and/or The John Doe Thing live I don't recall this Guild....an old D-35 is my guess.
http://larecord.com/photos/2018/02/03/john-doe-exene-phoebe-bridgers-natural-history-museum

Great photos from the concert in that album, and some great shots of a well-worn Guild guitar. I like the American buffalo in the diorama behind the stage. Cool setting!

Kitarkus said:

I don't recall this Guild....an old D-35 is my guess.
http://larecord.com/photos/2018/02/03/john-doe-exene-phoebe-bridgers-natural-history-museum

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Don't think D35's ever got chesterfields (could be wrong, but they were actually introduced at same time as D25, like a "running mate", which definitely never got chesterfield.
That was the sign of a D40 (and they even came and went on those)..anyway, I'm betting it's either a D40 or D50 and no way to tell beyond that, unless maybe Hans can, LOL!
(Tortoise pickguard might be a giveaway for a D40, and pic #16 looks like a through-the bridge saddle which gives a clue that it's from before the drop-in saddle period.
Note also that along with the through-bridge saddle very early D25's/35's got this funky-looking 'guard:

And since the sides of John's axe somehow look kind of "hog-ish" I'm leaning more and more toward D40.

adorshki said:

And since the sides of John's axe somehow look kind of "hog-ish" I'm leaning more and more toward D40.

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I'd bet you are correct...and man oh man do I wish that I could borrow some of your free time!

Kitarkus said:

I'd bet you are correct...and man oh man do I wish that I could borrow some of your free time!

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Rental available for 45 cents a minute.

adorshki said:

Don't think D35's ever got chesterfields (could be wrong, but they were actually introduced at same time as D25, like a "running mate", which definitely never got chesterfield.
That was the sign of a D40 (and they even came and went on those)..anyway, I'm betting it's either a D40 or D50 and no way to tell beyond that, unless maybe Hans can

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Not sure what's going on with that headstock; doesn't look like a Chesterfield inlay to me.

Not much detail, but from what I can see in that photo I would think we're looking at a late '70s/early '80s D-35.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

hansmoust said:

Not sure what's going on with that headstock; doesn't look like a Chesterfield inlay to me.

Not much detail, but from what I can see in that photo I would think we're looking at a late '70s/early '80s D-35.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

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Man what an eagle eye!
And probably "spank me" for seeing that "stripe" and assuming it was a chesterfield.....photo 11's better for headstock detail.
Kitartkus;
YOU get a full refund....

hansmoust said:

Not sure what's going on with that headstock; doesn't look like a Chesterfield inlay to me.

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It may just be a decal like the one on the lower bout of the treble side.