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My friend and I bought our Guilds the same year, 1976. His Tobacco Sunburst D-35 on the left, my D-25M on the right, photo taken just a few weeks ago on my deck when we got together and jammed.

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My friend and I bought our Guilds the same year, 1976. His Tobacco Sunburst D-35 on the left, my D-25M on the right, photo taken just a few weeks ago on my deck when we got together and jammed.

Nice! Would have liked to join that jam!
 

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Great photo! "Made to be Played", indeed!

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that is really like the quintessential Guild photo. publication worthy! also that pair is looking quite creammy. that is my #1 favorite sunburst they did on anything with a spruce top, by far.
 

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Yes, they were both bought new, at different music stores in town.

And mav, that is the old "Tobacco Sunburst."
 

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Here's the back side view:

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About this time, maybe a couple years earlier, the D-25 became the D-35 (flat back, spruce top, upgraded to enclosed tuners) and the D-25 became arched back, spruce top, kept the open gear tuners. Both have decal headstocks.
 

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About this time, maybe a couple years earlier, the D-25 became the D-35 (flat back, spruce top, upgraded to enclosed tuners) and the D-25 became arched back, spruce top, kept the open gear tuners. Both have decal headstocks.

Hey Dread,

You need to read that over once more!

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
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Here's the back side view:

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About this time, maybe a couple years earlier, the D-25 became the D-35 (flat back, spruce top, upgraded to enclosed tuners) and the D-25 became arched back, spruce top, kept the open gear tuners. Both have decal headstocks.

Dread: In fact the D25 and D35 were introduced in the same year, 1968 according to Hans' book, and the D35 was always a flat-backed spruce top version.
The evolution of the D25 to the spruce-topped archback started when they added the arched back to the hog 'topped guitars by at least '73, then started using spruce tops on the archbacks by '74 at latest.
 

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Yeah, I mis-stated that whole D-35 thing. What I was trying to say is that by the time the D-25's went to spruce-tops I think the only differences on the D-35 was a flat back and enclosed tuners. I think.

But then, as Hans also pointed out to me, it appears my D-25 has a bigger bridge than the D-35...
 
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Cool picture lots of memories , where’s the beer ?
 
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