What do you LOVE about Guild guitars?

[poisonforfairy]

They seem to be very underrated but do have a good following so I want to know what everyone loves about their Guilds and the Guild company in general! Go!

 

[adorshki]

When I got my D25 in '97 it was the best price-to-quality AMERICAN built instrument I could find, in my price range.
It also had the best neck I'd ever felt.
Rumor has it the New Hartford plant still hasn't been able to cure those problems.

 

[dapmdave]

G chords.

 

[mavuser]

It is hard for me to explain my connection to Guild guitars. It's a spiritual thing. I will say though, I did learn to play on one, and many of the musicians I have grown up listening to personify the quintessential Guild sound. Slash and the lesser know Daniel Hutchens of Bloodkin are textbook examples, although there are certainly others.

 

[mad dog]

It started with the look, long ago. Something about that headstock always intrigued me. Now, having owned several, it's the consistently fine quality, plus the individual character and voice of my favorite models.
MD

 

[rampside]

Way back in the mid-seventies, I engulfed myself with learning to play guitar because of the incredible sound my brother produced with his Guild twelver! Which then, ultimately led to the S-100 shortly there after.

 

[rachelsdad]

They have always looked right to me...acoustic at least.....Not sure why I got the bug way back in 1977 but I have always pined for one since...best I could do back then was the Madeira.

 

[silverfox103]

When I got my D25 in '97 it was the best price-to-quality AMERICAN built instrument I could find, in my price range.
It also had the best neck I'd ever felt.
Rumor has it the New Hartford plant still hasn't been able to cure those problems.

Like "adorshki" says, what meant the most to me was it was American made and in the budget. The only guitar I have ever bought new was a Guild Mark V in 1982. Being a nylon player, shortens the field also. It was between the Mark V and a Martin N20, but with a young family etc., the Martin was out of the budget. I'm glad the way the story ended.

Tom

 

[killdeer43]

They have always looked right to me...acoustic at least.....Not sure why I got the bug way back in 1977 but I have always pined for one since...best I could do back then was the Madeira.

RD,
Off subject/veer perhaps, but why is your avatar a photo of....ME?
That photo was taken during an interview I did with the local university newsletter a couple of years ago. Does anyone else see this or is it my computer?

Curious Joe

 

[rampside]

RD,
Off subject/veer perhaps, but why is your avatar a photo of....ME?
That photo was taken during an interview I did with the local university newsletter a couple of years ago. Does anyone else see this or is it my computer?

Curious Joe

Wondered about that uncanny resemblance right off, Joe, but was waiting for someone else to bring it up.:semi-twins:

 

[jcwu]

I cut my teeth on Guns 'n Roses, growing up. Then I fell hard for my first Guild, the DV-52. It wasn't until a few years later that I noticed Slash and gang playing Guilds in the video for "Patience" and made the connection (could you blame me? my teenage eyes weren't focused on the guitars in that vid) - perhaps explains why I loved the sound of the Guild.

 

[adorshki]

Wondered about that uncanny resemblance right off, Joe, but was waiting for someone else to bring it up.:semi-twins:

Clones from different test tubes?

 

[adorshki]

I cut my teeth on Guns 'n Roses, growing up. Then I fell hard for my first Guild, the DV-52. It wasn't until a few years later that I noticed Slash and gang playing Guilds in the video for "Patience" and made the connection (could you blame me? my teenage eyes weren't focused on the guitars in that vid) - perhaps explains why I loved the sound of the Guild.

Well of course I didn't realize Richie Havens (A very early influence on me after proving you can ROCK on an acoustic guitar in "Woodstock") played a Guild until after I got my D25 and started seein' 'em everywhere...I was initially steered in their direction by my JF30-12 owning buddy, but once I got my hands on that neck....it was like: how quickly can I organize the funds to nail this guitar down?

 

[SFIV1967]

I want to know what everyone loves about their Guilds and the Guild company in general!

This thread explains it for me:
http://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/sh...orite-picture(s)-of-an-artist-playing-a-Guild
Ralf

 

[drc]

Not much besides HB1 pickups. LOL

 

[ScottyGuildPlayer]

The headstock did for me also,something about it's shape,and that beautiful logo,but the build-quality,playability,and the sound,sold me,I've owned all types of 12- string acoustics over the years,searching for the one I really liked the sound of,a year or so ago,I found it in a F-412, something funny happened after I acquired that guitar though,-I found that I wanted another Guild,and another....

 

[Muovinen]

Nowadays anyone can afford a Gibson or a Fender and you see them come around every corner. Just don't mind the Made In China label on the back. I want something that I can feel is really mine and that's Guild. The moment I got my hands on my S300 I knew that this is the "custom-made guitar" I always wanted. Never felt a guitar resonate that way and the neck... you all know what I'm talking about! Fits like a glove. I also love the headstock shape and the logo design (all of them) and the weirdish Guild-original designs they've made over the years. Guild is everything a boring perfectly made bling-bling high-tech super 3000 guitar is NOT. It's a living and breathing tone monster!

I keep one Gibson in the closet for reference

 

[kdavid]

to me its always about the tone. Guild, like the other big 2 or 3 has a tone unto themselves
& feel--yes...its all about tone & feel
& looks. &on &on etc...
seriously. i will relate the story again: when a sofa was 'accidently' dropped on my 81 m***** d18
i auditioned many other guitars. i came close to purchasing another 80's model m***** until i spotted the Chesterfield
at the back of the line. from the first G chord i knew it was coming home with me. mckaila has been my partner ever since

 

[smellygoatboy]

GET THE BOX OF TISSUES OUT !!! I bought a 1964 Cherry Starfire Mk 111 Bigsby Guild in 1964 when I was 17 because we played Kinks, Stones, Beatles,etc. I got the Guild mainly because of the Kinks, turn the tones right back and you have the Kinks sound. Had the Mk 111 for about 6 months then sold it, never played guitar again for 35 years,got a job on mobile oil drilling rigs.Story gets sadder!!!I traded a red 1963 Fender Strat for the Guild. Who knew in 50 years they would be worth a lot. When I buy guitars now I use the Guild as a yardstick for build quality.

 

[Ridgemont]

The low E on a D25