Dating guild acoustic guitars
07-Aug-2020 12:14
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Hi all, I had a 1965 M-20 a few years ago, sold it due to an unfortunate finance situation, and have been looking for a vintage M-20 since.
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There are other resources for dating Guild guitars which you may also want to consult, such as: “The Guild Guitar Book” by Hans Moust, and “Gruhn’s Guide To Vintage Guitars” by George Gruhn.
There are certainly less expensive examples of vintage M-20's...although most have abundant cosmetic imperfections and some with potential functional issues (neck angle, bridge lift etc. 00 is imo the absolute highest conceivable price for that guitar. I bought a 1973 D-25 in the meantime, and while I really like it, it's just not the same as the M-20. I know that Guild didn't always keep perfect serial number records pre-1960.
The D-55’s fingerboard is set on an all-mahogany neck with beautiful walnut center seam running the length of the heel to headstock.It appears that you have stumbled across quite a rare example of that guitar..at your local guitar store....crazy!It isn't often that you find a ghost label M-20..it is entirely rare to find one that comes anywhere close to resembling a mint condition..you can play/touch/hear/feel locally. It would be like finding a holy grail to find a mint 50's or 60's M-20 that had never been played AND which had perfect neck to body geometry without having work done previously. Hi all, I had a 1965 M-20 a few years ago, sold it due to an unfortunate finance situation, and have been looking for a vintage M-20 since.Internal refinements include scalloped Adirondack bracing as well as an improved dovetail neck-joint, hand fit to make this generation of D-55 the lightest, loudest, and best-sounding yet.
The D-55 showcases Guild’s most recognizable headstock which is fully bound and features the Guild “Peak and Shield” inlay combination over a figured ebony overlay.
I bought a 1973 D-25 in the meantime, and while I really like it, it's just not the same as the M-20. I know that Guild didn't always keep perfect serial number records pre-1960.