Members gorebreath Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 Every Guild electric I have played has been a superb instrument. Much much better than a lot of today's juggernaut companies such as Ibanez.So how come Guild is strictly acoustic nowadays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tnetennba Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 because they are owned by Fender.same reason they don't make amps anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim gueguen Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 It didn't help that the last batch ot Guild electrics, made under Fender ownership,apparently didn't sell particularly well. Some people speculate that Fender becoming producer and distributor of Gretsch Guitars led Fender to drop Guild electrics to avoid competition between the brands, but I've seen no evidence. On the other hand there have been rumours for some time that Fender might revive Guild electrics. And before someone posts about Fender "ruining" Guild I can't imagine any other possible buyer treating it much differently. If Fender hadn't bought the name I suspect it would be gone now, or used strictly for Asian imports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twisty571 Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 It didn't help that the last batch ot Guild electrics, made under Fender ownership,apparently didn't sell particularly well. Some people speculate that Fender becoming producer and distributor of Gretsch Guitars led Fender to drop Guild electrics to avoid competition between the brands, but I've seen no evidence. On the other hand there have been rumours for some time that Fender might revive Guild electrics.And before someone posts about Fender "ruining" Guild I can't imagine any other possible buyer treating it much differently. If Fender hadn't bought the name I suspect it would be gone now, or used strictly for Asian imports. Kind of like what they are doing with the Charvel name? Apparently they discontinued the MIJ Charvels now and are only making the new Desolation line.........In Fenders defense though the rumor is that the supplier went bankrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 Kind of like what they are doing with the Charvel name? Apparently they discontinued the MIJ Charvels now and are only making the new Desolation line.........In Fenders defense though the rumor is that the supplier went bankrupt. Well, Charvel has had a long history of ups and downs. It went from being Jackson's sister brand in the '70's and early '80's, to being Jacksons import line in the late '80's, to being the budget line when Jackson also became an import line. If anything, Fender has done more than anyone to salvage the reputation of Charvel, probably more than they have done for the Jackson line, though the latter has remained stable or a line time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 I would love to see the Guild electrics revived, as they would likely be built in the Hamer factory. Don't know if there is enough of a market for them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim gueguen Posted March 19, 2012 Members Share Posted March 19, 2012 Yeah, it's a reasonable guess they'd be built at the former Ovation plant in New Hartford, which is where the current US Guild acoustics are being made, along with Hamers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AVisme Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 Just out of curiosity, say Fender did revive the electric side of Guild. What model(s) would you want them to make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 I'd mostly be interested in seeing some reissue Starfires, maybe a Bluesbird, but that's the thing. There are plenty of them on the used market, both the originals, and then the ones they made again in the 90's, and they're reasonably priced at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 Hard to fathom corporate decision making at times. Guild and Gretsch seem to be different species and fit into guitar eco-system in different niches, imho.I got a 99 Starfire IV. Would love to see them make the Starfire III again too.... or come to think of it, the II since then you don't have to deal with Bigsby issues.Maybe the build quality was too difficult for them to reach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 Just out of curiosity, say Fender did revive the electric side of Guild. What model(s) would you want them to make? Nightbird and Aristocrat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Folky_Grunge Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 Because Fender doesn't realize that it would be a great way to invade Gibson's market. At least that's what I see possibly happening; by making S100s, Bluesbirds, and Starfires well (good quality control would be part of that) and selling them for less than the comparable Gibson models, they'd be introducing a great way to compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The REAL Rocker Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 Fender bought Guild to get the ability to sell acoustics(something they have not been able to do with their own Fender lines:thu:), and the Guild name and brand are legendary for their acoustics, and thus, Guild name will be great for Fender to sell acoustics under. While the Guild electric models have a small, very loyal following, they sold poorly over the years, and Fender will not spend money to revamp the electric line when they already know that they will not sell many:cry:......................The REAL Rocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slvrsrpnt Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 Just out of curiosity, say Fender did revive the electric side of Guild. What model(s) would you want them to make? X 79! I like some oddball guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cats-o-caster Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 Ye, aristocrat was pure sex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faber Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 Because they bombed i the marketplace the last time fender tried? Not that I have any inside knowledge (or knowledge of any kind) but I wouldn't be surprised to find that Fender and Gibson have a gentlemen's agreement to stay out of each other's key markets. Just as Fender stay off the setneck gibsonesque models even though they own both Guild and Hamer, Gibson have taken the Valley Arts brand with its bolt on models absolutely nowhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danswon Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 some people might find it ugly but this is one of my dream guitarshttp://viewitem.eim.ebay.ru/VINTAGE-1965-GUILD-THUNDERBIRD-S200-S200-TBIRD-GUITAR-MUDDY-WATERS-grlc595/300616702149/item/index.en-US.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AVisme Posted March 20, 2012 Members Share Posted March 20, 2012 some people might find it ugly but this is one of my dream guitarsNope, I like it, as well as this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/85-WORLDWIDE-SHIP-Vintage-GUILD-JETSTAR-electric-guitar-polara-s100-jet-star-/170803382857 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danswon Posted March 21, 2012 Members Share Posted March 21, 2012 Nope, I like it, as well as this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/85-WORLDWIDE-SHIP-Vintage-GUILD-JETSTAR-electric-guitar-polara-s100-jet-star-/170803382857 ooh yes! love it here's another that caught my eye (on the right, although i have no idea what model that is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members genesis3 Posted March 21, 2012 Members Share Posted March 21, 2012 Nightbird and Aristocrat yea that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AVisme Posted March 21, 2012 Members Share Posted March 21, 2012 ooh yes! love ithere's another that caught my eye (on the right, although i have no idea what model that is)I believe that's the Polara S-100 (their model names are a little confusing). The link I posted earlier was the S-50 Jetstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members craigny Posted March 21, 2012 Members Share Posted March 21, 2012 The guitarist in my old band has a custom built guitar from back in the late 80s with a Guild superstrat body and a speedneck with scalloped upper frets a Floyd and emgs...that thing was boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JTEES4 Posted March 25, 2012 Members Share Posted March 25, 2012 Loved my Guild S300-D, 1977. It was the only guitar I owned for probably 25 years...then I got serious GAS and sold it and bought and sold probably 100 or more. GAS is a serious disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inspector 71 Posted April 15, 2012 Members Share Posted April 15, 2012 ooh yes! love it here's another that caught my eye (on the right, although i have no idea what model that is) I would sell a few of my guitars just to get a Thunderbird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted April 15, 2012 Members Share Posted April 15, 2012 http://www.ebay.com/itm/GUILD-STARFIRE-VI-ANTIQUE-BURST-BRAND-NEW-2012-/290690878677 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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