Customer Reviews

The Guild Guitar Book

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I think thia is a good book. It gives an interesting history of the Guild company. It also has a lot of details that can help the collector identify what type of Guild he has and the date it was made. It has some great photos (most black and white, but there are some color ones to). It is a nice coffee table book for a musican. My only comlaint is that for the price it should be a hard cover (but then I'm cheap).

Guild experts call this book "The Bible." This volume covers Guild through 1977. (A second volume is forthcoming.) It contains more of the important details about Guild through 1977 than all other sources combined. It's as informative as an encyclopedia. Yet it's also a readable history plus an anthology of great photos.

AS A GUITAR COLLECTOR & HISTORIAN I HAVE MANY GUITAR BOOKS IN MY COLLECTION. THIS BOOK HOWEVER DELIVERS THE INFORMATION YOU REQUIRE! GREAT FORMAT AND PRESENTAION, TOGETHER WITH THEIR HISTORY. VERY WELL WRITEN AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS IN MY COLLECTION. THE PICTORIAL INFORMATION IS FANTASTIC ENABLING ONE TO SEE DETAIL. THIS BOOK OFFERS GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY ! A MUST FOR GUILD GUITAR LOVERS.

This book is THE complete and best reference for Guild Guitars. Accurate and informative, it contains complete build dates, gorgeous full-page photos and even values. This is a necesary reference for collectors and a great gift for any Guild owner.

The book does a good job of catalogging the Guild companies guitars in the early years. There are a lot of pictures of very well preserved/restored Guild classics. I am curious as to why the author didn't continue the timeline at least until Fender bought the company. Guild made some fine guitars after 1977(the last year the book documents). I know because I own a 1978 D-35sb that is amazing. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in Vintage Guild guitars. It contains a lot of good information that can be difficult to find elsewhere.

Very interesting and well done, however it leaves out Guild proto-types and small model runs as the FS-46 which I have and could not find in the book.