Dating Your Guild

DATING YOUR GUILD1952-1960

YEAR APPROXIMATELASTSERIALNUMBERPRODUCED

1953 1000-1500

1954 1500-2200

1955 2200-3000

1956 3000-4000

1957 4000-5700

1958 5700-8300

1959 12035

1960-1969Thischartdisplaysthefirstandlastserialnumbersofguitarsproducedineachyearfrom1960to1969(inclusive);nocorrespondingmodelnamesornumbersareavailable.

YEAR FIRSTNUMBERPRODUCED LASTNUMBERPRODUCED

1960 12036 14713

1961 14714 18419

1962 18420 22722

1963 22723 28943

1964 28944 38636

1965 ** 46606**(seenextchart)





1965-1969From1965to1969(inclusive),Guildusedaseparateserialnumberingsystemforeachguitarmodel.Thischartdetailstheyear,modelandbeginning/endingserialnumbersforeachinstrumentduringthatperiod.

MODEL 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969A50 AB101to136 AB137to162 AB163to203 AB204to240 N/AA150 N/A N/A N/A AI101to108 AI109to113A350 N/A N/A N/A OD101to109 OD110to112A500 N/A AF101to102 N/A AF103to115 N/AARTISTAWARD AA101 AA102to113 AA114to139 AA140to157 AA158to167BB195-241 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AGEORGEBARNESa/e N/A N/A N/A N/A OF101to104CA100 N/A N/A N/A OH101to113 OH114CE100 EF101to211 EF212to396 EF397to549 EF550to719 EF720to760D25 N/A N/A N/A OG101to192 OG203to233D35 N/A N/A N/A OJ101to1003 OJ1004to1592D40 AJ101to333 AJ334to1136 AJ1137to2244 AJ2245to2825 AJ2826to3218D44 AC101to166 AC167to318 AC319to435 AC436to488 AC489to570D50 AL101to192 AL193to301 AL302to513 AL514to584 AL585to698D55 N/A N/A N/A OI101to105 OI106to113DD238-395 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ADE400 EH101to126 EH127to233 EH234to276 EH277to301 N/ADE500 EI101to107 EI108to116 EI117to136 N/A EI137to141F20 AG101to316 AG317to1534 AG1535to2499 AG2500to2793 AG2794to2822F30 AI101to341 AI352to1142 AI1143to1855 AI1856to2270 AI2271to2554F47 AK101to128 AK129to218 AK219to418 AK419to488 AK489to583F50 AD101to119 AD120to190 AD191to291 AD292to355 AD356to418F112 N/A N/A N/A OA101to511 OA512to695F212 AN101to228 AN229to810 AN811to1558 AN1559to2009 AN2010to2271F312 AS101to136 AS142to230 AS231to335 AS336to376 AS377to497F412 N/A N/A N/A OB101to110 OB111to114F512 N/A N/A N/A OC201to206 OC207to223JETSTARBASS SD101to108 SD109to327 SD328to343 N/A N/AMARKI CA101to110 CA317to996 CA997to1973 CA1974to2156 N/AMARKII CB101to247 CB248to967 CB968to1773 CB1774to2018 N/AMARKIII CC101to252 CC253to666 CC667to992 CC993to1203 N/AMARKIV CD101to128 CD129to292 CD293to491 CD492to541 N/AMARKV CE101to120 CE121to137 CE138to195 N/A N/AMARKVI N/A N/A CF101to128 CF129to175 CF176to197M20¾ SomeAH#’s N/A N/A N/A OE101to102M65¾ EC101to182 EC183to267 EC268to322 EC323to334 N/AM65 ED101to160 ED161to194 ED195to270 ED271to335 ED336to414M75 N/A N/A N/A DD101to138 DD139to237M85 N/A N/A N/A BB101to109 BB110to194S50 SA101to201 SA202to490 SA491to584 N/A N/AS100 SB101to169 SB170to220 SB221to251 SB252to269 N/AS200 SC101 SC102to153 SC154to166 SC167to191 N/AST100 N/A N/A N/A ES101to275 ES276to318STARFIREII EK101to387 EK388to2098 EK2099to2819 EK2820to3028 EK3029to3098STARFIREIII EK101to387 EK388to2098 EK2099to2819 EK2820to3028 EK3029to3098STARFIREIV EL101to276 EL277to1167 EL1168to1840 EL1841to2223 EL2224to2272STARFIREV EN101to194 EN195to927 EN928to1807 EN1808to2141 EN2142to2272STARFIREVI DB101to174 DB175to274 DB275to329 DB330to339 N/ASTARFIREXII N/A DC101to586 DC587to896 DC897 DC899to910STARFIREBASS BA101to177 BA178to654 BA655to1696 BA1697to1946 BA1947to2043T50 EB101to196 EB197to391 EB392to558 EB559to607 EB608to652T100 EE101to601 EE602to1939 EE1940to2794 EE2795to3003 EE3004to3109X50 EA101to202 EA203to326 EA327to491 EA492to502 EA503to506X175 EG101to107 EG108to160 EG161to239 EG240to322 EG323to346X500 DA101to106 DA107to138 DA139to180 DA181to235 DA236to244

1970-1979Thischartdisplaysthefirstandlastserialnumbersofguitarsproducedeachyearfrom1970to1979(inclusive);nocorrespondingmodelnamesornumbersareavailable.

YEAR FIRSTNUMBERPRODUCED LASTNUMBERPRODUCED1970 46696 509781971 50979 614631972 61464 756021973 75603 954961974 95497 1128031975 112804 1303041976 130305 1496251977 149626 1698671978 169868 1950671979 195068 211877(toSept.30,1979)

1979-1983From1979to1983(inclusive),Guildresumedusingseparateserialnumberprefixesforeachguitarmodel.Thischartdetailstheyear,modelandlastserialnumberproducedforeachinstrumentduringthatperiod.

MODEL 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983ARTISTAWARD JA100012 JA100043 JA100067 JA100097 JA100107B301-B302 BB100400 BB100846 N/A N/A N/AB301A-B302A BC100061 BC100196 BB100235 N/A N/AB401-B402 N/A BD100212 BD100335 N/A N/AB50 BA100002 BA100012 BA100168 BA100212 BA100249BLUESBIRD N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ABRIANMAY N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ACE100 KA100015 KA100077 KA100136 KA100159 KA100169D15 N/A N/A N/A N/A AH100617D15/12 N/A N/A N/A N/A EL100064D17 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AD17/12 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AD25 DA100914 DA105752 DA109433 DA111910 DA112936D25C N/A N/A N/A N/A EH100098D35 DB100503 DB102097 DB103268 DB103743 DB104078D40 DC100247 DC101105 DC101638 DC101782 DC101889D40C N/A DG100542 DG100818 DG100959 DG101002D46 N/A DL100131 DL100622 N/A DL100784D47CE N/A N/A N/A N/A GE100026DS48CE N/A N/A N/A N/A GF100024D50 DD100212 DD100944 DD101382 DD101588 DD101737D52 N/A N/A N/A N/A EK100034D55 DE100236 DE100661 DE101058 DE101186 DE101247D62 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AD64 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AD66 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AD70 N/A N/A EF100151 EF100208 EF100250D80 N/A N/A N/A N/A EG100014D212 N/A N/A AA101085 AA101529 AA101895D312 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

1979-1983(cont.)

MODEL 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A AG100019F20 FA100051 FA100244 FA100394 FA100490 FA100524F30 FB100073 FB100235 FB100382 FB100440 FB100472F30R N/A GG100123 GG1-174 GG100203 GG100207F40 FC100015 FC100197 FC100381 FC100393 N/AF42 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AF44 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AF45CE N/A N/A N/A GG100006 GG100409F45/12 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AF46 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AFS46BASS N/A N/A N/A N/A BF100008FS46CE N/A N/A N/A N/A EJ100205FS46CE/12 N/A N/A N/A N/A GH100005F50 FD100018 FD100286 FD100424 FD100484 FD100535F50R FE100025 FE100261 FE100340 FE100426 FE100431F112 FF100199 FF100277 FF100286 FF100294 N/AF212 FG100014 FG100194 FG100308 FG100324 FG100342F212C FH100001 FH100056 FH100424 N/A N/AF212XL ------------ FJ100233 FJ100401 FJ100486 FJ100525F412 FK100045 FK100221 FK100342 FK100385 FK100405F512 FL100040 FL100225 FL100362 FL100440 FL100477G37 DF100052 DF100814 DF101339 DF101579 DF101774G45 N/A N/A N/A GD100002 GD100050G212 DH100035 DH100248 DH100398 DH100419 DH100436G312 DJ100014 DJ100164 DJ100235 DJ100263 DJ100281M80 N/A HA100003 HA100229 HA100339 HA100350MARKII CA100005 CA100246 CA100424 CA100510 CA100570MARKIII CB100014 CB100163 CB100283 CB100305 CB100367MARKIV CC100017 CC100101 CC100199 CC100218 CC100232MARKV CD100021 CD100064 CD100089 CD100124 CD100137MKS10CE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ANIGHTBIRD N/A N/A N/A N/A N/APROTOTYPES N/A LL100031 LL100108 LL100147 LL100198S25 N/A N/A AC100159 AC100293 AC100339S60-S65 ED100050 ED100349 ED100499 ED100500 N/AS60D EC100019 EC100169 EC100207 N/A N/AS70 EE100019 EE100154 EE100246 N/A N/AS250 N/A N/A AB100154 AB100236 AB100250S260 N/A N/A N/A N/A AK100030S275 N/A N/A N/A AF100139 AF100110S280-S281 N/A N/A N/A N/A HC100050S282 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS284 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS285 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS300 EA100023 EA100112 EA100468 N/A EA100470S300A EB100023 EB100039 EB100229 N/A EB100230SB201-SB202 N/A N/A N/A AE100426 AE100452SB600SB602SB603 N/A N/A N/A N/A BE100050

1979-1983(cont.)

MODEL 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983SB604 N/A N/A N/A N/A BH100266SB605 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ASB608 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ASF4 GA100051 GA100439 GA100686 GA100713 GA100713STUDIO24 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AT50 N/A N/A N/A HD100019 N/AT250 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AX79 N/A N/A AD100304 AD100342 AD100509X80 N/A N/A N/A N/A HD100023X82 N/A N/A JF100107 JF100311 JF100430X88 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AX92 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AX100 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AX170 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AX175 JC100014 JC100082 JC100177 JC100184 JC100205X500 JB100036 JB100082 JB100136 JB100144 JB100148X701-X702 N/A N/A N/A JD100174 JD100234

1984-1989From1984to1989(inclusive),Guildcontinuedusingseparateserialnumberprefixesforeachguitarmodel.Thischartdetailstheyear,modelandlastserialnumberproducedforeachinstrumentduringthatperiod.

MODEL 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989ARTISTAWARD JA100122 JA100127 JA100133 JA100147 JA100203 JA100227ASHBORYBASS N/A N/A AJ23 AJ1109 AJ1235 N/AB30 N/A N/A N/A B300100 B300230 B300310B50 BA100269 BA100306 BA100326 BA100212 BA100249 BA300310B301-B302 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AB301A-B302A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AB401-B402 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ABLUESBIRD N/A BJ100060 BJ100215 BJ100216 N/A N/ABRIANMAY BHM150 BHM286 BMH316 N/A N/A N/ACE100 KA100175 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AD15 AH100924 AH101371 AH101815 D1500642? D151898 D151898D16 AH100924 AH101371 AH101815 N/A N/A N/AD15/12 EL100144 EL100211 N/A N/A N/A N/AD17 AL100092 AL100402 AL100575 AL100886 AL100888 N/AD17/12 GC100026 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AD25 DA113675 DA114523 DA115528 DA001232? DA252265 D252986D25/12 N/A N/A N/A D2512467 N/A D251005D25C EH100101 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AD30 N/A N/A N/A D3000367? D300719 D300921D35 DB104288 DB104477 DB104697 DB104754 DB104754 N/AD40 DC101972 DC102066 DC102190 D0400233 DC400482 D400640D40C DG101032 DG101068 DC102190 D0400233 DC400482 D400640D46 DL100839 DL100870 N/A N/A N/A N/AN/A GE100047 GE100049 N/A N/A N/A N/ADS48CE GF100026 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

1984-1989(cont.)

MODEL 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989D50 DD101789 DD101878 DD101928 DD101210 D500447 D500478D50/12 D5012014 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AD52 EK100054 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AD55 DE101298 DE101374 DE101406 DE101407 N/A DE101376D60 N/A N/A N/A D0600113 D600234 D600306D62 KB100046 KB100060 N/A N/A N/A N/AD64 KC100031 KC100051 KC100193 N/A N/A N/AD65 N/A N/A N/A D0650012 N/A N/AD66 KD100110 KD100162 KD100208 N/A N/A N/AD70 EF100263 EF100280 N/A N/A N/A N/AD80 EG100017 EG100019 N/A EG100024 N/A N/AD100 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AD212 AA102114 AA102395 AA102792 N/A N/A N/AD225 N/A N/A N/A N/A D225768 N/AD312 N/A N/A DJ100299 DJ100300 N/A N/ADE500 AG100148 AG100153 AG100169 N/A N/A N/ADETONATOR JH000341 JH100580 N/A N/A N/A N/AF20 FA100545 FA100595 FA100663 N/A N/A N/AF30 FB100509 FB100527 N/A N/A N/A N/AF30R N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AF40 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AF42 KG100036 KG100065 N/A N/A N/A N/AF44 KH100078 KH100186 KH100249 F0440017 N/A N/AF45 N/A N/A N/A F0450311 F450535 F450664F45CE GB100533 GB100683 GB100839 N/A N/A N/AF45/12 GJ100030 N/A GJ100157 N/A N/A N/AF46 KJ100029 KJ100089 KJ100121 N/A N/A N/AFS46BASS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AFS46CE EJ100306 EJ100370 EJ100401 N/A N/A N/AFS46CE/12 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AF50 FD100600 FD100650 FD100693 N/A N/A N/AF50R FE100462 FE100479 FE100505 FE100515 N/A N/AF112 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AF212 FG100358 FG100382 N/A N/A N/A N/AF212C N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AF212XL FJ100545 FJ100567 N/A N/A N/A N/AF412 FK100445 FK100476 FK100506 FK100578 N/A N/AF512 FL100519 FL100543 FL100569 N/A N/A N/AG37 DF101890 DF101990 DF102135 N/A N/A N/AG45 GD100053 GD100080 N/A GD100089 N/A N/AG212 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AG312 DJ100287 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AGF25 N/A N/A N/A GF250409 GF250715 GF250845GF30 N/A N/A N/A GF300269 GF300498 GF300604GF40 N/A N/A N/A GF400082 GF400086 N/AGF50 N/A N/A N/A GF500212 GF500290 GF500322GF50R N/A N/A N/A FE100512 N/A N/AGF50/12 N/A N/A N/A GF50120043 N/A N/A

1984-1989(cont.)

MODEL 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989GF55 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A GF100002GF60M N/A N/A N/A GF600048 GF600082 N/AGF60R N/A N/A N/A GF60R0087 GF600206 GF600275GXSERIES N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AJF30 N/A N/A N/A JF300234 JF300618 JF300663JF30/12 N/A N/A N/A JF30120198 J230398 J230561JF50 N/A N/A N/A JF500050 JF500112 N/AJF50/12 N/A N/A N/A JF501250007 N/A N/AJF55 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A FE100562JF65M N/A N/A N/A JF650031 N/A N/AJF65R N/A N/A N/A JF65R0019 N/A FE100516JF65/12 N/A N/A N/A JF65120064 J265153 JF265227JF65R/12 N/A N/A N/A JF65R0018 N/A N/AJF212XL N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A FJ100612LIBERATOR JK000085 JK000206 N/A N/A N/A N/AM80 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AMARKII CA100657 CA100689 CA100733 CA100743 N/A N/AMARKIII CB100406 CB100425 CB100461 CB100463 N/A N/AMARKIV CC100253 CC100270 N/A N/A N/A N/AMARKV CD100156 CD100176 CD100184 CD100185 N/A N/AMKS10CE CE100046 CE100056 N/A N/A N/A N/ANIGHTBIRD N/A BL100104 BL100324 N/A N/A N/ANIGHTBIRDI N/A N/A N/A BE100083 BC100103 N/ANIGHTBIRDII N/A N/A N/A BL100426 BL100489 BL100530NIGHTINGALE JL000040 JL000082 N/A N/A N/A N/APRESTIGEST N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/APRESTIGECL N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/APRESTIGEEX N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/APROTOTYPES LL100228 LL100234 LL100237 LL100238 N/A FF000006S25 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS60-S65 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS60D N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS70 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS250 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS260 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS275 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS280-S281 HC100481 HC101039 HC101493 N/A N/A N/AS282 HE100047 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS284 HG100101 HG100435 HG100637 HG100638 N/A N/AS285 N/A N/A GK100011 N/A N/A N/AS300 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AS300A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ASB201-SB202 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ASB600 BE100446 BE101135 BE101726 N/A N/A N/ASB602 BE100446 BE101135 BE101726 BE102702 BE103519 BE103826SB603 BE100446 BE101135 BE101726 N/A N/A N/ASB604 BH100616 N/A N/A BH100725 BH100744 N/ASB605 N/A N/A BK100177 BK100290 BK100435 BK100524

1984-1989(cont.)

MODEL 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989SB608 BG100068 BG100116 N/A N/A N/A N/ASB902 N/A N/A N/A N/A JE1000153 JE000186SB905 N/A N/A N/A N/A JJ000008 JF000009SF4 GA100898 GA100911 GA100982 GA100982 N/A N/ASTUDIO24 N/A N/A GL100030 N/A N/A N/AT50 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AT250 N/A N/A HK100123 HK100211 N/A N/AT280 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AX79 AD101705 AD101790 N/A N/A N/A N/AX80 HD100129 HD100172 N/A N/A N/A N/AX82 JF100460 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AX88 HF100285 HF100457 N/A N/A N/A N/AX92 HH129 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AX100 HJ100004 HJ100095 N/A N/A N/A N/AX160 N/A N/A N/A N/A HJ000005 HJ000126X170 N/A HL100014 HL100076 HL100230 HL100471 HL100558X175 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AX500 JB100165 JB100178 JB100194 JB100214 JB100312 JB100341X701-X702 JD100235 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

1990-1994From1990to1994(inclusive),Guildcontinuedusingseparateserialnumberprefixesforeachguitarmodel.Thischartdetailstheyear,modelandlastserialnumberproducedforeachinstrumentduringthatperiod.

MODEL 1990 1991 1992 1993ARTISTAWARD JA100274 JA100280 JA100328 JA100379B4E N/A N/A N/A LD000271B30 B300373 B300425 B300590 B300727B500CE N/A N/A KF000018 KF000061BRIANMAY N/A N/A N/A BM20022CE100 N/A N/A N/A LB000069D4 N/A CF000323 CF003381 CF006541D4-12 N/A N/A CH000631 CH001045D6/D7 N/A N/A N/A KL001210D15 D152418 D152700 D153183 D153484D25 D253561 D253790 D254482 D254666D25-12 D251271 D2251372 D2251570 D2251630D30 D301140 D301259 D301458 D301709D40 D400824 D400857 D400884 N/AD40C D400824 D400857 N/A N/AD50 D500703 D500782 D500964 D501104D55 DE101476 DE101527 DE101688 DE101833D60 D600308 N/A N/A N/AD100/D100C EG100073 EG100085 EG100105 EG100148DCE1 N/A N/A N/A LH000003DETONATOR JH000605 N/A N/A N/ADV52/DV62 N/A N/A N/A EK100611F4CE N/A N/A CK000003 N/A

1990-1994(cont.)

MODEL 1990 1991 1992 1993F5 N/A N/A N/A LE000122F15 F150054 F150167 F150254 N/AF20 FA100818 FA100874 FA100890 N/AF25E/F4 N/A N/A CJ000597 CJ002255F30CE N/A N/A F3000130 F3000242F30R N/A N/A N/A GG100118F35 F350029 F350038 F350049 N/AF45 F450816 F450860 F450918 N/AF48 N/A N/A F480006 N/AF65CE N/A N/A F650062 F650120F512 FL100603 N/A N/A N/AFF5/FF5CE N/A N/A N/A LF000046GF25 GF250935 GF250946 GF250948 GF250999GF30 GF300699 GF300766 GF300836 GF300845GF50 GF500337 N/A N/A N/AGF55 GF100069 GF100103 GF100126 GF100166GF60R GF60277 N/A N/A N/AGXSERIES HJ000771 N/A N/A HJ000772JF4 N/A N/A CG000746 CG001572JF4-12 N/A N/A N/A LA000166JF30 JF301099 JF301224 JF301528 JF301880JF30-12 JF230820 JF230970 JF231262 JF231502JF55 FE100658 FE100707 FE100869 FE101037JF55-12 N/A FL100621 FL100660 FL100708JF65 N/A N/A N/A N/AJF65-12 JF265352 JF265427 JF265544 JF265635JF100 N/A JF000002 JF100008 JF100021JF100-12 N/A N/A N/A JF200003JF212-XL N/A N/A N/A N/ANIGHTBIRDCU BL100597 BL100626 BL100634 N/ANIGHTBIRDDX LC000015 LC000020 N/A N/ANIGHTBIRDST LB000015 LB000020 N/A N/APRESTIGECL JK000025 JK000038 JK000044 N/APRESTIGEEX JL000011 JL000016 JL000037 N/APRESTIGEST JH000089 JH000120 JH000172 N/APROTOTYPES FF000015 FF000019 FF000036 FF000057S4CE N/A N/A KE000042 N/APILOT/SB602 BE103981 BE104111 BE104420 BE104434PILOT/SB605 BK100569 BK100594 BK100748 BK100783PILOT/SB902 JE000195 N/A N/A N/APILOT/SB905 N/A N/A N/A N/ASTARFIRE/SF4 GA101002 GA101072 GA101115 GA101147SONGBIRD KK001267 KK001352 KK001847 KK002243SPECIALORDER FL100571 N/A N/A N/AX160/161 HJ000154 HJ000176 HJ000261 HJ000302X170 HL100636 HL100660 HL100717 HL100765X2000/4000 N/A N/A CL000053 CL000054X500 JB100373 JB100389 JB100421 JB100173

1994-1996For1994only,themodelprefixandlastserialnumberforeachmodelproducedisallthatisavailable.For1995and1996,Guildresumedusingseparateserialnumberprefixesforeachguitarmodel,plusthefirstandlastserialnumbersproducedforeachinstrumentduringthatperiod.

MODEL 1994 1995 1996ARTISTAWARD AA000039 AA000040toAA000089 AA000089toAA000105A25 N/A N/A AF250272toAF250893A50 N/A N/A AF500079toAF500194B4E AB040487 AB040488toAB040714 AB040714toAB041044B30/B30E AB300132 AB300133toAB300207 AB300208toAB300286N/A N/A N/A CL000060toCL000152BRIANMAY BM00415 N/A N/ABRIANMAYSIGNATURE ME00316 N/A N/ABRIANMAYSPECIAL BHM30114 N/A N/ABRIANMAYSTANDARD BHD00039 N/A N/ABM01/BM01(ST) N/A BHP00004toBHP00057 N/ACE100/CE100(HG) AC100023 N/A N/ACROSSROADS(CR01) FA000097 N/A N/AD4 AD042116 AD042117toAD044518 AD044518toAD048099D4E N/A AD042117toAD044518 N/AD4-12 AD420368 AD420369toAD420802 N/AD6 AD060701 AD060702toAD061343 N/AD6E,D6HG,DV6 N/A AD060702toAD061343 N/AD15 D153520 N/A N/AD25 N/A AD042117toAD044518 AD044518toAD048099D25-12 N/A AD420369toAD420802 N/AD26 N/A AD260001toAD260458 N/AD30 AD300184 AD300185toAD300301 N/AD30BLD N/A N/A AD300302toAD300348D50 D501106 D501107 N/AD55 AD550114 AD550115toAD550220 AD550221toAD550412D60 AD600028 AD600029toAD600043 N/AD65 GC000020 N/A N/AD100 AD100014 AD100015toAD100022 N/AD100C N/A AD100015toAD100022 AD100023toAD100039DC1 AD110841 AD110842toAD111713 N/ADCE1 N/A AD110842toAD111713 AD111714toAD113572DC5 FC050298 FC050299toFC050578 FC050579toFC050964DC130 FD000019 FD000020toFD000022 N/ADV6HR N/A N/A AD061343toAD062106DV52 AD520445 AD520446toAD520945 AD520946toAD521850DV52HG N/A AD520446toAD520945 AD520946toAD521850DV62 AD620145 AD620146 N/ADV72 AD720197 N/A N/ADV73 AD730014 AD730015toAD730052 N/ADV74 N/A N/A AD740008toAD740022DV76 AD760010 N/A N/ADV82 FK000001 N/A N/AF4CE AF040801 AF040802toAF041355 AF041356toAF042131

1994-1996(cont.)

MODEL 1994 1995 1996F5CE AF050200 AF050201toAF050353 AF050354toAF050614F30 AF300151 AF300153 N/AF65CE AF650118 AF650119toAF650237 AF650238toAF650398F20 AF200049 AF200050toAF200131 N/AF50 AF500012 AF500013toAF500015 N/AFF5CE AF150119 AF150120toAF150143 N/AG045/HANKWILLIAMS FG450005 N/A N/AG45/HANKWILLIAMS FG000067 N/A N/AGV52 FE000225 N/A N/AGV70 FJ000059 N/A N/AJA100-12C N/A N/A AJ120005toAJ120012JF4 AJ040387 AJ040388toAJ040424 N/AJF4E N/A AJ040388toAJ040424 N/AJF4-12 AJ420064 N/A N/AJF30 AJ300329 AJ300330toAJ300779 AJ300780toAJ301720JF30-12 AJ320240 AJ320241toAJ320592 AJ320593toAJ321101JF55 AJ550129 AJ550130toAJ550293 AJ550294toAJ550483JF55-12 AJ520062 AJ520063toAJ520175 AJ520176toAJ520253JF65-12 AJ620090 AJ620091toAJ620188 AJ620188toAJ620304JF100 AJ110121 AJ110122toAJ100027 N/AJF100C N/A N/A AJ100028toAJ100041JF200 AJ120005 AJ120006toAJ100007 N/AJV52 FJ520028 N/A N/AJV72 FJ720018 FJ720019toFJ720023 N/APRO4 AL040139 N/A N/APRO5 AL050078 AL050079toAL050096 N/APROTOTYPES FB000004 JJ000001toJJ000009 N/AS100 FB000132 FB000133toFB000194 FB000195toFB000378S4CE AE040103 AE040104toAE040343 N/ASONGBIRD FB000132 AE040104toAE040343 N/ASTARFIRE4 AG000014 AG000015toAG000023 AG000024toAG000219X160 AK160031 N/A N/AX170 AK170059 AK170060toAK170138 AK170139toAK170401X500 AK500008 AK500009toAK000010 N/AX700 AK700028 AK700029toAK700069 AK700070toAK700118X2000/NIGHTBIRD N/A N/A N/AX3000/NIGHTINGALE N/A N/A N/A

1997-1999Thischartdetailstheyear,modelandbeginning/endingserialnumbersforeachinstrumentduringthatperiod.

MODEL 1997ARTISTAWARD AA000106toAA000158 A25 AF250894toAF250896A50 AF500195toAF500209B4E AB041045toAB041257B4EHG AB041045toAB041257B30E AB300287toAB301349BBBLUESBIRD CL000153toCL001013 D4 AD048100toAD401129 D4-12 AD421508toAD421738 D25 AD048100toAD401129 D25-12 AD421508toAD421738 D30BLD AD300349toAD300784 D55 AD550413toAD550691 D100C AD100040toAD100049 DCE1 AD113573toAD114800 DCE1HG AD113573toAD114800 DCE5 FC050965toFC051258DV6HR AD062107toAD062419 DV6HG AD062107toAD062419 DV52 AD521850toAD522272 DV52HG AD521850toAD522272 F4CE AF042131toAF042598F5CE AF050615toAF050660F65CE AF650398toAF650556JF30 AJ301720toAJ302129 JF30-12 AJ321102toAJ321291 JF55 AJ550484toAJ550613 JF55-12 AJ520254toAJ520300 JF65-12 AJ620305toAJ620369 JF100C AJ100042toAJ100046 JF100C-12 AJ100042toAJ100046 S100 FB000379toFB000770S4CE AE040541toAE040672SONGBIRDHG AE040541toAE040672STARFIREII AG300001toAG301083 STARFIREIII AG300001toAG301083 STARFIREIV AG000220toAG000937 X150 AK150001toAK150004 X170 AK170401toAK170799 X700 AK700119toAK700213

DatingGuildInstrumentsmadeinTacoma,WashingtonafterFebruary2005FMICbeganbuildingGuildguitarsinTacoma,Washingtoninearly2005.TacomamadeGuildguitarshaveaserialnum-berconsistingoftwolettersandsixdigits.As an example, we’ll use a random number: TJ 037 016.

•Thefirstletter“T”,identifiestheguitarasbeingmadeatourmanufacturingfacilityinTacoma,Washington.

•ThesecondletteridentifiestheyearofmanufactureandisbasedonadatingsystemintroducedbytheTacomaguitarmanufacturingplantin1998thatassociatedtheletter“B”withthatspecificyear.Successiveyearsareassociatedwiththealphabetinsequence.Usingthissystem,theletter“J”wouldstandfortheyear2006.

•Thefirstthreenumbersoftheserialnumberarederivedfromthe“Julian”calendarwhichassociateseachdayoftheyeartoarespectivenumberfrom1to365innumericalsequence.Thesethreenumbersiden-tifythemonthanddayofmanufacturebytheirrespectivenumericalorder.Inthiscase,thenumbers037identifytheinstrumentasbeingmadeonthe37thdayoftheyear,whichaccordingtotheJuliancalendar,isFebruarythe6th.

•Thefinalthreedigitsoftheserialnumberrefertotheunitnumberbuiltonthatspecificday.Inthisexample,016identifiesthisserialnumberasbeingfromthe16thinstrumentbuiltonthatday.

•Torecapthisexample:T(BuiltinTacoma),J(Builtin2006),037(BuiltonFebruary6th),016(The16thinstrumentbuiltonthatday)

DatingGuildInstrumentsmadeinNewHartford,ConnecticutasofDecember2008ThesamedatingsystemdescribedabovealsoappliestoGuildinstrumentsmadeintheNewHartford,CTfactory.However,thefirstlettersignifyingthelocationofthemanufacturingfacilityhasbeenchangedto“N”tosignify“NewHartford”.As an example, let’s dissect a random serial number: NM 016 002

•Thefirstletter“N”identifiestheguitarasbeingmadeatourmanufacturingfacilityinNewHartford,Connecticut.

•ThesecondletteridentifiestheyearofmanufactureandisbasedonadatingsystemintroducedbytheTacomaguitarmanufacturingplantin1998thatassociatedtheletter“B”withthatspecificyear.Successiveyearsareassociatedwiththealphabetinsequence.Usingthissystem,theletter“M”wouldstandfortheyear2009,“N”for2010,etc.

•Thefirstthreenumbersoftheserialnumberarederivedfromthe“Julian”calendarwhichassociateseachdayoftheyeartoarespectivenumberfrom1to365innumericalsequence.Thesethreenumbersiden-tifythemonthanddayofmanufacturebytheirrespectivenumericalorder.Inthiscase,thenumbers016identifytheinstrumentasbeingmadeonthe16thdayoftheyear,whichaccordingtotheJuliancalendar,isJanuarythe16th.

•Thefinalthreedigitsoftheserialnumberrefertotheunitnumberbuiltonthatspecificday.Inthisexample,002identifiesthisserialnumberasbeingfromthe2ndinstrumentbuiltonthatday.

•Torecapthisexample:N(BuiltinNewHartford),M(Builtin2009),016(BuiltonJanuary16th),002(The2ndinstrumentbuiltonthatday)

Letter/YearAssociations(secondletterinserial#)

• I=2005• J=2006• K=2007• L=2008• M=2009• N=2010

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