Maker

Guild

American guitar maker

Guild is an American guitar maker founded in 1952, known for steel-string acoustic flat-tops, twelve-strings, and hollow-body electric guitars.

Models

  • Guild Starfire I

    The most basic member of the Starfire family, the single-pickup Starfire I offers the line's warm semi-hollow voice in a simple, straightforward instrument.

  • Guild Starfire IV

    A double-cutaway semi-hollow with two humbucking pickups, the Starfire IV is among the most popular Starfire models. Its center-block body balances warmth with feedback resistance for a versatile electric tone.

  • Guild D-55

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Guild D-55 is the company's flagship dreadnought, an all-solid-wood guitar with a Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, scalloped Adirondack bracing, and a mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard. It is built in Oxnard, California and prized for its big, projecting voice.

  • Guild F-512

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Guild F-512 is the company's legendary jumbo 12-string, an all-solid-wood guitar with a Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, scalloped Adirondack bracing, a mahogany neck, and an ebony fingerboard. Built in Oxnard, California, it is renowned for its lush, shimmering 12-string voice.

  • Guild Starfire V

    A more fully appointed double-cutaway Starfire that typically adds a Guild vibrato tailpiece and a master volume control. It sits above the Starfire IV in the line with extra features and trim.

  • Guild F-55

    Acoustic guitar, Steel-string guitar · United States

    The Guild F-55 is an all-solid-wood jumbo with a Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, a comfortable C-shaped mahogany neck, and an ebony fingerboard. Built in Oxnard, California, it delivers the powerful low-end thump characteristic of a Guild jumbo.

  • Guild USA Collection

    Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Guild USA Collection comprises the company's flagship all-solid-wood acoustic guitars, built in Oxnard, California. It includes the top-end D-55 dreadnought and the F-55 and F-512 jumbos, carrying on Guild's reputation for powerful, full-bodied flat-tops.

  • Guild Starfire

    Electric guitar

    A line of semi-hollow electric guitars Guild introduced in the early 1960s, ranging from simple single-pickup models to fully appointed double-cutaway versions. The Starfire family is prized for its warm, woody tone and vintage character.

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Representative model

  • Guild D-55

    Steel-string guitar, Acoustic guitar · United States

    The Guild D-55 is the company's flagship dreadnought, an all-solid-wood guitar with a Sitka spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, scalloped Adirondack bracing, and a mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard. It is built in Oxnard, California and prized for its big, projecting voice.