Epiphone vs Guild

Epiphone and Guild share 2 plants and 0 companies on record. PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro built for both at the same time.

Two names on two headstocks can come out of the same building. When they do, the difference between them is the badge, the spec and the price, not the factory. When they share an owner, one company decided what each name stood for. Here is everything Epiphone and Guild have in common, from the records.

Side by side

Plants that built both

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Sources

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1. 1
   bluebookofguitarvalues: guitar amplifiers/manufacturers/guildgraded secondary

   • "started in 1952 by Alfred Dronge"Guild, founded
2. 2
   Guild (manufacturer history) - Blue Book of Guitar Valuesgraded secondary

   • Guild was founded in 1952 by Alfred Dronge (who did hire great guitar builders).Guild, founded
3. 3
   Guild (Acoustic Guitar magazine feature, AG282, hosted by Guild)graded secondary

   • The Guild Guitar Co. was founded in 1952Guild, founded
4. 4
   PT Cort Indonesia (Panjiva supplier profile)graded secondary

   • Kawasan Berikat Ngoro Industri Persada Blok G, 5-6, Desa Ngoro, Kecamatan Ngoro, Kabupaten, Mojokerto, Jawa TimurPT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, location
5. 5
   guitarinsite: epiphone factoriesgraded community

   • The company has produced guitars for Epiphone under an OEM agreement since 1995.Epiphone Indonesia at PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, 1995–now
6. 6
   Where are NS Guilds made? (LetsTalkGuild forum thread)graded community

   • Update 2022: The new Surfliner models come from PT. Cort in Surabaya, Indonesia.Guild Newark St. Collection (electrics) at PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, 2022–now
   • Update 2020: The new oddly named "Starfire I series" now comes from P.T. Samick, in Cileungsi near Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.Guild Newark St. Collection (electrics) at PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi, 2019–now
7. 7
   New Guild Starfire Deluxe Line - Where Are They Made? (JazzGuitar.be forum thread)graded community

   • The solidbodies (Polara, S300, Surfliner) and the Starfire I series are all made in Indonesia.Guild Newark St. Collection (electrics) at PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, 2022–now
8. 8
   Guild Serial Numbers | Decoder and Dating Charts (Westerly Collection and Newark St. Imports)graded community

   • G4 is the Surfliner line from PT Cort in IndonesiaGuild Newark St. Collection (electrics) at PT Cort Indonesia, Ngoro, 2022–now
   • ISG is Samick in IndonesiaGuild Newark St. Collection (electrics) at PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi, 2019–now
9. 9
   PT Samick Indonesia (Panjiva supplier profile)graded secondary

   • JL. PERKEBUNAN DESA KIDUL, KEC.CIL, BOGOR JAWA BARAT, INDONESIAPT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi, location
10. 10
    guitarlobby: where are epiphone guitars madegraded unverified

    • "PT Samick makes Epiphone, Fender/Squier and Cordoba"Epiphone Indonesia at PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi, year unknown
11. 11
    Guild Starfire I DC and I SC GVT reviewgraded secondary

    • the Starfire I models switch to the Samick factory in Indonesia.Guild Newark St. Collection (electrics) at PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi, 2019–now
12. 12
    Guild Newark St. Starfire I SC Reviewgraded community

    • The big takeaway here is that this guitar is made in Indonesia at the Samick plant.Guild Newark St. Collection (electrics) at PT Samick Indonesia, Cileungsi, 2019–now

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