Guild guitars in the 1970s

Through the 1970s, Avnet, Inc. controlled the Guild name, and 2 plants built it: Guild Hoboken and Guild Westerly.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

2 eras touch the 1970s across 1 line. The version changed in 1971. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Guild.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1970	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Hoboken, Guild Westerly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
1971	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Westerly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]}	yes
1972	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Westerly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]}
1973	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Westerly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]}
1974	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Westerly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]}
1975	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Westerly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]}
1976	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Westerly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]}
1977	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Westerly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]}
1978	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Westerly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]}
1979	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Westerly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]}

Eras in the 1970s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Guild USA	1966–1971	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Hoboken	secondary^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}
Guild USA	1967–1986	Avnet, Inc.	Guild Westerly	secondary^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]}

Other brands in the 1970s

Guild, year by year

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Sources

Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.

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acousticmusic: research/guitar information/large shop guitar builders/guildgraded secondary
- "bought by Avnet for about $5,000,000 in July of 1966"Guild in the 1970s: owners and plants
- "By the end of 1971, all factory operations had been transferred to Westerly"Guild in the 1970s: owners and plants
2
Guild (manufacturer history) - Blue Book of Guitar Valuesgraded secondary
- In 1966, electronic parts producer Avnet Inc. bought Guild Musical Instruments, and Alfred Dronge stayed on as president.Guild in the 1970s: owners and plants
- In mid-August of 1986, Avnet sold Guild to a management/investment group from New England and Tennessee.Guild in the 1970s: owners and plants
3
A Brief History of Guild Guitarsgraded secondary
- In 1966, Guild was sold to the Avnet Corporation, albeit with Alfred Dronge still at the helm overseeing production.Guild in the 1970s: owners and plants
4
The Convoluted History of Guild Guitarsgraded community
- Guild was bought by Avnet for about $5,000,000 in July of 1966.Guild in the 1970s: owners and plants
5
Guild Guitar Factoriesgraded community
- Guild was sold to the Avnet Corporation in 1966Guild in the 1970s: owners and plants
6
bluebookofguitarvalues: electric guitars/manufacturers/guildgraded secondary
- "larger workshop in Hoboken… late 1956"Guild in the 1970s: owners and plants
7
mmone: guild guitarsgraded secondary
- "opened in 1967 in Westerly"Guild in the 1970s: owners and plants