Guild guitars in the 1990s

Through the 1990s, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and FAAS Corporation (renamed U.S. Music Corp. 1993) controlled the Guild name, and 2 plants built it: Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified) and Guild Westerly.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]}

3 eras touch the 1990s across 2 lines. The version changed in 1995 and 1998. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Guild.

Year by year

Eras in the 1990s

Other brands in the 1990s

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• Martin in the 1990s
• Ovation in the 1990s
• PRS in the 1990s
• Taylor in the 1990s

Guild, year by year

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.

1. 1
   blogspot: 2025/11/the convoluted history of guild guitars.htmlgraded community

   • "FMIC bought Guild from U.S. Music Corporation in November 1995"Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants
2. 2
   fender: newsroom/news/408graded primary

   • "(May 6, 2014)… letter of intent to sell the Guild guitar brand"Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants
3. 3
   premierguitar: artists/cordoba music group acquires guildgraded secondary

   • "Upon finalization of the sale, Cordoba Music Group is expected to begin production in Oxnard, Calif."Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants
4. 4
   Fender Musical Instruments Corporation announces intent to sell Guild brand to Cordoba Music Groupgraded primary

   • Guild joined the FMIC family in 1995Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants
5. 5
   Guild in the Post-Fender Eragraded secondary

   • When Fender bought the company in late 1995, Guild was headquartered in Westerly, Rhode Island.Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants
6. 6
   Fender Musical Instruments Company (International Directory of Company Histories)graded secondary

   • In 1995, Fender acquired the Guild Guitar Company, a Rhode Island-based manufacturer of handmade electric and acousticGuild in the 1990s: owners and plants
7. 7
   Guild (Acoustic Guitar magazine feature, AG282, hosted by Guild)graded secondary

   • Another big change for Guild came in 1995, when Fender purchased the company.Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants
8. 8
   The Convoluted History of Guild Guitarsgraded community

   • The Fender Musical Instrument Company (FMIC) bought Guild from U.S. Music Corporation in November 1995.Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants
   • And this group sold Guild to the FAAS Corporation (Chuck Faas) which changed name to U.S. Music Corporation.Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants
9. 9
   fandom: wiki/Guild Guitar Companygraded community

   • "manufactured in Korea under the DeArmond brand name"Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants
10. 10
    jedistar: guildgraded secondary

    • "1989 Sold to FAAS Corporation"Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants
11. 11
    Guild (manufacturer history) - Blue Book of Guitar Valuesgraded secondary

    • The Faas Corporation of New Berlin, WI (now U.S. Musical Corporation) bought Guild in January, 1989.Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants
12. 12
    mmone: guild guitarsgraded secondary

    • "opened in 1967 in Westerly"Guild in the 1990s: owners and plants