Guitar Story
Guitar Story
Through the 2000s, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation controlled the Guild name, and 6 plants built it: Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Guild Westerly, Fender Corona, Guild Tacoma and New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant).[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
7 eras touch the 2000s across 3 lines. The version changed in 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008 and 2009. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Guild.
| Year | Controlled by | Built at | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Guild Westerly, Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 9, 10] | yes |
| 2001 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Fender Corona[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | yes |
| 2002 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Fender Corona[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | |
| 2003 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Fender Corona[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | |
| 2004 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Guild Tacoma[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | yes |
| 2005 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Guild Tacoma[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | |
| 2006 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Guild Tacoma[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | |
| 2007 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Guild Tacoma[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] | |
| 2008 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] | yes |
| 2009 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant)[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12] | yes |
| Line | Years | Controlled by | Built at | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guild DeArmond (Korea) | 1998–2014 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified) | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] |
| Guild GAD (China) | 2000–2014 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified) | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10] |
| Guild USA | 1995–2001 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Guild Westerly | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11] |
| Guild USA | 2001–2004 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Fender Corona | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11] |
| Guild USA | 2004–2008 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Guild Tacoma | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11] |
| Guild USA | 2008–2009 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | No plant on record | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] |
| Guild USA | 2009–2014 | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant) | community[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12] |
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.