Guild guitars in the 2010s

Through the 2010s, Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and Cordoba Music Group, LLC controlled the Guild name, and 5 plants built it: Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant), Guild Oxnard and Chinese Westerly Collection factory partners (Guild; unverified).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}

8 eras touch the 2010s across 4 lines. The version changed in 2014 and 2015. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Guild.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
2010	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, 12, 13]}
2011	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, 12, 13]}
2012	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, 12, 13]}
2013	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, 12, 13]}
2014	Cordoba Music Group, LLC	Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified)^{[10, 4, 11, 12, 9]}	yes
2015	Cordoba Music Group, LLC	Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Guild Oxnard, Chinese Westerly Collection factory partners (Guild; unverified)^{[10, 4, 11, 12, 9, 14, 15]}	yes
2016	Cordoba Music Group, LLC	Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Guild Oxnard, Chinese Westerly Collection factory partners (Guild; unverified)^{[10, 4, 11, 12, 9, 14, 15]}
2017	Cordoba Music Group, LLC	Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Guild Oxnard, Chinese Westerly Collection factory partners (Guild; unverified)^{[10, 4, 11, 12, 9, 14, 15]}
2018	Cordoba Music Group, LLC	Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Guild Oxnard, Chinese Westerly Collection factory partners (Guild; unverified)^{[10, 4, 11, 12, 9, 14, 15]}
2019	Cordoba Music Group, LLC	Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified), Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified), Guild Oxnard, Chinese Westerly Collection factory partners (Guild; unverified)^{[10, 4, 11, 12, 9, 14, 15]}

Eras in the 2010s

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 DeArmond (Korea)	2014–2023	Cordoba Music Group, LLC	Korean DeArmond builder (Guild; builder unverified)	community^{[10, 4, 11, 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, 12]}
Guild GAD (China)	2014–2023	Cordoba Music Group, LLC	Chinese GAD builder (Guild; builder unverified)	community^{[10, 4, 11, 12]}
Guild USA	2009–2014	Fender Musical Instruments Corporation	New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant)	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13]}
Guild USA	2014–2015	Cordoba Music Group, LLC	No plant on record	primary^{[10, 4, 11]}
Guild USA	2015–2023	Cordoba Music Group, LLC	Guild Oxnard	secondary^{[10, 4, 11, 14]}
Guild Westerly Collection (China)	2015–2023	Cordoba Music Group, LLC	Chinese Westerly Collection factory partners (Guild; unverified)	community^{[10, 4, 11, 15]}

Other brands in the 2010s

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.

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 2010s: owners and plants
2
fender: newsroom/news/408graded primary
- "(May 6, 2014)… letter of intent to sell the Guild guitar brand"Guild in the 2010s: owners and plants
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 2010s: owners and plants
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 2010s: owners and plants
- finalized a letter of intent to sell the Guild guitar brand and related assets to Cordoba Music GroupGuild in the 2010s: owners and plants
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 2010s: owners and plants
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 2010s: owners and plants
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 2010s: owners and plants
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 2010s: owners and plants
9
fandom: wiki/Guild Guitar Companygraded community
- "manufactured in Korea under the DeArmond brand name"Guild in the 2010s: owners and plants
10
Yamaha Guitar Group press release 2023-02-06graded primary
- "Guild Guitars… was added to the CMG portfolio in 2014"Guild in the 2010s: owners and plants
11
Cordoba, FMIC finalize sale of Guild Guitarsgraded secondary
- has announced that it has finalized the sale of the Guild® guitar brandGuild in the 2010s: owners and plants
12
acousticguitarforum: forums/showthread.php?p=5240671graded community
- "made at a factory in China under a contract"Guild in the 2010s: owners and plants
13
Wikipedia: wiki/Guild Guitar Companygraded community
- "began production in early 2009, starting with the top-end D-55 and F-50"Guild in the 2010s: owners and plants
14
guitar: features/a brief history of guild guitarsgraded secondary
- "begin making acoustics in its Oxnard facility in 2015"Guild in the 2010s: owners and plants
15
guitarreviewed: posts/7d090c8ea9b256752ae03e3a1476b661graded unverified
- "made in China by our skilled factory partners"Guild in the 2010s: owners and plants