Bill Colwell was the last plant engineer where Guild Guitars made Westerly its home for nearly 35 years. The place closed in 2001, through a series of moves and owners, now today based in California.

By the late '50s, rock ’n’ roll was in full swing – and so for Guild, a ‘jazz guitar’ maker, it was time to catch up. Enter the Starfire electrics… ...

The Duo Jet was chambered, whereas the M-75 was hollow, like Gibson’s ES-175 or its short-lived contemporary the bantam ES-140T. It launched at $210 and was made until early 1963, costing $280 ...

Guild’s Madeira models were made overseas and more affordable than their US counterparts, with their headstock design evolving as the decade wore on. Marley’s A-20 had a flat, round-cornered profile, ...

Guild guitars were first founded in New York City back in 1952, but at that time, the guitar company was focused on Jazz guitars. Through the decades, many big-name artists have played Guild ...

An obvious parallel exists with Gibson´s J-200, and the fact that Gibson chose not to add a J-200-12 to its line, gave the Guild jumbos their head start. Certainly the popularity of the all-blond, ...

Guild has revamped its ... starter, spare or – as it ever was – a wicked slide guitar”: Guild Polara ... welcome light on the S-100 with a very limited USA-made model and a still ...

“I already own the Holy Grail,” says Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen. Nielsen is talking about a 1963 Guild Merle Travis guitar in his collection, only one of three ever made. He has heard about ...