Guild

USA, est. 1952 · 123 products across 1 categories

123

Total Products

About Guild

Guild Guitars, born from the ashes of Epiphone’s New York factory, quickly established a reputation for robust, high-quality instruments favored by working musicians. Renowned for their distinctive bracing patterns and powerful acoustic projection, Guild guitars have a rich heritage and a loyal following among players seeking reliable and tonally rich instruments. The brand’s enduring appeal lies in its commitment to craftsmanship and a classic American aesthetic.

Founded

1952

Country

USA

Segment

Premium

Target

Guild instruments appeal to experienced players and collectors seeking a blend o

Known For

Orchestra Model guitars Dreadnought acoustics Starfire electrics Arch bracing systems Vintage aesthetic

PROS

• Exceptional build quality and durability
• Powerful acoustic projection and tone
• Classic, timeless designs
• Excellent sustain and resonance
• Strong resale value

CONS

• Can be premium-priced compared to competitors
• Modern production can lack vintage character
• Limited availability of some models
• Heavier than some contemporary designs
• Parts can be harder to source

Guild Products

Guild Travel Spruce

Travel Guitars

$284

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 658 mm (25.91") Frets 19 frets

Traveler Steel-String Guitar, Arched back: Mahogany, Sides: Mahogany, Top: Spruce, Neck: Mahogany,...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Guild Surfliner Deluxe Scarlett Red

Alternative Design Guitars

$797

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 23 frets Fingerboard radius 254 mm (10")

Electric Guitar, Body: Poplar, Neck: Maple, Bolt-on fingerboard: Rosewood, Mother...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Guild Surfliner Deluxe Glacier Blue

Alternative Design Guitars

$797

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 23 frets Fingerboard radius 254 mm (10")

Electric Guitar, Body: Poplar, Bolt-on neck: Maple, Fingerboard: Rosewood,...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Guild DS-240 Wine Red

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$633

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 629 mm (24.76") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar, Type: Slope Shoulder Dreadnought, Top: Solid Sitka Spruce, Back and Sides:...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Guild DS-240E Black

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$733

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 629 mm (24.76") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Type: Slope Shoulder Dreadnought, Top: Solid Sitka spruce, Back...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild D-340 Nat

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$365

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard radius 406 mm (15.98")

Steel-String Guitar, Type: Dreadnought, Top: Solid sitka spruce, Back and sides: Mahogany, Neck:...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild F-40 Traditional ATB

Premium Acoustic Guitars

$3,306

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 651 mm (25.63") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar, Type: Jumbo, Top: Solid Sitka spruce, Body: Solid African mahogany,...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Guild F-55E ATB USA

Jumbo Acoustic Guitars

$5,575

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar with Ickup, Type: Jumbo, Top: Solid AAA Sitka spruce, Back and sides: Solid...

4.9 AudioFu Score

Guild Polara Night Edition Tungsten

Double Cut Guitars

$653

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Body Mahogany body Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Electric Guitar, Body: Mahogany, Neck: Mahogany, Fingerboard: Rosewood, Scale: 628...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Guild Polara Blue Steel

Double Cut Guitars

$625

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 22 frets Body Mahogany body

Electric Guitar, Body: Mahogany, Neck: Mahogany, Fingerboard: Rosewood, Nickel Guild Peak...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Guild Polara Phantom Green

Double Cut Guitars

$642

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 22 frets Body Mahogany body

Electric Guitar, Body: Mahogany, Mahogany neck, Fingerboard: Rosewood, Nickel Guild Peak...

4.9 AudioFu Score

Guild Polara Deluxe Canyon Dusk

Double Cut Guitars

$831

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 22 frets Body Mahogany body

Electric Guitar, Body: Mahogany, Neck: Mahogany, Fingerboardd: Rosewood, Headstock...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild Polara Deluxe Cherry Red

Double Cut Guitars

$843

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 22 frets Body Mahogany body

Electric Guitar, Body: Mahogany, Mahogany neck, Fingerboard: Rosewood, Headstock with...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Guild Polara Deluxe Vintage Sunburst

Double Cut Guitars

$854

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 22 frets Body Mahogany body

Electric Guitar, Body: Mahogany, Mahogany neck, Fingerboard: Rosewood, Headstock...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Guild Polara Kim Thayil VWG

Double Cut Guitars

$1,025

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 22 frets Body Mahogany body

Electric Guitar, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) Signature Model, Body: Mahogany, Neck: Mahogany,...

4.9 AudioFu Score

Guild Limited Edition D-50T NAT

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$5,016

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 651 mm (25.63") Fingerboard radius 305 mm (12.01") Neck profile C-shape neck

Acoustic Guitar, Limited edition of 25 pieces, Style: Dreadnought, Top: Solid AAAA...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild Polara Kim Thayil

Double Cut Guitars

$1,025

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 22 frets Body Mahogany body

Electric Guitar, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) Signature Model, Body: Mahogany, Neck: Mahogany,...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Guild F250E Deluxe Blonde

Jumbo Acoustic Guitars

$683

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Neck profile C-shape neck

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Style: Jumbo, Top: solid spruce, Back and sides: flamed maple,...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Guild D-140ce Black

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$1,025

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Neck profile C-shape neck

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Type: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Solid spruce, Back and...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild D-140 Cherry Burst

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$910

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Neck profile C-shape neck

; acoustic guitar, Steel-String Guitar, Type: Dreadnought, Top: Solid spruce, Sitka spruce...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Guild Surfliner Deluxe EM

Alternative Design Guitars

$797

Nut width 42.8 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Body Poplar body Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Electric Guitar, Body: Poplar, Bolt-on neck: roasted premium maple, Fingerboard: Rosewood,...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Guild Surfliner Deluxe BM

Alternative Design Guitars

$797

Nut width 42.8 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Body Poplar body Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Electric Guitar, Body: Poplar, Bolt-on neck: roasted premium maple, Fingerboard: Rosewood,...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild Surfliner Deluxe RQM

Alternative Design Guitars

$789

Nut width 42.8 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Body Poplar body Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Electric Guitar, Body: Poplar, Bolt-on neck: Roasted premium maple, Fingerboard: Rosewood,...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Guild Starfire I Bass Pelham Blue

4-String Semi-Acoustic Basses

$797

Nut width 38.1 mm (1.5") Scale 781 mm (30.75") Frets 21 frets Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Electric Bass, Style: Thinline Semi-Hollow with mahogany centre block, Body...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Guild Starfire I-12 CR

12 String Guitars

$740

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 22 frets Strings 12-string

12-String Electric Guitar, Style: Semi-hollow body with centre block, Body: Mahogany laminated,...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Guild Starfire I Bass Vintage Walnut

4-String Semi-Acoustic Basses

$786

Nut width 38.1 mm (1.5") Scale 781 mm (30.75") Frets 21 frets

Electric Bass, Body style: Thinline Semi-Hollow with Mahogany center block, Body...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Guild BT-240E Baritone

Baritone Acoustic Guitars

$626

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 686 mm (27.01") Frets 20 frets

Baritone Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Style: Baritone Jumbo, Top: Solid Sitka spruce,...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild F-240E

Jumbo Acoustic Guitars

$512

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Body shape: Jumbo, Top: Solid sitka spruce, Arched back and sides:...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Guild Starfire I Jet 90 Gold Top

Semiacoustic Guitars

$797

Nut width 42.8 mm (1.69") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 22 frets Body Maple body

Electric Guitar, Thinline Hollow Body Archtop Cutaway Model, Arched body: Maple...

4.9 AudioFu Score

Guild Starfire I Jet 90 Satin Black

Semiacoustic Guitars

$789

Nut width 42.8 mm (1.69") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 22 frets Body Maple body

Electric Guitar, Thinline Hollow Body Archtop Cutaway Model, Arched body: Maple...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild Starfire I DC Cherry

Semiacoustic Guitars

$637

Nut width 42.8 mm (1.69") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 20 frets

Electric Guitar, Thinline hollow body design with mahogany centre block, Laminated mahogany...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild F-55E Maple ATB USA

Jumbo Acoustic Guitars

$5,576

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Frets 20 frets

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Body shape: Jumbo, Top: Solid AAA sitka spruce, Back and...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Guild D-2612CE Deluxe ATB

12-String Acoustic Guitars

$793

Nut width 47.6 mm (1.87") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets

Steel-String Guitar, Body shape: Dreadnought with cutaway, Back and sides: Striped ebony,...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Guild F-2512E Maple ATB Westerly

12-String Acoustic Guitars

$740

Nut width 48 mm (1.89") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Strings 12-string

12-String Acoustic Guitar, Body shape: Jumbo, Top: Solid spruce, Back and sides:...

4.9 AudioFu Score

Guild D240 LE N LH

Lefthanded Acoustic Guitars

$523

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Left-handed model, Dreadnought design, Solid sitka spruce top,...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Guild F-40 Traditional NAT

Premium Acoustic Guitars

$3,534

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 651 mm (25.63") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar, Style: Jumbo, Top: solid sitka spruce, Body: solid African mahogany, Neck:...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild F-55E Maple BLD USA

Jumbo Acoustic Guitars

$5,472

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 651 mm (25.63") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar, Style: Jumbo, Top: solid sitka spruce, Back and sides: solid maple, Neck:...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild P-240 Memoir Series

Folk Acoustic Guitars

$637

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 628.7 mm (24.75") Frets 19 frets

Steel String Guitar, Body shape: Parlor, Back & sides: Mahogany, Top: Solid Sitka spruce,...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Guild F-250CE Deluxe ATB

Jumbo Acoustic Guitars

$787

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 647.7 mm (25.5") Frets 20 frets

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Jumbo design with cutaway, Flamed maple back and sides,...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Guild F-512E Natural USA

12-String Acoustic Guitars

$5,471

Nut width 47.6 mm (1.88") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets Strings 12-string

12-String Acoustic Guitar, Traditional series, Design: Jumbo, Top: Solid AAA sitka spruce,...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild B-240EF Acoustic Bass

Fretless Acoustic Basses

$626

Nut width 41.1 mm (1.62") Scale 781 mm (30.75") Neck profile C-shape neck

Acoustic Bass, Fretless / fretless, Design: Jumbo, Top: Solid Sitka spruce, Back and...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Guild B-240E Acoustic Bass

4-String Acoustic Basses

$626

Nut width 41.1 mm (1.62") Scale 781 mm (30.75") Frets 23 frets Neck profile C-shape neck

Acoustic Bass, Design: Jumbo, Top: Solid Sitka spruce, Back and sides: Mahogany, Neck:...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Guild Jumbo Junior Bass Westerly

4-String Acoustic Basses

$637

Nut width 41 mm (1.61") Scale 603 mm (23.74") Frets 19 frets

Acoustic Bass with Pickup, Westerly series, Solid Sitka spruce top, Laminated maple...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild M-240E Troubadour Westerly

Folk Acoustic Guitars

$569

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Scale 628 mm (24.72") Frets 20 frets

Steel String Guitar with Pickup, Westerly Collection, Build: Concert, Top: Sitka...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Guild D-20 VSB USA

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$2,165

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Body Mahogany body

Guild D-20 ATB, Steel-string guitar, Body shape: Dreadnought, Body: Solid mahogany, Neck: Mahogany, Fretboard: Rosewood...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Guild OM-120 Nat Westerly

Miscellaneous Acoustic Guitars

$785

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Neck profile C-shape neck

Acoustic Guitar, Style: Orchestra, Body: solid mahogany, Westerly sitka spruce, scalloped...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Guild F-2512E Maple Westerly Archbac

12-String Acoustic Guitars

$676

Nut width 48 mm (1.89") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Strings 12-string

k, 12-String Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Jumbo body design, Solid spruce top,...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Guild D-240E Westerly Archback

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$546

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51")

Steel String Guitar with Pickup, Build: Dreadnought, Top: Spruce, solid, Back and...

4.7 AudioFu Score

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Frequently Asked Questions About Guild

Guild guitars are currently manufactured in several locations, including the USA and China, with varying levels of oversight and component sourcing.

Pre-1970s Guild guitars, particularly those made in the USA, are highly sought-after vintage instruments, commanding significant value on the used market.

Guild’s unique bracing patterns, often referred to as ‘Orchestra Bracing’, contribute to their guitars' powerful projection and balanced tone.

About Guild

Guild Products

Guild Travel Spruce

Guild Surfliner Deluxe Scarlett Red

Guild Surfliner Deluxe Glacier Blue

Guild DS-240 Wine Red

Guild DS-240E Black

Guild D-340 Nat

Guild F-40 Traditional ATB

Guild F-55E ATB USA

Guild Polara Night Edition Tungsten

Guild Polara Blue Steel

Guild Polara Phantom Green

Guild Polara Deluxe Canyon Dusk

Guild Polara Deluxe Cherry Red

Guild Polara Deluxe Vintage Sunburst

Guild Polara Kim Thayil VWG

Guild Limited Edition D-50T NAT

Guild Polara Kim Thayil

Guild F250E Deluxe Blonde

Guild D-140ce Black

Guild D-140 Cherry Burst

Guild Surfliner Deluxe EM

Guild Surfliner Deluxe BM

Guild Surfliner Deluxe RQM

Guild Starfire I Bass Pelham Blue

Guild Starfire I-12 CR

Guild Starfire I Bass Vintage Walnut

Guild BT-240E Baritone

Guild F-240E

Guild Starfire I Jet 90 Gold Top

Guild Starfire I Jet 90 Satin Black

Guild Starfire I DC Cherry

Guild F-55E Maple ATB USA

Guild D-2612CE Deluxe ATB

Guild F-2512E Maple ATB Westerly

Guild D240 LE N LH

Guild F-40 Traditional NAT

Guild F-55E Maple BLD USA

Guild P-240 Memoir Series

Guild F-250CE Deluxe ATB

Guild F-512E Natural USA

Guild B-240EF Acoustic Bass

Guild B-240E Acoustic Bass

Guild Jumbo Junior Bass Westerly

Guild M-240E Troubadour Westerly

Guild D-20 VSB USA

Guild OM-120 Nat Westerly

Guild F-2512E Maple Westerly Archbac

Guild D-240E Westerly Archback

Frequently Asked Questions About Guild

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