In 1972, Al Dronge dies in a plane crash, marking the end of an era for the Guild Guitar Company.

Where is the serial number on a Guild guitar?

The serial number is stamped on the back of the headstock, and at (semi) acoustic guitars on the bottom inside of the body or stamped on the neck block. If you want to know the year of manufacture of your Guild guitar, you can decipher it with the serial number decoder, or find it in the tables below.