The Guild Guitar company was started in 1952 by Alfred Dronge. They are most known for building fine acoustic and electric guitars. For a full history on acoustic guitars, refer to the Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars and for a full history on electric guitars, refer to the Blue Book of Electric Guitars. As electric guitars became popular in the early to mid-1950s, Guild started to build guitar amplifiers with the Masteramp Series. The company moved to Hoboken, New Jersey in late 1956 to expand the rapidly growing company. Guild enjoyed their best amplifier production between the late 1950s and mid-1960s when they built several tube amplifiers and other electronic accessories. In 1966, Avnet bought the Guild company, and around this time they introduced the "Thunder" line of guitar amplifiers. In 1969, Avnet moved the entire Guild corporation to Westerly, RI. By the end of the 1960s, most standard amplifier production had stopped, with the exception of a few new models trickling into the 1970s. Alfred Dronge, president of the company since the 1960s, was killed in a plane crash in 1973. The vice president, Leon Tell, took over the company until 1983. During the 1970s and early 1980s, Guild produced mainly solid-state amplifiers in limited runs. In 1986, Avnet sold Guild to a management/investment group. This ownership lasted until 1988 when the Faas company of New Berlin, WI bought them out. This ownership eventually evolved into U.S. Music Corporation during the early 1990s. At one point, Guild was distributed along with Randall and Matchless amplifiers!
During the early 1990s, Guild gave one more run at amplifiers and this time they focused on acoustic models only. These amps were built by Randall amps located in Anaheim, CA because Guild was a partner of U.S. Music Corporation that also owned Randall. These amps lasted just before the company was sold again, and Guild has not produced another guitar amplifier since. In 1995, Guild finally found a real home with the Fender Musical Instrument Corporation (FMIC). Fender continued to produce instruments in the Westerly, RI factory until the late 1990s and early 2000s, when all production was moved to other Fender locations. Eventually, acoustic guitars moved to the Tacoma plant that Fender also bought in 2005, and electric guitar production was discontinued altogether. Information courtesy Hans Moust, The Guild Guitar Book, and early factory catalogs.
Amplifiers previously produced in New York City from 1952 to 56; production moved to Hoboken, New Jersey from late 1956-1968, and from Westerly, Rhode Island in 1969-current.

GUILD Guitar Amplifiers Models

GUILD G300 TAMARACK Image

GUILD G300 TAMARACK

- 40W (20W per side), 2-8 in. speakers plus a tweeter, acoustic guitar combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, reverb, chorus, front gold control panel, single input, 11 knobs (sensitivity, level, t, m, b, plectron, notch, r, MV, chorus...

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GUILD MASTERAMP 60

- 14W, 1-12 in. RCA speaker, guitar combo, six-tube chassis, preamp: 1 X 6SN7GT, 2 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 50L6GT, rectifier: 35Z5GT, two channels, tremolo, top chrome control panel, four inputs (one for Ch. 1, three for Ch. 2), six knobs (Ch....

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GUILD G600 ASPEN

- 60W (30W per side), 2-10 in. speakers plus a tweeter, acoustic guitar combo, solid-state chassis, single channel, reverb, chorus, Rototron, front gold control panel, single input, 12 knobs (sensitivity, level, t, m, b, plectron, notch, r,...

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GUILD MASTERAMP 110

- 14W, 1-15 in. speaker, guitar combo, six-tube chassis, preamp: 1 X 6SN7GT, 2 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 50L6GT, rectifier: 35Z5GT, two channels, tremolo, top chrome control panel, four inputs (one for Ch. 1, three for Ch. 2), six knobs (Ch. 1 v,...

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GUILD G700 SEQUOIA

- 160W (80W per side), 4-8 in. speakers plus a tweeter, acoustic guitar combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, reverb, chorus, Rototron, front gold control panel, regular and XLR inputs, 16 knobs, five-band graphic EQ, isolated effects l...

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GUILD MAVERICK

- 25W, 2-10 in. CTS speakers, guitar combo, six-tube chassis, preamp: 1 X 12DW7, 1 X 6GW8, 2 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 7591A, solid-state rectifier, single channel, reverb, tremolo, front red control panel, two inputs, six knobs (b, t, v, s, i, r...

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GUILD G1000

- 90W (30W per side), 4-6 in. speakers plus 1-10 in. subwoofer, acoustic guitar combo, solid-state chassis, two channels, reverb, chorus, rear black control panel, regular and XLR inputs, 11 knobs (mic level, MV, sensitivity, line out level...

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GUILD MAVERICK BASS

- 25W, 1-15 in. CTS speaker, bass combo, four-tube chassis, preamp: 1 X 12DW7, 1 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 7591A, solid-state rectifier, single channel, front blue control panel, two inputs, three knobs (b, t, v), bass/bright switch, standby swit...

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GUILD MODEL 50-J

- 14W, 1-12 In. Jensen speaker, guitar combo, six tube chassis, single channel, tremolo, top control panel, three inputs, four knobs (v, tone, s, i), available in second version blue/gray two-tone covering, 19 in. wide, 18 in. tall, 8.75 in...

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GUILD MODEL 66-J

- 20W, 1-12 in. Jensen speaker, guitar combo, six tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 6V6GT, rectifier: 1 X 5Y3GT, two channels, tremolo, top control panel, four inputs, six knobs (v1, v2, b, t, s, i), available in at least four cov...

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GUILD MODEL 98-RT

- 30W, 1-12 in. speaker, guitar combo, seven tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 6SN7, 1 X 6SL7, power: 2 X 6V6GT, rectifier: 5Y3GT, single channel, reverb, tremolo, top chrome control panel, three inputs, five knobs (v, tone, r, s, i), two-button fo...

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GUILD MODEL 99-J

- 30W, 1-12 in. Jensen speaker, guitar combo, seven tube chassis, two channels, tremolo, top control panel, four inputs, six knobs (v1, v2, b, t, s, i), available in at least four variations of coverings/styles (TV style two-tone brown, tra...

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GUILD MODEL 100-J

- 35W, 1-15 in. Jensen speaker, guitar combo, seven tube chassis, two channels, tremolo, top control panel, four inputs, six knobs (v1, v2, b, t, s, i), available in three variations of coverings, mfg. late 1950s-1965.

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GUILD MODEL 200S/DOUBLE TWIN

- 50W (25W per amplifier/side), 2-12 in. Jensen speakers, guitar combo, nine tube chassis, two channels, tremolo, top control panel, four inputs, eight knobs (Ch. 1: v, b, t, Ch. 2: v, b, t, s, i), available in at least three variations of...

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GUILD MODEL RC-20 REVERB CONVERTER

- 8W, 1-10 in. speaker, reverb converter unit, two tube chassis, two silicon rectifiers, single channel, reverb, tremolo, top chrome control panel, two inputs, two knobs (v, s), one-button footswitch, available in one variation (two-tone bl...

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GUILD THUNDER 1

- ~14W, 1-12 in. speaker, seven tube chassis, guitar combo, single channel, tremolo, front control panel, two inputs, four knobs (tremolo, v, t, b), available in two variations of coverings (dark brown with brown grille or light brown with...

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GUILD THUNDER 1 RVT

- ~18W, 1-12 in. speaker and one smaller speaker for reverb, seven tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, 1 X 6BM8, power: 2 X GW8, rectifier: 6CA4, guitar combo, single channel, reverb, tremolo, front control panel, three inputs, six knobs (r, s...

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GUILD THUNDERBASS

- ~45W (23W per channel), 2-12 in. or 2-15 in. speakers, bass piggyback unit, two channels, front control panel, four inputs, seven knobs (Ch. 1: v, b, t, Ch. 2: v, b, t, MV), crossover, available in two variations of coverings (dark brown...

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GUILD THUNDERBIRD

- ~25W, 1-12 in. and 1-8 in. speakers, guitar/bass combo, two channels, front control panel, four inputs, 10 knobs, available in two variations of coverings (dark brown with brown grille or light brown with two-tone brown grille), mfg. circ...

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GUILD THUNDERSTAR BASS

- ~45W (23W per channel), 2-12 in. or 2-15 in. speakers, bass piggyback unit, four-tube chassis, preamp: 1 X 12AX7, 1 X 12DW7, power: 2 X 6L6GC, solid-state rectifier, single channel, front control panel, two inputs, three knobs (v, b, t),...

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GUILD MODEL U-101

- 10W, 1-12 in. Jensen P12S speaker, guitar combo, six-tube chassis, preamp: 1 X 6AU6, 2 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 6AQ5A, rectifier: 1 X 6CA4, single channel, tremolo, top chrome control panel, three inputs (accordion, guitar, auxillary), four kn...