Guild Madeira guitars

Hi. Can you tell me what year the A-18 model was made? Also, an approximate value for a guitar in decent shape?

I got it at an online auction for $82, but I can tell from the pictures it's pretty beat up. It even has holes in the side, but that never stopped Willie Nelson. What I am concerned about is if it will need a neck reset. 12 strings of pressure over 30 years is a lot!

I'm going to have it shipped to my 16 year old niece because she lives a lot closer, and ask her to string it up for me and bring it when she comes to visit in a few months. But what if it's so good she won't give it up? Then she'll get a new vintage 12-string guitar, I guess - LOL! Giving people guitars makes me happy. Say Hi to Arlo for me, and tell him he was amazing at the Newport Folk Festival in 1985.

To Melanie. I have a guild Madeira model A12. Almost the same story. Got it for Christmas when I was 16 and have drug it everywhere since. Also a "picker". I considering selling it. I think I need a 6 strung in my old age. Are you interested?
Gail

: I have an A-30R that I obtained in the mid 70's. It was a trade at Big Sur for my crappy Yamaha. Met a person camping who had this guitar with a broken neck tied with a twine. Anyway, I got the neck repaired years ago, but now it is tweaked. Worth replacing the neck?

I have an A-30-M that I to have owned sence late 70's . I love this guitar , What kind of price does that have.

I just wanted to write about my A 25 serial no 92085 , which I bought in 1982 at Ivor Mairants in London and still love to play it.
Looking back now, the fact that such a reputable shop as Mairants , though the owner changed after the death of its founder, had the brand
as its stock speaks for itself the quality the guitar. Just like Paul, I was a student and played many guitars except expensive ones
I could not afford and as soon as I ried one stroke, I was immediately impressed by the Madeira for its solid neck construction, ease of play and much deeper sound than many others I played the day. I had been playing guitar for ten years already by then. I was surprised at finding Guild logo and made in Japan mark inside its sound hall and felt understood why I was impressed by the quality. I don not remember the price but must be less than £ 100. I have been playing it for more than 30 years since then. I now own more expensive guitars as Dutch hand crafted guitar which is played also by Steve Howe, Martin D 18 GE among others. I can easily say the action is the best and the sound is very good admitting each guitar sounds different. I refretted, changed nut and saddle from original plastic ones to bone also changed pins to ebony.These simple upgrades further improve its sound. I tried to find out which Japanese manufacturer was actually building these guitars from Guild supplied materials but have been unsuccessful so far. My guess at the moment are either Moridaira, currently called "Morris" for the similarity in name or Suzuki Violine which was then building many OEM guitars for both domestic and overseas manufacturers at quite high standard of skill thanks to its excellent music instrument craft
experience.
Nobby

: : Madeira Guitars used to be Guilds import brand. Just like Epiphone is to Gibson now. They were first made in Japan with USA parts then were made in Korea with USA parts by Samick.(which also still makes Sigma for Martin, Epiphone for Gibson, and Squire for Fender but not with USA parts anymore). The letters in the model numbers do mean R=rosewood, M=mahogony, S=spruce, H-herringbone, and A=abalone altho the abalone was fake. The Madeira is a fine instrument that will last a lifetime if taken care of. Very close to the USA Guilds and Gibsons with only the assembly being done in a different country while using identical parts as their American brothers. NOTHING sold in todays market for under $1000 will compare with a 70s-80s Madeira, Epiphone, Yamaha, Hondo, Alvarez, or Suzuki. My 35 years of guitar experience knows this to be true.

: In the early part of 1971 I had the good fortune to play a Madeira (A25 ?) and feel in love w/ the sound and incredible action. Saving up the needed $79.00 from my $ 1.35/hr p/t college job, I went to a local music whse store that had hundreds of guitars hanging from the ceiling, but alas, they were out of "my" axe. They did however, have several A30-Ms at the outrageous cost of $110.00 ! After playing all of them and finding one I could not live without, I borrowed against my next check from some understanding friends and have enjoyed this fine instrument for the last 38 yrs. I discovered this site trying to locate another for my stepson so mine doesn't disappear.

I forgot to mention, the M can't be for mahogany on this as it is blond on all sides..Maple perhaps?

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: I have a GUILD MEDERIA 12 STRING MODEL A12,
: can you please tell me how much it is worth?
: thanks,
: Roy

: I have a Madeira C-6 guitar distributed by Guild and it is about 20-25 years old. Can anyone provide any information about the guitar and an estimate of it's value?

Defintely a good guitar, depending on its condition. The tone can be awesome. Limited market I believe because of its mixed origin. Parts were made outside of the US and then assembled here. There are not many fans, because of the reputation. Maybe $500?

I have a madeira p500 dist. by guild. I cant find ANY information at all on it. If anyone could tell me anything about it i would really appreciate it. Thx

I posted a few years ago, in response to another guy who had a Madeira P-812.

These were made in the '70s and early '80s by Guild. They are basically Japanese made Guilds, and were an affordable alternative to their American made models.

The P-812 is near the top of the line in the Madeira range. It has solid spruce top, maple back and sides.

I've had mine for about six years or so..........Gerrod

P.S. for anyone unfamilier with model numbers its the one that resembles a gibson sg or les paul double cut away flat top.