Entries by Myrna Cazessus

Dealer Spotlight: Diplomate Musique

May 11, 2011 in /by

For 35 years now, a major home for Guild in eastern Canada is Montreal’s Diplomate Musique, a small boutique retailer where father/son proprietors Franco and Steve Amante offer the best in high-end instruments to the most discerning musicians in a vast metro area of more than 4 million people. And when it comes to acoustic […]

Dealer Spotlight: J&R Electronics and Music World

March 11, 2011 in /by

It’s not hard to miss J&R Electronics and Music World–it only takes up an entire city block in lower Manhattan; mere footsteps away from the WSorld Trade Center site. One of Guild’s newest dealers, J&R has only been in the musical instrument business for two years now, even though the enormous retailer itself is celebrating […]

J Mascis Records Acoustic Album

March 3, 2011 in /by

As founder and guitar hero of alt-rock pioneers Dinosaur Jr. J Mascis could easily be content with sticking to the sonic formula that’s worked so well for his century-old band, his long string of side projects — Deep Wound, Gobblehoof, Velvet Monkeys, the Fog, Witch and Sweet Apple, and during his innumerable guest sessions. Instead, […]

CLASSIC GUILD: A YARD-SALE STEAL

February 21, 2011 in /by

Eric Larson of San Jose, Calif., has been playing his Guild D-50 for decades. But it was a chance sighting at a neighborhood yard sale that put a classic all-mahogany M-20 in his hands, and he quickly realized he´d found a welcome addition to his Guild collection. Eric relates: “A few years back, while setting […]

Dealer Spotlight: California Vintage Guitar & Amp

February 21, 2011 in /by

It´s a stellar Southern California afternoon when we caught up with Dan Duehren, co-founder and resident bluesman of famed California Vintage Guitar and Amp in Sherman Oaks. As this month´s Guild Dealer Spotlight, California Vintage is one of those stores that every player dreams of walking into. The instruments are not behind glass or guarded […]

Guild Unveils Limited-Run GSR D-50 Dreadnought

January 17, 2011 in /by

Building on the legacy of its beloved acoustic Dreadnought style guitars, Guild unveiled a special limited–run version of the D–50 at the recent 2011 NAMM show. The new GSR D–50 pairs a solid Engelmann Spruce top with solid Cocobolo back and sides to create a bold yet refined guitar with striking visual and sonic qualities. […]

Dealer Spotlight: Mandolin Brothers

December 21, 2010 in /by

Mandolin Brothers is aptly described as an American institution. This Staten Island, New York store is not only a home where high quality and vintage instruments are sold but where a passion for music still reigns supreme in the heart of founder Stan Jay. “We are passionate about the music that results when a fretted […]

A GUILD FOR ALL GENERATIONS

December 12, 2010 in /by

Since the age of 11, Jerry Frazer of Long Beach, CA has been playing the Guild F–30. And not just any F–30 – the very same guitar his grandfather, Andrew Frazier Sr. owned and then passed down to Jerry. Back in 1976, the two set off together to several guitar stores, and after trying out […]

DEALER SPOTLIGHT: THE GUITAR SHOPPE

November 21, 2010 in /by

Since 1972, the Southern California beach population has been lucky to have a true guitar haven right in its backyard. The rare distinction of a guitar–only store is apropos of The Guitar Shoppe in Laguna Beach. With an address on Highway 1, just yards away from some of the finest coastlines, you won’t find keyboards, […]