Tim Lerch Guild Guitar?

[Doug B]

Could someone tell me what Guild Guitar Tim is playing on the Intro video for his book Melodic Jazz Guitar Chord Phrases?
The guitar has a floating pickup attached to the neck.

Thanks

Doug

[RLetson]

Looks like a Guild A-350--a less-bling-y Artist Award. Or maybe an A-500. Probably from the 1960s, and probably with a replacement pickup. (I think stock would have been a DeArmond, like the AAs.)

They seem to be rarer than AAs--in decades of looking for Guilds, I've never seen a 350 or 500 in person, though plenty of the pricier AAs.

[TLerch]

This guitar is a 1961 Guild A-350 with an old (wonderful sounding ) Johnny Smith added. The guitar originally was acoustic but it was common for a D’armond rhythm chief to be added. It’s a wonderful guitar that I had to search for for many years. I think I’m going to eventually replace the JS pickup with a rhythm chief since the JS is a bit close to the strings and it’s hard to get a good string to string balance.
all the best
Tim Lerch

[Cunamara]

Can't get a better answer than that!

[Archie]

This guitar is a 1961 Guild A-350 with an old (wonderful sounding ) Johnny Smith added. The guitar originally was acoustic but it was common for a D’armond rhythm chief to be added. It’s a wonderful guitar that I had to search for for many years. I think I’m going to eventually replace the JS pickup with a rhythm chief since the JS is a bit close to the strings and it’s hard to get a good string to string balance.
all the best
Tim Lerch

Same year as my Guild Johnny Smith Award. They are the same guitar for the most part aside from the flashy AA headstock.

[TLerch]

I might add that the Guild A-350 has a 17 inch lower bout but a 24 3/4 scale. Making it a bit unusual since often at least with Gibsons, the 17 in bodies usually had 25 1/2 in scales and the 16 in bodies had 24 3/4. From what I have learned the A-350 was the model that the George Barnes Guild model used as a starting point.
all the best
Tim