Well, there is certainly a historical connection to Epiphone, as Guild was started following that firm's move to Philadephia with some of the remaining workers who did not move with the company. That said, such association probably only adds history to their archtop guitar production.
This past year was Guild's 60th birthday, and the Orpheum series was released as a play on "what might have been" had they been manufacturing earlier. A nice thought, but I'd like to see one to play myself too.
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