Guild F47RC Grand Orchestra Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case)

Product Description

A fresh take on Guild's classic F-47 model, the F-47RC is a finely crafted, deep-body grand orchestra-size acoustic/electric guitar that offers vintage vibe and modern amenities with exceptional balance, warmth and volume. Features include classic F-47 body specs with a 16" lower bout and 4 7/8" body depth, a sharp Florentine-style cutaway, a solid red spruce top with red spruce scalloped bracing, rosewood back and sides, white body and fingerboard binding, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, a pure nitrocellulose lacquer finish and the D-TAR Wave-Length(TM) Load 'N Lock pickup system. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Guild products.

Model Name: F-47RC with D-TAR(TM) Pickup System

Model Number: 385-3106-(Color #)

Category: Traditional Series

Body Style: Cutaway Grand Orchestra

Top: Solid Red Spruce

Bracing: Guild(R) Scalloped Red Spruce

Back: Solid Indian Rosewood

Sides: Solid Indian Rosewood

Bridge: Indian Rosewood

Neck: 3-Piece Mahogany/Walnut/Mahogany

Fretboard: Rosewood, 12" Radius, (305 mm)

Width at Nut: 1-11/16" (43mm)

No. of Frets: 20

Scale Length: 25-5/8" (651 mm)

Hardware: Nickel-Plated

Machine Heads: Gotoh(R) SE700 Series Nickel-Plated Open-Back Tuners
Pickups: D-TAR(TM) Wave-Length(TM) Pickup and Preamp System with Load 'N Lock(TM) Battery Access.

The Wave-Length combines a thin, piezo under-saddle transducer with an 18v, low-noise, high input impedance preamp, to create a system with twice the dynamic range of typical 9v systems. The 18v preamp is powered by two "AA" batteries and a voltage converter. With 18 volts, the signal has more headroom, so hard strumming won't distort as easily. The preamp also has an input for a second source, like a magnetic pickup or a soundboard transducer.

Two adjustable trim pots, one for low frequency shelving and one for high frequency shelving, allow you to fine tune and "set and forget" the bass and treble frequencies to optimize the Wave-Length for your instrument's size and shape; enabling you transparently amplify the natural timbre of your acoustic guitar with minimal coloration. The soundhole mounted Volume and Tone controls give the ultimate in final control your tonal palette.

But perhaps the coolest part of the system is D-TAR's new Load 'N Lock
system, which allows quick and easy "AA" batteries changes. Just unscrew
the endpin "collar," remove the old batteries, and pop in the new ones. A quarter turn of the collar is all you need to lock them in place.

Controls: Volume and Tone Controls Surface Mounted Inside the Soundhole,
Two Adjustable Trim Pots in the Preamp, One Low Frequency Shelving and One High Frequency Shelving

Pickup Switching: None

Finish: High Gloss (Thin Nitrocellulose Lacquer)

Unique Features: Ebony Headcap with Pearl logo,
Dovetail Neck Joint with Slim Heel,
Lightweight Laminated Birch Tail-Block,
30' Radius Top,
16" Lower Bout,
Red Spruce Scalloped Braced Top,
Tortoise Shell Pickguard,
Bone Bridge Pins,
White Neck and Body Bindings with Multi-Laminate Purfling,
Bone Nut and Saddle,
Mother-Of-Pearl Block Position Inlays,
Mother-of-Pearl Guild Headstock Crest Shield,
Dual-Action Truss Rod

Case: Includes Deluxe Hardshell Case, P/N 0065671000

Strings: D'Addario(R) EXP 17 Coated Phosphor Bronze, Gauges .013 to .056
Introduced: 12/2009