Guild F-55E Acoustic-Electric Guitar (with Case)

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Guild's "E" version of the spruce/rosewood F-55 adds LR Baggs electronics to amplify its big, bold voice. Beautiful appointments make this Jumbo stage-ready.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Abalone rosette	Adds beauty, protects soundhole
Mahogany neck	Great sustain, strength, and warm tone
Solid Indian rosewood back and sides	Articulate mids, big lows and smooth highs
Solid Sitka spruce top	Projects rich, crisp and responsive tone

Overview

Available here as the F-55E version with LR Baggs electronics included, the jumbo-bodied Guild F-55 (formerly F-50R) produces an extraordinary amount of volume and warmth, matching a tight grained solid Sitka spruce top with solid Indian rosewood back and sides for extraordinary separation and clarity. Its strong, focused bass response, sweet, singing mids, and crisp highs give it a distinctive voice that sets this guitar apart from all others. Elegant cosmetic appointments include the classic Guild "V-block" inlays, gold Gotoh hardware, and a beautiful Nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Exceptional build quality and premium specifications make it a worthy heir to the historic Guild jumbo legacy.

Features:

- Solid Sitka Spruce top
- Solid Indian Rosewood back and sides
- Jumbo body style
- Abalone and ABS Rings rosette
- Guild Peak Logo with G-Shield - Mother-of-Pearl headstock logo
- Comfortable C-shaped neck
- Ebony fingerboard and bridge
- DR Dragon Skin+ Strings
- Hardshell case included

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Specs

- Body Shape: F - Jumbo
- Body Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Top Bracing Pattern: Scalloped X
- Soundhole Diameter: 4" (102mm)
- Rosette: Abalone and ABS Rings
- Top Purfling Inlay: 4-Ply Black / White ABS
- Body Sides: Solid Indian Rosewood
- Side Purfling Inlay: 4-Ply Black / White ABS
- Body Back: Solid Indian Rosewood
- Back Purfling Inlay: 4-Ply Black / White ABS
- Body Binding: White ABS
- Neck Material: Mahogany with Walnut Center Strip
- Scale Length: 25 5/8" (651mm)
- Neck Shape: C Shape
- Nut Width: 1 11/16" (43mm)
- Neck Thickness 1st Fret: 21mm
- Neck Thickness 9th Fret: 22.5mm
- Truss Rod: Dual Action
- Truss Rod Wrench: 4mm Allen Key
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305mm)
- Fingerboard Inlays: V-Blocks - Mother-Of-Pearl and Abalone
- Fingerboard Inlay Location: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17
- Frets Total: 20
- Fingerboard Binding: White ABS with White / Black / White ABS Railroad Tracks
- Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Bridge Material: Ebony
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8" (54mm)
- Bridge Pins: Bone
- Saddle Material: Compensated Bone
- Hardware Finish / Plating: Gold
- Nut Material: Bone
- Tuning Machines: Gotoh SE700 Open-Gear
- Endpin: Ivory Colored Plastic
- Pickguard: Tortoiseshell
- Upper Bout Width: 12 1/2" (318mm)
- Lower Bout Width: 17 1/4" (438mm)
- Body Depth Upper Bout: 3 3/4" (95mm)
- Body Depth Lower Bout: 4 3/4" (119mm)
- Body Length: 20 1/2" (521mm)
- Overall Length: 42 1/2" (1080mm)