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From the well-manicured frets, pinstripe binding,
and highly polished clear finish, to the traditional
Guild headstock logo, insignia, and mother-ofpearl rosette, the guitar’s appearance is clean
yet detailed. Teaming a solid Sitka spruce top,
Sitka spruce scalloped X bracing, and solid Indian
rosewood back and sides yields an abounding
body and presence in the bass, shimmering
highs, and beefy mids that cut through the mix.
These tonewoods combined with the jumbo body
produce tons of volume even when you’re not
plugged in. The sizeable body boasts 16 5/8” at
the widest bout, 4 1/2” max depth, and length of
21”. This is a big guitar on anybody’s lap! The neck
is mahogany with Indian rosewood fretboard and
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bridge, mother-of-pearl dot inlay fret markers, and
a 25 1/2” scale length. Intonation discrepancies
are resolved with the compensated bone saddle,
providing sweet-sounding chords all across the
neck (12-string players will surely appreciate this
feature). And the 1 7/8” wide bone nut allows
comfortable room between string pairs for easy
chording. Double truss rods provide stability to
counter the extra tension of additional strings and
are accessible through the sound-hole. Hardware
includes fully enclosed, nickel-plated die-cast
machine heads, and two chrome strap buttons
– the bottom one doubling as a 1/4” output jack
to an amp or P.A. The onboard Fishman Sonitone
electronics and under saddle pickup produces a
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