Guild F-55E Maple - Blonde

The ultimate Guild jumbo is here: the F-55 Maple, featuring a tight grained solid Sitka spruce top with arched flamed maple back and maple sides. Created on the same arch press that’s been a part of Guild manufacturing since 1985, the F-55 Maple provides sharply focused trebles and an articulate mid-range, perfect for a full, centralized, harp-like sound. Performers have long revered maple for its ability to sing over a crowded room and resist the feedback problems of boomier, bassier tonewoods, and the F-55 Maple does not disappoint. Elegant cosmetic appointments include 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. Equipped with LR Baggs Electronics.

Other features include:

Body Shape F - Jumbo
Body Top Solid Sitka Spruce
Top Bracing Pattern Scalloped X
Soundhole Diameter 4" (100mm)
Rosette Abalone and ABS RingTop Purfling Inlay Black and White ABS
Body Sides Flamed Maple
Body Back Arched Flamed Maple
Body Binding White ABS
Neck Material Mahogany with a 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
Frets Total 20
Color Blonde
Finish Satin Polyurethane
Finish - Top Gloss Nitrocellulose
Finish - Back and Sides Gloss Nitrocellulose
Finish - Neck Gloss Nitrocellulose
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 in Gold
Endpin Ivory Colored Plastic
Pickguard Tortoiseshell
Electronics LR Baggs
Strings D'Addario EXP16 - Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Included Case Guild Premium Humidified Wood Case
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 42.5" (1080mm)
Guild Part # 385-3654-801
5 lbs 1 oz
C231257

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