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Revered acoustic instruments built for their reliability, tone and value, Guild offers their D55 dreadnought acoustic guitar with a high-volume body with string-to-string balance for an even tone across treble treble, mid and bass registers. Musically versatile, the D55 dreadnought guitar was introduced in 1968 as a special order-only item, but the response was so strong that within a few years it became a regular production model. The D-55 is prized by players worldwide for its rich, balanced sound and uncompromising specifications.
Guild D55 Features
- Dreadnought Body with Solid AAA Spruce Top
- Solid Bookmatched Rosewood Back and Solid Rosewood Sides
- 3-Piece Mahogany/Walnut/Mahogany Neck
- 20 Fret Ebony Fingerboard
- Includes Deluxe Hardshell Case
Features include a solid AAA Sitka spruce top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, ebony bridge, bound ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl and abalone block position inlays, classic G-shield logo, and pure nitrocellulose lacquer finish.
Guild D55 Traditional Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar Specifications
- Model Name: D-55
- Model Number: 385-0500-(Color #)
- Category: Traditional Dreadnought Guitars
- Body Style: Dreadnought
- Top: Solid AAA Spruce
- Bracing: Guild Scalloped Red Spruce
- Back: Solid Bookmatched Rosewood
- Sides: Solid Rosewood Sides
- Bridge: Ebony
- Neck: 3-Piece Mahogany/Walnut/Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Radius: 12 inches (305 mm)
- Width at Nut: 1-11/16 inches (43 mm)
- Frets: 20
- Scale Length: 25-5/8 inches
- Hardware: Gold
- Machine Heads: Gotoh 700 Series Gold-Plated Open-Back Tuners
- Finish: High Gloss (Nitrocellulose Lacquer)
- Unique Features:
- Ebony Headcap
- Dovetail Neck Joint with Slim Heel
- Lightweight Laminated Birch Tail-Block
- 30' Radius Top
- Natural Mother-of-Pearl and Abalone Position Inlays
- Bound Ebony Fingerboard
- Abalone Rosette
- Tortoise Shell Pickguard
- Dual Action Truss Rod
- Case: Includes C4520 Deluxe Hardshell Case
- Strings: D'Addario EXP 17 Coated Phosphor Bronze
- Introduced: 3/2009
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| This guitar is the absolute best! |
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| This guitar is well built and will last a lifetime! |
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| This is a beautifully crafted instrument which is playable right out of the box. he action is just right. The bone nut, saddle, and pins allow for incredible sustain! |
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| How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? |
| Light, fast neck for an acoustic! |
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| Warm and rich... absolutely the best sounding acoustic I've played over 40 years. |
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| Great nitrocellulose finish. |
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| The action was perfect right out of the box! No setup was required. |
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