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Guild USA D-55E Natural Electro Acoustic Guitar
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Want to Click and Collect or try items at our Guildford Store?
The store is open 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays.
The stock information shows the quantity of units that are available to purchase at the Guildford store and the quantity of units that are available at our off-site Guildford warehouse. These stock levels are updated in real time.
Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose Click and Collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team on 01483 456777 for assistance with placing your order.
If you have placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email of your order and a separate follow-up text or email to confirm when your item is ready for collection.
Please do not come to the store before you have received the follow-up message, as your order may not yet be ready at the store.
If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that stock availability can change quickly both online and in-store, so we would always recommend placing your Click and Collect order as soon as possible to reserve your item.
SKU: GUSD55NTE
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Product Description
First introduced in 1968 as a special-order top-of-the-line model, the D-55 was so well-received that Guild added it into the regular production line by 1974. Famously played by Tommy Smothers on the Smothers Brothers Show in the late 1960s, the D-55 grew in both popularity and longevity over the decades. The most anticipated return of a Guild acoustic to date, the 2017 Guild D-55 is back and better than ever.
The D-55 remains true to all the premium appointments of its 1968 predecessor, including a AAA Sitka spruce top, solid Indian Rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard and bridge, and nitrocellulose finish. Internal refinements include scalloped Adirondack bracing as well as an improved dovetail neck-joint, hand fit to make this generation of D-55 the lightest, loudest, and best-sounding yet. The D-55 showcases Guild’s most recognizable headstock which is fully bound and features the Guild “Peak and Shield” inlay combination over a figured ebony overlay. The matching ebony fingerboard is also fully bound and inlayed with Guild’s iconic abalone/pearl “V-Blocks” and multi-line “railroad track” purfling on the bass and treble sides.
The D-55’s fingerboard is set on an all-mahogany neck with beautiful walnut center seam running the length of the heel to headstock. The D-55’s nitro finish is hand sprayed for minimum thickness and maximum resonance that will only get better with age. An LR Baggs pickup system is available as an option, and each guitar includes a hand-signed certificate of authenticity and ships with Guild’s Premium humidified hardshell case.
Features
- Solid Sitka spruce top
- Solid rosewood back and sides
- Bound ebony fretboard with 12-in. radius and mother-of-pearl and abalone position inlays
- Ebony bridge
- Abalone rosette
- Tortoiseshell pickguard
- Natural gloss finish
- Includes Guild’s Premium Humidified Hardshell case
Specifications
Body
- Body Shape: D - Dreadnought
- 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
- Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
- 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
Hardware and Bridge
- 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: Endpin Jack
- Pickguard: Tortoiseshell
Electronics
- Electronics: LR Baggs Anthem with Volume, Mix, and Phase Controls
