Description
Description
Limited Edition: Limited edition guitar of only 70 guitars made! (Stock images are utilized. Each uniquely serialized guitar may slightly vary from images used.)
First introduced in 1968 as a special-order top-of-the-line model, the D-55 was so well-received 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. Bringing it full circle for Guild’s 70 th anniversary, the Guild Special Run (GSR) D-55 70th Anniversary Limited features a solid Adirondack Spruce top and bracing hand-voiced by Guild Master Builder Chuck Sanzone with exotic solid Madagascar Rosewood back and sides.
The GSR D-55 70th Anniversary Limited showcases Guild’s most recognizable headstock, fully bound and featuring mother-of-pearl Guild peak logo with G-shield. In addition, this limited run of 70 features top-of-the-line abalone rosette and ornate purfling. The fully bound Ebony fingerboard pairs with a mahogany neck and beautiful Walnut center seam strip. It is inlayed with Guild’s iconic abalone/pearl V-blocks and a commemorative “Winged G” at the 12 th fret. Additional features include gold Gotoh open-gear tuners and dovetail neck joint. With its hand- sprayed gloss nitrocellulose finish providing minimum thickness and maximum resonance, this exceptional dreadnought will only get better with age. Each guitar includes a numbered certificate of authenticity and ships with Guild’s premium humidified hard-shell case. Available in Natural finish.
Top Wood: Solid Adirondack Spruce
Top Bracing: Scalloped Adirondack Spruce - Hand Voiced
Rosette: Abalone and ABS Rings
Body Shape: D - Dreadnought
Body Type: Acoustic
Back & Side Wood: Solid Madagascar Rosewood
Back Bracing: Sitka Spruce
Body Binding: White ABS
Neck Wood: Mahogany with Walnut Center Strip
Neck Joint: Dovetail
Scale Length: 25 5/8" (651mm)
Frets To Body: 14
Truss Rod: Dual Action
Truss Rod Wrench: 8mm Socket Wrench
Neck Shape: C Shape
Neck Thickness 1st Fret: 21mm
Neck Thickness 9th Fret: 22.5mm
Headstock Shape: Guild USA
Headplate: Ebony
Headstock Binding: White with Black and White Purfling - ABS
Headstock Logo: Guild Peak with G-Shield - MOP
Fingerboard Wood: Ebony
Total Number of Frets: 20
Fingerboard Inlay: V-Blocks w/ Winged-G (12th) - MOP & Abalone
Fingerboard Inlay Locations: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17
Fingerboard Binding: White with Black and White Purfling - ABS
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305mm)
Fret Type: Jescar 43080 Evo Gold
Fingerboard Side Dots: 2mm Dots - Black
Fingerboard Side Dot Locations: 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (x2), 15, 17
Finish Top: Natural
Finish Body: Natural Finish
Neck: Natural
Finish Type: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1 11/16" (43mm)
Nut String Spacing: 1 3/8" (36mm)
Hardware Color: Gold
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8" (54mm)
Bridge: Ebony
Saddle Material: Compensated Bone
Bridge Pins: Bone
Tuning Machines: Gotoh SE700 Open-Gear in Gold
Pickguard: Tortoise
Truss Rod Cover: Keystone - Black ABS
Acoustic Pickup: N/A
Strings: D'Addario EXP16 - Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053)
Case Candy: Canvas Bag, COA, Picks
Included Case/Gig Bag: Guild Premium Humidified Archtop Wood Case