GUILD F-55E MAPLE BLONDE NITRO

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. Available in Natural finish and with LR Baggs Electronics.

Body
Body Shape: F - Jumbo
Body Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Top Bracing Pattern: Scalloped X
Soundhole Diameter: 4" (100mm)
Rosette: Abalone and ABS Ring
Top Purfling Inlay: Black and White ABS
Body Sides: Flamed Maple
Body Back: Arched Flamed Maple
Body Binding: White ABS

Neck
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

Finish
Color: Natural (NAT)
Finish: Satin Polyurethane
Finish - Top: Gloss Nitrocellulose
Finish - Back and Sides: Gloss Nitrocellulose
Finish - Neck: Gloss Nitrocellulose

Hardware
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
Electronics: LR Baggs Anthem with Volume, Mix, and Phase Controls

Other
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)