Product Description
Guild A350- Jazz Guitar #16791 built in the Hoboken factory in 1961. This 350 has a curved solid spruce top and a carved flamed maple back solid carved, perfectly graduated spruce top that gives that chunky highly sought tone, original Tailpiece, Dearmond floating pickup mounted on a Custom style pickgard assembly, The neck is smooth and fast measuring 1.69″ at nut, 2.06″ at the 12th fret, 0.853″ depth at the 3rd fret, 0.938″ at the 9th fret. I’ve heard it said many times that the vintage Guilds had the best playing necks of all guitars- straight as an arrow with easy fast playability. These are one of the finest acoutic archtops ever made and virtually impossible to fine, it is excellent condition, it comes with hard case of the same era. It was second to the top of the line A500 which was all carved. It has a medium 3 piece maple/walnut neck w/an ebony fingerboard, with white pearl block inlay, solid carved spruce top, perfectly graduated, that gives that chunky highly sought tone, complimented w/a super figured maple back & sides, and embossed Harp Tailpiece, These Guilds are among the finest acoustic archtops ever made with the best necks and lowest action of any guitars. Guild guitars are know for their straight smooth neck that feature feather like action. They are virtually impossible to find. Guild A350 #16791 gold Tailpiece, New pick guard, original Dearmond pickup with control box ($1500 value) , Top of the line tuners as installed on A500, Big voice and projection, small amount of fret wear plenty of life left, finish off on small section on back, pick scrapes above strings. Amazing tone 1 11/16″ nut comes with its original hard case.
George Barnes playing an early 1960’s A350 prototype which eventualy becomes the George Barnes Acousti Electric signature model.
Early Guilds are know for their clear chunky tones in the videos below.
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