ALY TADROS

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INTRO

ARTIST SIGNATURE

CUSTOM SHOP

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TRADITIONAL SERIES

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RESONATOR SERIES

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GAD SERIES

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ARCOS SERIES

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NEWARK ST. COLLECTION

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BODY BRACING

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TO PLAY A GUILD GUITAR IS TO EXPERIENCE

THE FINEST IN ACOUSTIC TONE AND
PERFORMANCE, THE FINEST IN INSTRUMENT
CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND MORE THAN 60 YEARS
OF HISTORY, HERITAGE AND TRADITION.

THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT

A GUILD GUITAROTHER THAN ITS
SIMPLE AND ELEGANT BEAUTYIS THE
SOUND. FULL AND RICHLY RESONANT
TONE AWAITS YOU WHEN YOU SOUND
CHORDS, NOTES AND HARMONICS,
AND IN ANY SHADE FROM WARM TO
BRIGHT, FROM SUBTLE AND SUBDUED
TO FULL-VOICED AND POWERFUL,
THE NATURAL CLARITY, DYNAMICS,
BALANCE AND PROJECTION OF A FINE
GUILD INSTRUMENT DELIVER A DEEPLY
SATISFYING ACOUSTIC EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE THE BEST IN ACOUSTIC SOUND,
FEEL AND PERFORMANCE. PLAY A GUILD TODAY,
AND YOULL UNDERSTAND RIGHT AWAY.

RICHIE
HAVENS
1941-2013
In a career spanning more than 45 years,
the great Richie Havens (1941-2013)
enthralled and charmed audiences worldwide
with his distinctive acoustic sound and intense,
soulful voice. Guild was onstage and in
the studio with him all along, through
innumerable concert appearances and more
than two dozen albums.

Guild bids one of its

greatest artists and dearest
friends a fond farewell.

Photo: Sato Takashi

DOYLE DYKES SIGNATURE

Photo: Robert Falcetti

Artist Signature Series

New Hartford, Connecticut

DOYLE DYKES
SIGNATURE MODELS

The Guild Doyle Dykes Signature Model is the

result of extensive collaboration among Dykes,
master luthier Ren Ferguson and the team at
Guild's New Hartford, Conn., factory. Crafted
to Dykes' exacting specifications, the cutaway

grand orchestra guitar delivers a rich, full

and balanced sound that will please the most
discerning guitarist. It's an incredibly articulate
instrument, with truly stunning headroom and
dynamic range.

SIGNATURE MAPLE

SIGNATURE ROSEWOOD

Grand Orchestra

Grand Orchestra

AAA Red Spruce Top, Quilted Big-Leaf

Maple Back and Sides

AAA Red Spruce Top,

Rosewood Back and Sides

JAKE SMITH THE WHITE BUFFALO

Photo: Matt Ferguson

GAIL ANN DORSEY

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ROBERT REYNOLDS THE MAVERICKS

Photo: James Pennebaker

BENNY MCARTHUR GEORGE STRAITS ACE IN THE HOLE BAND

Photo: James Pennebaker

PETER HOLMSTRM DANDY WARHOLS

Photo: Malia James

JAKE AND JEFF TURNER SAY ANYTHING

Photo: Jake Turner

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TYLER RAMSEY BAND OF HORSES
Photo: Sandlin Gaither

A FINE INSTRUMENT IS THE VERY SUMMIT

OF THE CRAFTSMANSHIP THAT WENT INTO
MAKING IT, AND EVERY GUILD GUITAR
EMBODIES THE SKILL, EXPERIENCE AND
PURE DEDICATION TO CRAFT OF THOSE
WHO CREATED IT. YOU CAN SEE IT, HEAR
IT AND FEEL IT WHEN YOU PLAY ONE.
THATS WHY, WHEN THE CRAFTSMANSHIP
OF THE INSTRUMENT YOU PLAY MATTERS,
YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO PLAY A
GUILD GUITAR.

CUSTOM SHOP
THE GUILD CUSTOM SHOP
REPRESENTS THE VERY FINEST
IN PURE GUILD CRAFTSMANSHIP
AND WELL OVER HALF A CENTURY
OF HERITAGE AS A PREMIER
U.S. GUITAR MAKER.
From the picturesque and pastoral environs of
Guilds traditional New England home to the
peerless skills of its luthiers, and from the elegance
and sonic range of its instruments to its reverent
dedication to old-world guitar craft, the Guild
Custom Shop presents the best of Guilds
best for the worlds most discerning guitarists.
The Guild Custom Shop resides in a wonderful
centuries-old brickwork mill in New Hartford,
Conn., on the banks of the Farmington River
amid beautiful Northeastern woods. There, Guilds
most talented luthiers take great pride in crafting
the finest Guild guitars ever offered. Through their
devoted passion to building the highest-quality
guitars possible, Guild Custom Shop instruments
themselves seem imbued with the areas beauty
and history, and with 60 years of Guild tradition
and acclaim.
Playing a Guild Custom Shop instrument is
an exquisite experience. From the most delicate
musical passages to the most forceful ones,
they respond and speak with a voice unequaled
in purity, a feel unequaled in comfort, a look
unequaled in elegance and a heritage unequaled
in richness.

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ORPHEUM
SERIES

GUILDS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED

AND RICH-SOUNDING ORPHEUM
SERIES GUITARS COME FROM THE
TALENTED HANDS WITHIN THE
GUILD CUSTOM SHOP IN SCENIC
NEW HARTFORD, CONN.
In traditional dreadnought, jumbo and orchestra
models, each instrument stylishly evokes the
golden 1930s-era of U.S. acoustic guitar design
and construction.

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Guild Custom Shop

New Hartford, Connecticut

ORPHEUM SLOPE SHOULDER

14-FRET ROSEWOOD
Dreadnought

Solid Adirondack
Red Spruce Top,
Rosewood Back and Sides

ORPHEUM SLOPE SHOULDER

14-FRET MAHOGANY
ORPHEUM SLOPE SHOULDER
12-FRET MAHOGANY
Dreadnought

Solid Adirondack
Red Spruce Top,
Mahogany Back and Sides

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Dreadnought

Solid Adirondack
Red Spruce Top,
Mahogany Back and Sides

Guild Custom Shop

New Hartford, Connecticut

ORPHEUM JUMBO

ORPHEUM ROSEWOOD

Jumbo

Orchestra
Solid Adirondack
Red Spruce Top,
Rosewood Back and Sides

ORPHEUM MAHOGANY
Orchestra

Solid Adirondack
Red Spruce Top,
Mahogany Back and Sides

Solid Adirondack
Red Spruce Top,
Mahogany Back and Sides

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AMERICAN
PATRIARCH
SERIES

HANDCRAFTED IN THE
UNITED STATES TO EXACTING
VINTAGE DETAIL BY GUILDS
MOST SKILLED GUITAR MAKERS,
THE NEW AMERICAN PATRIARCH
SERIES PAYS HOMAGE NOT ONLY
TO THE GUILD LEGACY, BUT ALSO
TO THE BIRTH OF THE MODERN
ELECTRIC GUITAR AND THE
TIMELESS MUSIC THAT ENSUED.
Guild American Patriarch models are
hand-built to order at the Guild Custom
Shop in New Hartford, Conn. Premium
features include select woods and inlay
materials; precise late-1950s body shapes,
arch radii and neck profiles; meticulous
recreations of original pickups and parts;
and more.

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Guild Custom Shop

New Hartford, Connecticut

ARTIST AWARD

M-75 ARISTOCRAT

American Patriarch Series

Carved Solid Spruce Top,
Laminated Flame
Maple Sides, Carved Solid
Flame Maple Back

American Patriarch Series

X-500 STUART

American Patriarch Series

Laminated Select Spruce Top
with Laminated Figured
Maple Back and Sides

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Laminated Spruce Top with

Solid Mahogany Back and
Laminated Mahogany Sides

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TRADITIONAL
SERIES
GUILD TRADITIONAL SERIES
INSTRUMENTS REPRESENT
MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY
OF FINE U.S. CRAFTSMANSHIP.
Guild has been a premier name in acoustic
guitars since 1953, and our Traditional Series
instruments carry on that legacy with premium
specifications, exceptional build quality and
the balanced, articulate sound that has become
Guilds signature.
Guild Traditional Series models feature red
spruce bracing; bone nuts, saddles and bridge
pins; dovetail neck joints and pure nitrocellulose
lacquer finishes. Experience the tradition of great
Guild tone in these exceptional instruments.

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Traditional Series

Guild Guitars

D-50
BLUEGRASS SPECIAL

F-30
ARAGON

Dreadnought

Orchestra

Solid Red Spruce Top

with Solid Rosewood
Back and Sides

Solid Red Spruce Top

with Solid Mahogany
Back and Sides

D-40
BLUEGRASS JUBILEE
Dreadnought
Solid Red Spruce Top
with Solid Mahogany
Back and Sides

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D-55
Dreadnought
Solid AAA Spruce Top
with Solid Rosewood
Back and Sides

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Traditional Series

Guild Guitars

F-212XLCE
STANDARD

F-47RC

W/DTAR

Jumbo 12-String

Grand Orchestra

Solid Sitka Spruce Top

with Solid Mahogany
Back and Sides

Solid Red Spruce Top with

Rosewood Back and Sides

F-50

F-512

Jumbo

Jumbo 12-String

Solid Sitka Spruce with

Figured Maple Sides and
Select Arched Laminated
Figured Maple Back

Solid Sitka Spruce Top with

Rosewood Back and Sides

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ERIN IVEY

Photo: John Cheung

DREW SHIRLEY SWITCHFOOT

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Photo: Pat Graham

WILL SEXTON

Photo: Jeff Van Zandt

THE LONE BELOW

Photo: Jeff Van Zandt

JACKIE BRISTOW

Photo: Jeff Van Zandt

CHRISTOPHER MESSINA ELECTRIC TOUCH

Photo: Louis Messina

SEAN WATKINS

Photo: Matt Ferguson

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RESONATOR
SERIES
GUILD RESONATOR GUITARS ARE
PREMIUM INSTRUMENTS BUILT TO
SATISFY DISCERNING PLAYERS.
They produce powerful and balanced sound
with sparkling highs and full-bodied lows thanks
to the exclusive Guild Reflect-O-Voice system,
which consists of an internal sound reflecting
plate and unique six-point open soundwell.
The result is maximum resonance and volume
that doesnt ever become harsh. It delivers
pure, open sound with exceptional presence and
remarkable string-to-string balance.

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Resonator Series

Guild Guitars

R-30S

R-37SE

Roundneck

Squareneck

Solid Mahogany Top,

Back and Sides

Solid Koa Top,

Back and Sides

R-33SE

R-35SE

Squareneck

Squareneck

Solid Mahogany Top,

Back and Sides

Solid Maple Top,

Back and Sides

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YOUR MUSIC ISNT JUST WHAT YOU DO

ITS WHO YOU ARE. IT IS A DEFINITIVE
STATEMENT AND, EVEN MORE SO, THE
ARTISTIC REFLECTION OF WHAT YOURE ALL
ABOUT; WHAT YOU STAND FOR. IN THIS,
GUILD HELPS GIVE VOICE TO YOUR MUSIC
AS NO OTHER GUITAR CAN.
THATS WHY, WHEN THE MUSIC YOU
MAKE MATTERS, YOU SHOULD BE PLAYING
IT ON A GUILD GUITAR.

BILL CARTER

Photo: Lior Reuveni

GAD
SERIES
GUILD ACOUSTIC DESIGN (GAD)
SERIES INSTRUMENTS OFFER
EVEN GREATER VALUE AND
PERFORMANCE THAN EVER BEFORE.
All-solid tonewoods, tasteful appointments and
performance-driven features such as satin-finish
necks for smooth feel make GAD guitars the
clear choice for serious players who want the
most for their money. Classic Guild tone and
playability have never been more accessible.

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GAD Series

Guild Guitars

D-125CE

D-150

Dreadnought

Dreadnought

Solid Mahogany Top,

Back and Sides

D-125-12
Dreadnought
Solid Mahogany Top,
Back and Sides

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Solid Sitka Spruce Top

with Solid Rosewood
Back and Sides

GAD Series

Guild Guitars

F-130CE

F-150RCE

Orchestra

Jumbo

Solid Spruce Top

with Solid Mahogany
Back and Sides

F-130R

Solid Spruce Top with

Rosewood Back and Sides

Orchestra
Solid Spruce Top with
Rosewood Back and Sides

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GAD Series

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Guild Guitars

F-1512E

GN-5

Jumbo 12-String

Classical & Nylon

Solid Spruce Top with

Rosewood Back and Sides

Solid Cedar Top with

Rosewood Back and Sides

M-120E

GC-2

Concert

Classical & Nylon

Solid Mahogany Top,

Back and Sides

Solid Cedar Top with

Rosewood Back and Sides

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YOU POUR HEART AND SOUL INTO EVERY

SINGLE WORD, PHRASE AND NOTE. YOU
WRITE, ARRANGE AND REARRANGE FOR
HOURS UNTIL YOU HIT ON THAT ONE
PERFECT ALCHEMY OF MELODY AND
MESSAGE; THAT ONE MAGIC COMBINATION
OF INSTRUMENTAL FEEL AND LYRICAL
FINESSE. AND GUILD HELPS YOU DO IT
AS NO OTHER GUITAR CAN.
THATS WHY, WHEN THE SONG MATTERS,
YOU SHOULD PLAY IT ON A GUILD GUITAR.
BETH HART

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ARCOS
SERIES
ARCOS SERIES GUITARS
FEATURE GUILDS SIGNATURE
ARCHED-BACK BODY DESIGN.
First introduced in the 1950s on some
of our earliest acoustic guitar models,
the Guild arched-back design enhances
volume and projection while providing
excellent structural stability.
All Arcos Series models feature Guilds slim
satin-finish mahogany neck and new larger
medium jumbo frets for smooth, comfortable
feel and effortless playability.
Other premium features include a solid Sitka
spruce top, rosewood fingerboard and bridge,
bone nut and saddle, koa rosette and Fishman
electronics. An affordable guitar doesnt have to
be a compromise, and Arcos Series guitars offer
legendary Guild sound and playability at a very
accessible price.

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Arcos Series

Guild Guitars

AD-3CE

AD-5CE

Dreadnought

Dreadnought

Solid Sitka Spruce Top

with Arched Laminated
Mahogany Back and Sides

AO-5CE
Orchestra
Solid Sitka Spruce Top
with Arched Laminated
Rosewood Back and Sides

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Solid Sitka Spruce Top

with Arched Laminated
Rosewood Back and Sides

Arcos Series

Guild Guitars

AF-50CE

AF-50E

Jumbo

Jumbo

Solid Sitka Spruce Top

with Laminated Maple
Back and Sides

AF-412E
Jumbo

Solid Sitka Spruce Top

with Laminated Maple
Back and Sides

Solid Sitka Spruce Top

with Laminated Maple
Back and Sides

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JOE MANUEL GEORGE STRAITS ACE IN THE HOLE BAND

Photo: James Pennebaker

PATRICK SWEANY

Photo: Chrissy Mauck

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LEE BOWMAN JETTY ROAD
Photo: Greg Sylvia

SHANE ALEXANDER

Photo: Matt Ferguson

FRAN HEALY TRAVIS

Photo: Pat Graham

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NEAL CASAL

Photo: Matt Ferguson

ROSS LYNCH R5

Photo: Christian Lantry

LEGACY

GUILD IS ONE OF THE GREAT ORIGINAL

AND TIME-HONORED U.S. GUITAR NAMES,
ACCLAIMED BY PLAYERS WORLDWIDE
FOR DECADES. TODAY, MORE THAN 60
YEARS AFTER ITS FOUNDING,
IT PRODUCES METICULOUSLY CRAFTED
INSTRUMENTS IN ITS TRADITIONAL
NEW ENGLAND HOME WITH AN AVID
DEDICATION TO A HANDMADE GUITAR
HERITAGE THATS EVEN STRONGER NOW
THAN IT WAS WHEN THE FIRST GUILD
GUITARS WERE INTRODUCED IN 1953.

SCOTT MATTHEWS

Photo: Sally Connolly

THATS WHY, WHEN THE LEGACY

MATTERS, YOU SHOULD MAKE
YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO IT ON A
GUILD GUITAR.

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NEWARK ST.
COLLECTION
THE GUILD NEWARK ST.
COLLECTION MARKS THE RETURN
OF EIGHT CLASSIC GUILD ELECTRIC
FAVORITES FROM THE 1950S
AND 60SONCE AGAIN PUTTING
THE DISTINCTIVE GUILD STYLING
AND VOICE THAT HELPED SHAPE
POPULAR MUSIC INTO THE HANDS
OF TODAYS GUITARISTS.
Newark St. models are handcrafted instruments
with authentic Guild electric tone and superior
feel. Premium features include authentic
Guild body shapes, arch radii and neck profiles;
authentically vintage-style pickups and
hardware; improved playing action ideal for
todays alternative styles; and more.

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Newark St. Series

Guild Guitars

A-150 SAVOY

X-175B MANHATTAN
W/BIGSBY

Hollow Body
Solid Spruce Top with
Laminated Flame Maple
Back and Sides

Hollow Body

X-175 MANHATTAN
Hollow Body
Laminated Spruce Top
with Laminated Maple
Back and Sides

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Laminated Spruce Top

with Laminated Maple
Back and Sides

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Newark St. Series

Guild Guitars

STARFIRE III
W/BIGSBY

STARFIRE IV
Semi-Hollow Body

Hollow Body
Laminated Mahogany Top,
Back and Sides

STARFIRE V

Laminated Mahogany Top,

Back and Sides

Semi-Hollow Body
Laminated Mahogany
Top, Back and Sides

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Newark St. Series

Guild Guitars

S-100 POLARA

CE-100D CAPRI

Solid Body

Hollow Body

Solid Mahogany Top,

Back and Sides

M-75 ARISTOCRAT
Semi-Hollow Body
Laminated Spruce Top with
Solid Mahogany Back and
Laminated Mahogany Sides

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Laminated Mahogany
Top, Back and Sides

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Newark St. Series

Guild Guitars

STARFIRE BASS

M-85 BASS

Semi-Hollow Body

Semi-Hollow Body

Laminated Mahogany Top,

Back and Sides

Laminated Spruce Top

with Laminated Maple Top,
Back and Sides

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Guild Body Bracing

GRAND ORCHESTRA
Grand orchestra acoustics differ from their
orchestra-style siblings with a wider lower bout
and a narrower upper bout, enhancing bass
response and imparting slightly more tightness
and focus to the top end. Todays Guild grand
orchestra models are more finely crafted
than ever, resonating richly with discerning
players everywhere.

ORCHESTRA
The sweet and balanced tone of a compact
orchestra-size acoustic has been a Guild
staple ever since the F-30 Aragon first appeared
in 1954 as the smallest member of the original
Guild flat-top line. Perfect for passionately
earnest strumming and delicate fingerpicking,
orchestra-size models were the guitars of the folk
explosion of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Guild Guitars

SLOPE-SHOULDER
Slope-shoulder dreadnought guitars provide
more focused sound than their square-shoulder
counterparts. The gracefully curving shoulder
design makes notes seem to explode from
the sound hole much faster, with a clean and
punchy response. Loud and very well balanced,
slope-shoulder dreadnoughts are great for
both lead and rhythm work.

DREADNOUGHT
Guild has long excelled at what is surely the
worlds most popular acoustic guitar design,
building exceptional dreadnought-style acoustic
guitars since the early 1960s. Designed with a
pronounced emphasis on string-to-string balance,
Guild dreadnought models produce a clear
and articulate sound not commonly associated
with this larger body style.

Guild Body Bracing

Guild Guitars

JUMBO
With their large, rounded bodies, jumbo
acoustic guitars have been a Guild specialty ever
since the venerable F-50 model debuted in 1954
as the king of the original Guild flat-top line.
Since then, Guild has earned and enjoyed a fine
legacy of jumbo guitar models prized for their
volume, projection, balance and warmth, and today
their sound is richer and more powerful than ever.

CONCERT
With their small bodies and distinctive voice,
concert-style guitars have been popular for
well more than a century. Guild has been a
part of that great acoustic tradition for decades
now, offering concert-style models prized
for their excellent warmth, balance, projection
and articulation.

RESONATORS
Richly resounding Guild resonator guitars are
premium instruments built to satisfy the most
discerning players. These instruments produce
powerful and balanced sound with sweetly
sparkling highs and full-bodied lows thanks to
the exclusive Guild Reflect-O-Voice system,
which consists of an internal sound reflecting
plate and unique six-point open soundwell.

CLASSICAL
Guild offers beautifully crafted solid-cedar-top
classical guitar models that are as elegant in
sound as they are in style and as luxurious in
feel as they are in tone. With exceptional balance,
warmth, articulation and dynamic range, they
put a fine and distinctive Guild stamp on classical
nylon-string design, sound and performance.

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