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Guild A-50 Sunburst with Dearmond Pickup (USED, 1963)
Guild A-50 Sunburst with Dearmond Pickup (USED, 1963)
Guild A-50 Sunburst with Dearmond Pickup (USED, 1963)
Guild A-50 Sunburst with Dearmond Pickup (USED, 1963)
Guild A-50 Sunburst with Dearmond Pickup (USED, 1963)
Guild A-50 Sunburst with Dearmond Pickup (USED, 1963)
Guild A-50 Sunburst with Dearmond Pickup (USED, 1963)
Guild A-50 Sunburst with Dearmond Pickup (USED, 1963)
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Guild A-50 Sunburst with Dearmond Pickup (USED, 1963)

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Currently unavailable
DOCUMENTED HONESTLYEvery repair, every change
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SINCE 1968Still independent

Here we have a fine example of an early 60s Hoboken-made Guild A-50 Archtop. This particular guitar features a quite sought after vintage Dearmond-made Guild Artist Award single coil pickup. It has all the standard features of the era, including the earlier open-book headstock shape, unbound rosewood fingerboard with mahogany neck, nitrocellulose finished all maple laminate body, Guild harp tailpiece, and strip tuners.

The guitar plays great with nice low action. There is minor wear throughout- some surface dings and scratches, but nothing substantial or alarming for a guitar of this vintage. The headstock veneer has partially lifted on the top right corner, which is a common ailment of vintage Guilds, but it is not extreme and looks to be fairly stable.

These guitars were made to rival the Gibson L-48 and ES-125 models of their day, and have since become excellent options for players looking for an American made vintage guitar at a friendly price.

Price includes non-original vintage hardshell case and Dearmond pickup cable.

Condition: Vintage. Fully inspected and set up by TME staff before it ships or leaves the showroom.

Every instrument is thoroughly checked and set up before shipping fully insured via UPS with tracking to your door. We reuse boxes and materials to cut waste when they meet our protection standard.

Inspect it, play it, and if it isn't right, contact us within 48 hours of delivery to arrange a return or one-time exchange. Returns are subject to a 5% restocking fee, and the buyer covers shipping both ways.

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Guild A-50 Sunburst with Dearmond Pickup (USED, 1963)
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