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ACOUSTIC ARCHTOP

All Guild hollow body acoustic archtop guitars were available with optional pickups. Guild also produced another model called the A-600B. They only built one for display at the 1968 NAMM show although it was listed in Guild price lists until 1973. This guitar features unusual specs such as an oval soundhole and checkered binding.

A-50 GRANADA/CORDOBA

- non-cutaway bound hollow body, laminated arched spruce top, two f-holes, laminated maple back and sides, three-piece mahogany/maple neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, blackface peghead with screened logo, three-per-side nickel tuners, raised black pickguard, adjustable rosewood bridge/trapeze tailpiece, available in Sunburst finish, 16.25 in. body width, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1956-1972.

A-150 SAVOY

- single round cutaway bound hollow body, solid spruce top, two f-holes, laminated maple back and sides, three-piece mahogany/maple neck, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with block inlays, blackface headstock with Chesterfield crown and column logo/inlay, three-per-side nickel tuners, adj. rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, raised black pickguard, nickel-plated hardware, available in Blonde or Sunburst finish, 17 in. body width, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1958-1973.

A-350/A-350B/A-375 STRATFORD

- single round cutaway hollow body, arched spruce top, two bound f-holes, multi-ply binding, solid curly maple back and sides, three-piece maple/walnut neck, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays, multibound blackface headstock with "G" logo inlay, three-per-side tuners, adj. rosewood bridge, harp tailpiece, raised black laminated pickguard, gold-plated hardware, available in Blonde (A-375 or A-350B) or Sunburst (A-350) finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. circa 1956-1973.

A-500/A-500B/A-550 STUART

- single round cutaway hollow body, bound arched solid spruce top, two bound f-holes, solid curly maple back and sides, three-piece walnut/maple neck, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays with abalone V wedges, bound headstock with pearl G shield logo/inlay, three-per-side Imperial tuners, adj. rosewood bridge, stylized trapeze tailpiece, bound tortoise pickguard, gold-plated hardware, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. circa 1956-1969.

CA-100/CA-100B CAPRI

- single sharp cutaway hollow body, arched bound solid spruce top, two f-holes, laminated maple back and sides, three-piece mahogany/maple neck, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays, blackface headstock with G logo/inlay, three-per-side tuners, adj. rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, raised bound black pickguard, nickel-plated hardware, available in Blonde (CA-100B) or Sunburst (CA-100) finish, 16.375 in. body width, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1956-1973.