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Guild F-40E Jumbo vs Taylor 517 Grand Pacific Builder's Edition V-Class

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6-string Acoustic Guitars Guild F-40E Jumbo Taylor 517 Grand Pacific Builder's Edition V-Class
Summary
Rating
Review Rating 100%
Review Rating 97%
Rank
#14204
#14044
String Type: Steel Steel
Number of Strings: 6 6
Body Shape: Jumbo Round Shoulder Dreadnought
Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed Right-handed
Color: Natural Antique Burst Wild Honey Burst Natural
Finish: Satin Varnish Satin
Top Wood: Solid Spruce Torrified Sitka Spruce
Back & Sides Wood: Solid Mahogany Tropical Mahogany
Body Bracing: Scalloped Spruce Bracing V-Class Mahogany
Binding: ABS Sapele
Neck Wood: Mahogany Tropical Mahogany
Neck Shape: C profile Compound Carve
Radius: 12" 15"
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood West African Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Dots Grained Ivoroid Arrowheads
Number of Frets: 20 20
Scale Length: 25.5" 25.6" 25.5"
Tuning Machines: Nickel Vintage Style Open Gear, 20:1 ratio Taylor Nickel
Bridge Material: Indian Rosewood West African Ebony
Nut/Saddle Material: Bone/Bone Black Graphite/Micarta
Nut Width: 1.6875" 1.7" 1.75"
Electronics: LR Baggs Element with volume and tone control LR Baggs Element with Volume and Tone
Strings: D'Addario Coated Phosphor Bronze Light, .012-.053 D'Addario EXP16 Coated Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium
Case Included: Hardshell Case Hardshell Case
Body Length: 20.5"
Body Width: 17.25" lower bout
Body Depth: 4.75"
Overall Length: 42.5"
Manufacturer Part Number: 385-3404-821 385-3404-837 A50203400000575S213 A50203400000575S216
Details
Brand Guild Taylor
Prices
MSRP $1,999.00 $2,899.00
Used Price $1,399.30 $2,029.30
Sale Price $1,799.10 $2,609.10

6-string Acoustic Guitars Descriptions

Guild F-40E Jumbo

6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Spruce Top, Mahogany Back and Sides, Rosewood Fingerboard, and LR Baggs Electronics - Natural

Taylor 517 Grand Pacific Builder's Edition V-Class

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Torrefied Sitka Spruce Top, Neo-Tropical Mahogany Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, and Ebony Fingerboard - Wild Honey Burst

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