code: GTR.010.GLD.001.SNB
The Guild GAD-50E has the world’s most popular acoustic body shape—the dreadnought. The GAD-50E features a solid Indian rosewood back and sides, a solid spruce top with scalloped bracing and a mahogany neck with traditional dovetail neck joint. Other features include an Indian rosewood fingerboard and bridge, pearl inlayed ebony bridge pins and strap buttons, classic pearl fingerboard inlays, wood binding, bone nut and saddle, Grover® Rotomatic™ tuners and a Fishman® Matrix™ under-saddle pickup with endpin jack.
| Model Name | GAD-50E |
| Category | Guild® Acoustic Design |
| Body Style | Dreadnaught |
| Top | Solid Sitka Spruce |
| Bracing | Guild® Scalloped |
| Back | Solid Indian Rosewood |
| Sides | Solid Indian Rosewood |
| Bridge | Indian Rosewood Pin Bridge |
| Neck | 1-Piece Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Indian Rosewood, 12" Radius, (305 mm) |
| Width at Nut | 1-11/16” (43 mm) |
| No. of Frets | 20 |
| Scale Length | 25 1/2" |
| Hardware | Chrome |
| Machine Heads | Grover® Rotomatic™ Chrome-Plated Die-Cast Tuners |
| Pickups | Fishman® Acoustic Matrix Natural I Under Saddle Pickup with Endpin Jack |
| Controls | None |
| Pickup Switching | None |
| Finish | High Gloss (Polyester) |
| Color | Antique Sunburst |
| Unique Features |
Dovetail Neck Joint, Ornate Mother-of-Pearl Position Inlays, Strap Button with Internal Block Reinforcement, Abalone Side Dot Position Inlays, Mother-of-Pearl Headstock Logo, Ebony Bridge Pins with MOP Dots, Ebony End Pin with MOP Dot, Bone Nut and Saddle, Mahogany Body Bindings, Tortoise Shell Pickguard, Back Center Wood Mosaic Inlay |
| Case | Includes Deluxe GAD Hardshell Case |
| Strings | Gauges .012, .016, .025, .032, .042, .053 |