Detail 01
Jumbo body
The large body design is central to the guitar’s high-volume, warm acoustic voice.
Product detailSKU #1500000206840
GuildF-55E Jumbo Acoustic-Electric Guitar Antique Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Guild’s right-handed F-55E is a six-string jumbo acoustic-electric built with a solid Sitka spruce top, solid Indian rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck, and ebony fingerboard and bridge. Its jumbo body is voiced for substantial volume and warmth, with focused bass, singing mids, crisp highs, separation, and clarity. LR Baggs Anthem electronics combine an under-bridge-plate condenser microphone with soundhole controls and a phase control, giving the guitar an onboard amplified setup for live use.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Acoustic performances that need a jumbo guitar’s volume, warmth, focused bass, and onboard amplified operation.
- Players who want soundhole access to the onboard LR Baggs Anthem controls during a performance.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players.
- Players who need a cutaway body.
- Players seeking a guitar with no onboard electronics.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
LR Baggs Anthem electronics
The onboard system uses a condenser microphone under the bridge plate, soundhole controls, and a phase control.
Detail 03
Solid Sitka spruce top with solid Indian rosewood back and sides
These are the guitar’s primary solid-wood body materials.
Detail 04
25.6-inch scale; 1.69-inch nut width
These measurements define the string length and nut width.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01It is a right-handed, non-cutaway six-string guitar.
- 02Case status needs confirmation: the product details both say a case is sold separately and list a premium humidified hardshell case.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What electronics does the F-55E use?
It uses LR Baggs Anthem electronics with a proprietary condenser microphone beneath the bridge plate, soundhole-mounted controls, and phase control.
02Is the guitar cutaway?
No. It has no cutaway.
03What finish is this version?
Antique Burst with a gloss nitrocellulose body finish.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- Undersaddle transducer
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.6"
6 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- Ebony Neck wood: Mahogany Scale length: 25.6" Number of frets: 20 Neck finish: Satin Electronics Pickup/preamp: Yes Brand: L.R. Baggs Configuration: Undersaddle transducer Preamp EQ: 1-band Feedback filter: Phase Tuner: No Other Headstock overlay: West African ebony Tuning machines: Gotoh SE700 open gear with butterbean buttons Bridge: Ebony Saddle and nut: Compensated bone/Bone Number of strings: 6 Special features: None Case: Premium humidified hardshell case Accessories: Country of origin: United States
- Color
- Brown
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Top Material
- Solid Sitka spruce
- Body Type
- Jumbo
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
4 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tier
- new
- Source Id
- site51500000206840
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