14-Fret Slope-Shoulder RS (2014)

The Guild Custom Shop presents the beautifully crafted and rich-sounding Orpheum series “Slope 14” dreadnought acoustic. U.S.-built by the talented luthiers of the Guild Custom Shop, Orpheum series models are designed to stylishly evoke the bygone 1930s-era golden age of U.S. acoustic guitar design and construction. Indeed, you could say that Orpheum models are finely crafted Guild guitars that never were but could have been.  The Slope 14 offers a distinctive difference for the discerning player–sloping shoulders that gracefully curve away from the neck in marked contrast to conventional straight-shoulder dreadnought design. Further, its three-piece mahogany/rosewood/mahogany neck joins the body at the 14th fret, contributing to a punchy yet warm and well-balanced tone that makes it great as both a lead and rhythm instrument.

Premium features also include an Adirondack red spruce top with scalloped red spruce bracing, solid rosewood back and sides, traditional hot hide-glue construction, 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl-dot inlays and 12” radius, bone nut, elegant cream neck and body binding, and a nitrocellulose lacquer neck finish. Other features include a tortoiseshell pickguard, pyramid-style ebony bridge with bone saddle and pins, Guild-logo Gotoh SE-700 open-back tuners with cream buttons, and deluxe hard-shell case.

*This model is no longer in production. If you are interested in this model, please contact us or call +1 310-586-1180.

Specifications

Body:

Body TopSolid Adirondack Red spruce
Body BackSolid Indian Rosewood
Body SidesSolid Indian Rosewood
Body ShapeSlope Shoulder Dreadnought
BracingGuild® Scalloped Red Spruce Attached with Hide Glue
RosetteBlack/White Striped with Orpheum Wood Marquetry Center Ring
FinishGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Depth Upper Bout4″ (101 mm)
Body Depth Lower Bout4.5″ (114 mm)
Body Length20.5″ (520 mm)
Body Width Lower Bout16″ (406 mm)
Body Width Upper Bout11.25″ (286 mm)
Overall Guitar Length41.5″ (1055 mm)
Guitar Weight3.75 lbs
Body BindingIvory
PurflingB/W/Blue/Rope Pattern/Red/W/B
Soundhole BindingIvory

Neck:

Neck Material2-Piece Mahogany
Neck ShapeVintage Soft “U”
Neck FinishGloss NItrocellulose Lacquer
Scale Length25.5″ (64.8 cm)
Nut Width1 3/4″ (44.45 mm)
Nut MaterialBone
Neck Binding1-Ply Ivory
Fingerboard MaterialEbony
Fingerboard Radius12″ (305 mm)
Fingerboard InlaysMother-of-Pearl Dot
# of Frets20
Tuning MachinesGotoh® SE700-05M Vintage-Style Open-Back with Cream Buttons
Hardware Finish/PlatingGold-Plated
Truss RodDual-Action
Truss Rod Wrench4mm Hex Truss Rod Wrench

Features:

BridgeEbony
SaddleBone
Bridge PinsBone
StringsGuild® M-450 Standard Tension Phosphor Bronze, (.013-.056 Gauges)
Case or Gig BagTKL Deluxe Hardshell
Strap ButtonsVintage End-Pin
PickguardTortoiseshell

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