A-50 LTG Member Review

Scratch

Enlightened Member
Joined
Jan 31, 2007
Messages
6,909
Reaction score
20
Location
Canyon Lake, TX.
How long have you owned the A-50:
Year & specific model:
Purchased new or used:
Price paid:

Owners rate 1 (least appreciated) to 10 (most appreciated) in following categories with comments as desired:

Build quality
Looks
Projection
Bass
Mids
Highs
Sustain
Playability/comfort
Dependability
Fingerstyle
Flatpick
Strum

Condition (Mint/Excellent/Good/Fair/Poor):

Favorite Strings (one selection only):

Would you buy another if lost/sold:

Overall Assessment:

Most Appreciated Characteristic:
Least Appreciated:
Favorite A-50 Story/Moment:

Other observations/comments:
 

Cvbinrichmond

Junior Member
Joined
Apr 28, 2020
Messages
19
Reaction score
22
Location
Henrico, va
Guild Total
1
I know this is 12 years late, but I just bought, I think, the first production Guild A50 acoustic 1995. I can find little info in writing. Some have responded and I appreciate that. If you have more info, I would like to hear your response.
Thanks.
 

SFIV1967

Venerated Member
Joined
Nov 20, 2010
Messages
18,442
Reaction score
8,956
Location
Bavaria / Germany
Guild Total
8
I can find little info in writing.
There are multiple threads here at LTG about the 90's A-Series. Some members have one and like them. The guys in the factory had a different opinion. One of our members who worked there said: "the general opinion in the factory is that they were crap. i never saw a good one." That comment was about both A-25 and A-50 flattops.

Here are some previous discussions:

Anyway, they showed up first in the July 1995 pricelist:

1659300136427.png
1659300162374.png

1996 Catalog:

1659300299881.png
1659300225192.png

1659300257543.png

Sept 1996 pricelist:

1659300359692.png

1997 Catalog:

1659300436927.png

By Winter 1997/98 they were no longer shown and gone.

Ralf
 
Last edited:

Cvbinrichmond

Junior Member
Joined
Apr 28, 2020
Messages
19
Reaction score
22
Location
Henrico, va
Guild Total
1
thanks for all info and pricing etc. from all. I bought mine a month ago at my local Sam Ashe store. A bunch of guitars came in from a local guitar case maker where they were used to make molds, as I understand.
this particular one is ser. No. AD500001 and stamped inside as June 1 1995. The AD is supposed to have been an AF someone commented.
I wanted a good acoustic as I sold all my acoustics and found that after Covid, jams were starting back up, however, this one really caught my eye. It seems of very high quality and has a wonderful resonance. It just does not have the power to compete with the Bluegrassers and the dreadnaughts. I had a L R Baggs M1 Active pickup installed and it has the sweetest sound I think I have heard in an acoustic guitar. I only paid $800 for it and it seems head over keels above any other guitar in its price range. I stand corrected on past posts of believing it cost originally, $2500. I see it is only $1500.
as for the person commenting about it being a poorly built guitar, I don’t know, but the only negative thing I see is the inside glue job has some excess glue in several areas. It is in excellent condition.
clearly to me, it is wonderful guitar for the person playing in a solo or quieter area such as a trio doing fingerstyle in a hall or quieter venue.
I will be looking for another in the future, perhaps more in the style of a D55 guild. Ha, ha. Dream on, right.
 

Cvbinrichmond

Junior Member
Joined
Apr 28, 2020
Messages
19
Reaction score
22
Location
Henrico, va
Guild Total
1
For my above comments, I have added an attachment.
 

Attachments

  • 62AE6C44-3976-4042-99EB-D170D561D3A9.jpeg
    62AE6C44-3976-4042-99EB-D170D561D3A9.jpeg
    427.9 KB · Views: 79
  • C66AD874-D7B1-43E3-BB96-2E08B99E1426.jpeg
    C66AD874-D7B1-43E3-BB96-2E08B99E1426.jpeg
    448.6 KB · Views: 85
  • AD37EC2F-B92E-4BF0-A470-F0BDC2EED5BC.jpeg
    AD37EC2F-B92E-4BF0-A470-F0BDC2EED5BC.jpeg
    470 KB · Views: 85
  • 6BECA4CD-FA9F-4841-B881-003B3A3E7EBB.jpeg
    6BECA4CD-FA9F-4841-B881-003B3A3E7EBB.jpeg
    472.2 KB · Views: 79
  • 5C829572-B226-415C-A41A-B2B8749374D5.jpeg
    5C829572-B226-415C-A41A-B2B8749374D5.jpeg
    476.3 KB · Views: 78
  • 8527D1C0-1C5D-4258-A926-1D33E376AF2E.jpeg
    8527D1C0-1C5D-4258-A926-1D33E376AF2E.jpeg
    387.6 KB · Views: 92
  • A5030C3B-C7C6-476E-8382-5A272132F051.jpeg
    A5030C3B-C7C6-476E-8382-5A272132F051.jpeg
    388.8 KB · Views: 86
  • E7F90C3D-5735-4A16-8ACF-CBAECC1D9929.jpeg
    E7F90C3D-5735-4A16-8ACF-CBAECC1D9929.jpeg
    340.7 KB · Views: 78
  • 56C78CF3-C35D-40B6-9AA5-1DF1ABC7A38A.jpeg
    56C78CF3-C35D-40B6-9AA5-1DF1ABC7A38A.jpeg
    543.1 KB · Views: 91
  • 7E0FA243-4FC5-4791-895B-59056F8CE41A.jpeg
    7E0FA243-4FC5-4791-895B-59056F8CE41A.jpeg
    594.8 KB · Views: 82
  • D14B20A8-9273-42CB-963B-3CC86673E405.jpeg
    D14B20A8-9273-42CB-963B-3CC86673E405.jpeg
    565 KB · Views: 82
  • B06CB1F1-2D18-4A22-B596-4B7CF9903778.jpeg
    B06CB1F1-2D18-4A22-B596-4B7CF9903778.jpeg
    531.5 KB · Views: 82
  • AB540DB1-4C57-429A-8E14-29364825DEC6.jpeg
    AB540DB1-4C57-429A-8E14-29364825DEC6.jpeg
    449.7 KB · Views: 80
  • AD43A36D-EF5D-4E11-BD61-5585A7BC2845.jpeg
    AD43A36D-EF5D-4E11-BD61-5585A7BC2845.jpeg
    483.5 KB · Views: 80
  • 31B7FCA2-C7E0-4AEE-9648-B3C0761359CF.jpeg
    31B7FCA2-C7E0-4AEE-9648-B3C0761359CF.jpeg
    504.9 KB · Views: 84
  • FBFAAA29-5125-4835-9788-32948BD16CEE.jpeg
    FBFAAA29-5125-4835-9788-32948BD16CEE.jpeg
    375.2 KB · Views: 82
Top