1982 Guild D-50 Bluegrass Special Vintage Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar w/ Sunrise Pickup, Case & Tag, Westerly

Up for sale, a 1982 Guild D-50 “Bluegrass Special” in excellent condition and in perfect working order, outfitted with a Sunrise S-2 pickup and complete with the original hardshell case and owner’s manual. This premier Guild flattop was introduced in 1963, and the D-50 model has a broad appeal for open tunings, fingerpicking, DADGAD, and a variety of other applications.

Made in the USA at Guild's Westerly, Rhode Island factory, tonewoods include a Sitka spruce top, bookmatched Indian rosewood back and sides, and a mahogany neck capped by a slab ebony fretboard. Tonally, this Guild is big and bold, offering tons of projection and power with a woody, percussive cut. The bass register is rich and resonant, with exquisite clarity and a high volume ceiling, while the trebles have a present, round quality with a sparkling snap. The Sunrise S-2 soundhole pickup was handbuilt by Jim Kaufman; Kaufman’s award-winning pickups, produced in limited quantities, are prized for their attention to detail and quality craftsmanship, and this S-2 faithfully captures the natural tone of the instrument. This Guild D-50 “Bluegrass Special” weighs 5lbs 15oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Mahogany, one-piece
• Shape: Medium C, measuring .845” 1st fret, .950” 9th fret
• Fretboard: Ebony, dot inlay
• Frets: Slender, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5
• Scale Length: 25 1/2”
• Nut: 1 11/16”, bone
• Headstock: Chesterfield inlay
• Tuners: Guild-branded, Schaller-made
• Serialization: Stamp dates to 1982

Body Specs:

• Wood: Sitka spruce, Indian rosewood
• Bracing: X
• Pickups: Sunrise S-2 soundhole
• Bridge: Ebony, reseated, compensated bone saddle
• Marquetry: Multi-ply ivoroid binding
• Label: Serialized, Westerly, RI

The gloss Natural finish exhibits limited checking and highlights flame figuring in the rosewood on the back. Cosmetic wear includes faint buckle scuffing central to the back, some minor dings on top, light finish scratches, and a few tiny chips in the clear coat over the body binding. The gloss on the neck profile is free of palm wear, with just a couple shallow marks along the profile length.

The original black tolex hardshell case is included, along with the owner’s manual.