Guild A-150 Savoy - I Love This Old School Sound! Jazz Archtop Review

In this video, I check out the sound and design of this cool, affordable jazz archtop. This is a Guild A-150 Savoy with an antique burst finish. This guitar has a very old school sound which is warm and not too bright. I think it sounds pretty fantastic for the price. I have seen them anywhere from $1,000 to $1,800 bucks which is a pretty good price for a solid top guitar. What do you think of this thing? Does it have that jazz sound? Leave me a comment! Thanks for watching.

Here are the specs from the Guild website:
Body Type Hollow Body
Body Shape Guild A-150
Body Top Arched Solid Spruce
Body Wood (Solid Bodies) N / A
Soundhole / F Holes Binding Unbound F Holes
Body Sides Flamed Maple
Body Back Arched Flamed Maple
Purfling Black / Ivory
Body Binding Ivory ABS

Upper Bout Width 12 1/2" (318mm)
Lower Bout Width 17" (432mm)
Body Depth Upper Bout 3" (76mm)
Body Depth Lower Bout 3 1/8" (79mm)
Body Length 21" (533mm)
Overall Length 42" (1067mm)

Neck Material Mahogany with a Maple Center Strip
Scale Length 24 3/4" (629mm)
Neck Shape Vintage Soft "U"
Nut Width 1 11/16" (43mm)
Neck Thickness 1st Fret 20mm
Neck Thickness 9th Fret 24mm
Truss Rod Dual Action
Truss Rod Wrench 7mm Socket Wrench
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Fingerboard Radius 9 1/2" (240mm)
Fingerboard Inlays Blocks - Pearloid
Frets Total 20
Fret Type Narrow Jumbo
Fingerboard Binding Ivory ABS

Bridge String Spacing 2" (52mm)
Hardware Finish / Plating Nickel Plated
Bridge Compensated Ebony with Ebony Base
Tailpiece Guild Harp Tailpiece - Long/Full Body - Aluminum
Nut Material Bone
Tuning Machines Grover® Sta-Tite™ Open-Gear 18:1
Strap Buttons Vintage Style
Pickguard Black with Guild Logo

Bridge Pickup N / A
Neck Pickup DeArmond 1000 Rhythm Chief - Floating Archtop Pickup
Pickup Switch N / A
Controls Pickguard Mounted Thumbwheel Volume and Tone

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