The rennaisance of Guild guitars the past few years since Fender took them over has been a credit to the guys in the USA. Guild recently moved to a new facility in New Hartford, Connecticut and are one of the very few makers in the world to still use genuine nitrocellulose lacquer ~ you really can feel & hear the difference from the more commonly used polyutherane. Shane couldn't take his hands off this latest one that came in & we are still amazed at just how good they are getting with every shipment seeming to get better than the last! The ever popular Guild D55 is a classic and at around $4,500 is a great investment.