EXHIBIT 4.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts-Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and to the use of our
report dated June 26, 2013 in the Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement
(File No. 333-188001) and related Prospectus of Guggenheim Defined Portfolios,
Series 1049.

                                                          /s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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                                                              GRANT THORNTON LLP


Chicago, Illinois
June 26, 2013