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Brand – Guild
Model – Newark St. Collection Bluesbird
Finish – Iced Tea Burst
Year – 2016
Made In – Korea
Body – Chambered Mahogany w/ Carved Maple top
Neck – Mahogany
Neck Profile – ‘C’
Fingerboard – Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius – 10″
Frets – 22, Medium Jumbo
Scale Length- 24.75″
Nut Width – 1.69″
Pickups – Seymour Duncan USA 59 SH-1 (N), JB SH-4 (B)
Controls – Dual volume/tone, 3-way toggle switch
Here we have a mint condition, Guild Newark St. Collection Bluesbird electric guitar in Iced Tea Burst finish. Built in Korea in 2016 this guitar features a Chambered Mahogany body with a Carved Maple top, a ‘C’ profile Mahogany neck, a 22 fret Rosewood fingerboard, along with a pair of Seymour Duncan USA humbuckers, wired to dual volume/tone controls, and a 3-way toggle switch.
The Bluesbird reflects Guild’s return to yet another historic solid body model. Originally released in 1970 as the solid body counterpart to the M-75 Aristocrat, the Bluesbird was subject to a few design changes over the decades. Today’s reissue features a carved maple top and maintains many of the aesthetic traits of the M-75 Bluesbird of the late 60s. Its lightweight chambered mahogany body allows for improved resonance and unparalleled comfort, making this guitar one of the lightest in its class. The Bluesbird features a 24 3/4” scale, and fast-playing vintage C shaped neck. While many of the Bluesbird’s specifications remain faithful to the original model, today’s updated version comes equipped with USA-made Seymour Duncan pickups, as well as a TonePros locking tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece to offer the most versatile version of this guitar to date. Grover Sta-Tite tuning machines and Guild’s deluxe padded gig bag round out this ultimate package. The Bluesbird is in an Iced Tea Burst with a flamed maple top.
The gloss finish neck plays well, with a fairly moderate ‘C’ profile, with a very slight flattening to the center, giving comfortable and ergonomic thumb positioning. The body balances well and feels pleasantly lightweight thanks to the chambered construction, giving a lively playing experience while keeping feedback well under control.
The 69 SH-1 and JB SH-4 humbuckers sound thick and full, with a fairly vintage-inspired voicing, offering a warm low end, a tight and punchy midrange, along with a clear, open high end, cutting well through a mix and driving the front end of an amplifier while still offering plenty of dynamic control. Overall a great workhorse guitar with a lovely vintage vibe!
This guitar has barely been played hence the showroom condition. Comes with an optional scratchplate & Guild padded gig bag.
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We operate a 48hr approval period for on-line mail order purchases only. Customers who buy goods in the RGG showroom can fully evaluate them prior to making the payment, and as such do not have this return and refund option available to them. The 48hr mail order returns period offered is with regard to either a problem with the guitar upon receipt, IE, the goods appear to have a defect that was not outlined in the sale listing or clearly not sold as advertised. If the purchaser wishes to return the goods for any other reason, then there will be a re-stocking fee of 10% of the original sale value & return carriage must be paid by the purchaser, there are no exceptions to these rules.
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