Description

Influenced by the iconic heritage and eccentric shapes of vintage Guilds, the all-new Guild Surfliner compliments the brand lineage by combining classic styling with modern features in an offset, solid-body electric. The Surfliner features a fast-playing satin-finished neck and a gloss body. Sleek, contoured lines shape the asymmetric Poplar body, while a satin-finished C-shaped neck provides smooth playing and tactile familiarity. Evenly balanced and shaped to fit comfortably at any strap height. Featuring a neck-to-body joint at the 17th fret.

One of Guild’s few electric models to feature a 25.5” scale length, the longer string length pairs nicely with three pickups that offer everything from chiming, spanky lead tones to thick, compressed rhythm. Classic, vintage humbucking bridge tones ooze out of the Guild LB-1 bridge pickup and bring a usable array of tones from sparkly clean single coil-esque spank to thick and warm humbucker sounds that fatten and sing when driven. Blending perfectly with the biting single-coil tones of the two new Dearmond Aerosonic middle and neck pickups.

The Surfliner’s sound is driven by the Guild Rocker Pickup Switching System, with master volume, tone control, and 3 rocker switches. Each rocker switch is assigned to a single pickup allowing players to dial in a total of 7 pickup combinations, every possible combination available from the three pickups.

The LB-1 Bridge pickup is a recreation of vintage Guild Humbuckers from the 60’s offering a range of tones well-suited for a variety of playing styles and genres. The middle and neck pickups are matched set of Dearmond Aerosonic middle and neck single-coil pickups. These pickups feature Alnico V magnets and a shielded nickel cover.

• Body Type: Solid Body
• Body Wood: Poplar
• Neck: Maple
• Scale Length: 25 1/2″
• Neck Shape: C
• Nut Width: 1 11/16″
• Neck Thickness: 1st Fret
• Neck Thickness: 9th Fret
• Truss Rod: Dual Action
• Truss Rod Wrench: 4mm Allen Key
• Fingerboard: Maple
• Fingerboard Radius: 10″
• Fingerboard Inlays: 5mm Dots – Black ABS
• Fingerboard Inlay Location: 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (x2), 15, 17, 19, 21
• Frets Total: 23
• Fret Type: Narrow Jumbo
• Color: Catalina Blue (CLB)
• Bridge String: Spacing 2″
• Hardware: Nickel Plated
• Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: Sting-Thru Ferrules
• Nut: Composite
• Tuning Machines: Guild Vintage Style Inline Nickel
• Strap Buttons: Vintage Style
• Pickguard: Surfliner HSS 3-Ply White/Black/White
• Bridge Pickup: Guild LB-1
• Neck and Middle Pickup: DeArmond Aerosonic Single Coil
• Pickup Switch: Bridge Pickup – ON/OFF, Middle Pickup – ON/OFF, Neck Pickup – ON/OFF
• Controls: Master Volume and Tone, 3 x Rocker ON/OFF Pickup Switches
• Case Sold Separately