Description

Taking inspiration from vintage guitar body shapes of a bygone era, Guilds Surfliner provides a range of tonesfrom full and warm, to bright and spanky with a vintage-style LB-1 humbucker in the bridge, while the DeArmond Aerosonic single coils in the neck go from bell-like to biting. Together with the Guild Rocker Pickup Switching System, the Guild Surfliner allows for seven total pickup combinations for a wide variety of available sounds! Stop into CME to hear one, today!

Brand new vintage inspired electric guitar with offset appeal!

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.

Solid Poplar body with comfortable C shaped 25.5 scale maple neck

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.

Outfitted with three professional pickups in the versatile HSS format

One of Guilds 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.

Guilds Rocker Pickup Switching System offers easy access to 7 pickup combinations

The Surfliners 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 60s offering a range of tones well-suited for a variety of playing styles and genres. The middle and neck pickups are a matched set of Dearmond Aerosonic middle and neck single coil pickups. These pickups feature Alnico V magnets and a shielded nickel cover.

Features

• All new Vintage-Inspired Offset body shape made from Solid Poplar .
• Bolt-on 25.5 scale Maple neck with Satin Finish & Custom Guild G Neck Plate.
• String-Through body with Tune-o-Matic bridge for full sustain and resonance.
• HSS Pickup Configuration using On/Off Rocker switches for each pickup for Simple and Unlimited pickup switching.
• Guild LB-1 Mini Humbucker bridge pickup and new Dearmond Aerosonic middle and neck pickups.
• All New vibrant, Transparent Gloss finishes available in Catalina Blue, Sunset Orange, and White Sage.

Specifications

• Body Wood:Poplar
• Neck Material:Maple
• Neck Joint:Bolt-On
• Scale Length:25 1/2″ (648mm)
• Frets to Body:18
• Truss Rod:Dual Action
• Truss Rod Wrench:4mm Allen Key
• Neck Shape:C Shape
• Neck Thickness 1st Fret:21mm
• Neck Thickness 9th Fret:23mm
• Neck Thickness 12th Fret:24mm
• Headstock Shape:Guild Surfliner
• Headstock Logo:Guild Script Logo – Dark Metal
• Headstock Thickness:15mm
• Tuning Machine Hole Info:8.5mm hole 16mm depth
• Fingerboard Material:Maple
• Fingerboard Radius:10″ (254mm)
• Frets Total:23
• Fret Type:Narrow Jumbo
• Fret Dimensions:2.3mm (W) x 1.5mm (H)
• Fingerboard Inlays:5mm Dots – Black ABS
• Fingerboard Side Inlays:2mm Dots – Black ABS
• Finish:Gloss Polyurethane
• Nut Material:Composite
• Nut Width:1 11/16″ (43mm)
• Nut String Spacing:1 3/8″ (35mm)
• Nut Thickness:6.0mm
• Nut Height:9.0mm
• Bridge String Spacing:2″ (50mm)
• Hardware Finish / Plating:Nickel Plated
• Bridge:Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece:Sting-Thru Ferrules
• Tuning Machines:Guild Vintage Style Inline Nickel
• Tuning Machine Buttons:Oval – Nickel
• Strap Buttons:Vintage Style
• Pickguard:Surfliner HSS 3-Ply White/Black/White
• Truss Rod Cover:Ellipse White/Black/White
• Control Knobs:Guild Top Hat G Shield Black/Silver
• Neck Pickup:DeArmond Aerosonic Single Coil Neck
• Middle Pickup:DeArmond Aerosonic Single Coil Middle
• Bridge Pickup:Guild LB-1 Bridge Pickup
• Controls:Master Volume and Tone 3 x Rocker ON/OFF Pickup Switches
• Pickup Switch:Bridge Pickup – ON/OFF Middle Pickup – ON/OFF Neck Pickup – ON/OFF
• Volume Potentiometers:500k Audio Potentiometer
• Tone Potentiometers:500k Linear Potentiometer
• Switches:3 x SPST ON/OFF Rocker Switches
• Overall Length:41″ (1041mm)
• Body Length:18″ (457mm)
• Upper Bout Width:11″ (280mm)
• Waist Width:9 1/8″ (232mm)
• Lower Bout Width:13 5/8″ (346mm)
• Body Depth Upper Bout:1 1/2″ (38mm)
• Body Depth Lower Bout:1 1/2″ (38mm)