To kick it off, we first have Guild's prized Artist Award model which boasts acoustic versatility and a refined craftsmanship. Here is an overview of it's specs and features.
Guild Artist Award™, Antique Burst, w/ Case
It features positively exquisite styling, with a beautiful resonant carved spruce top, carved solid flame maple back, rock-solid five-piece neck and the coveted DeArmond® model 1100 floating pickup, which gives the instrument enormous acoustic/electric versatility. Other premium features of this extraordinary guitar include elegant neck and body binding, two-tone mother-of-pearl/ abalone block inlays on the smooth ebony fingerboard, a compensated ebony bridge and much more. The welcome return of a true Guild classic.
Series: American Patriarch™
Body Shape: Late '50s Guild® Artist Award™
Body Style: Hollow Body Archtop
Body Top: Carved Solid Spruce
Back and Sides: Carved Solid Flame Maple Back, Laminated Flame Maple Sides
Body Depth: 3 1/8" (80 mm)
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars
Headstock: Vintage 3x3
Neck: 5-Piece Maple/Walnut/Maple/Walnut/Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Binding: Ivory White with Multiple Black/White Purfling
Nut: Bone, 1.627"
Fingerboard: Ebony, 10" Radius (254 mm)
Frets: 20, Vintage-Style
Position Inlays: Vintage Two-Tone Mother-Of-Pearl/Abalone Block
Scale Length: 24.75" (628 mm)
Hardware: Gold-Plated
Bridge: Compensated Ebony with Ebony Base
Strings: D'Addario® ECG25 Chromes Flat Wound, Light, 12-52
Tuning Machines: Grover® Imperial
Pickups: DeArmond® 1100 "Rhythm Chief" Floating Archtop
Controls: Volume
Other Features: Single Cutaway Hollow Body; Engraved Guild® "Harp" Tailpiece;
Multiple Headstock Inlays, 5-Ply Black Stairstep Pickguard
Next up is a real beauty, the Guild Starfire™ III w/ Bigsby® Cherry Red w/ Case!
Guild's Starfire™ III is equipped with features of extra advantage to the rock 'n' roll guitarist who seeks a combination of flashy appearance and extraordinary tonal possibilities. Stellar features are all here, including the extra-thin hollow body, graceful single Florentine cutaway and brilliant Cherry Red finish. The welcome return of a rocking early-'60s favorite with a personality all its own.
Series: Newark St.™ Collection
Body Shape: Early '60s Starfire™ IIIBody Style: Thinline Hollow Body Archtop
Body Top: Arched Laminated Mahogany
Back and Sides: Laminated Mahogany
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Color: Transparent Cherry Red
Body Binding: Ivory White with Black/White Purfling
Body Depth: 1.94" (49 mm)
Body Length: 20.25" (514 mm)
Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars
Headstock: Newark St.™ Headstock
Neck: 1-Piece Mahogany
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck Binding: Single-Ply Ivory White
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
String Nut: Bone
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.45" (24 cm) Radius
Frets: 20, 6105 (.055" Tall x .090" Wide)
Position Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Scale Length: 24.75" (628 mm)
Hardware: Nickel Plated; Polished Aluminum
Bridge: Guild® Adjusto-Matic™ with Rosewood Base
Tuning Machines: Grover® Sta-Tite™
Strings: D'Addario® EXL115 Nickel Wound, Medium/Blues-Jazz Rock,
11-49
Pickup Configuration: H/H
Pickups: Guild® "Anti-Hum" Dual-Coil (Bridge and Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridgeand Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Truss Rods: Dual-Action Head Adjust
Truss Rod Nut: Hex
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1.
(Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Control Knobs: Black
Included Accessories: Plush Lined Hardshell Case; Truss Rod Hex Wrench
Other Features: Thinline Single Cutaway Semi-Hollow Body; Guild® Bigsby B60
Vibrato Tailpiece; Chesterfield Headstock Inlay, Clear Plexi
Pickguard with Black Under-Painting
Lastly, but certainly not the least is Guild`s X-175 Manhattan™ Antique Burst w/ Case!
A strikingly beautiful and musically exceptional guitar, the X-175 Manhattan™ is an outstanding example of professional Guild tone, responsiveness and versatility. With its gracefully sculpted and richly resonant hollow body, rock-solid three-piece neck and electrifying dual single-coil pickups, it evokes the enchanting Guild Manhattan model of the 1950s and 60s, marking the welcome return of a true Guild classic.
Series: Newark St.™ Collection
Body Shape: Late '50s Guild® X-175
Body Style: Hollow Body Archtop
Body Top: Arched Laminated Spruce
Back: Arched Laminated Maple
Body Sides: Laminated Maple
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Color: Antique Burst Top, Walnut Stain Back, Sides and Neck
Body Binding: Ivory White with Black/White Purfling
Body Depth: 3.125" (7.9 cm)
Body Length: 21" (53.34 cm)
Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars
Headstock: Newark St.™ Headstock
Neck: 3-Piece Mahogany/Maple/Mahogany
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck Binding: Single-Ply Ivory White
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
String Nut: Bone
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.45" (24 cm) Radius
Frets: 20, 6105 (.055" Tall x .090" Wide)
Position Inlays: Aged Pearloid Blocks
Scale Length: 24.75" (628 mm)
Hardware: Nickel-Plated
Bridge: Compensated Rosewood with Rosewood Base
Tuning Machines: Grover® Sta-Tite™
Strings: D'Addario® EXL115 Nickel Wound, Medium/Blues-Jazz Rock,
11-49
Pickup Configuration: S/S
Pickups: Guild® "Frequency Tested" Single-Coil (Bridge and Neck)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge
and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2.
(Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Truss Rods: Dual-Action Head Adjust
Truss Rod Nut: Hex
Included Accessories: Plush Lined Hardshell Case; Wound 3rd Compensated Bridge
Saddle; Truss Rod Hex Wrench
Other Features: Single Cutaway Hollow Body; Guild® "Harp" Tailpiece;
Chesterfield Headstock Inlay, Clear Plexi Pickguard with Black
Under-Painting
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