SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (January 15, 2014) – Guild is proud to announce new guitars and basses in the Newark St. Collection and Guitar Special Run (GSR) series.
The Guild Newark St. Collection marks the return of
classic Guild electric favorites from the 1950s and ’60s—once again
putting the distinctive Guild styling and voice that helped shape
popular music into the hands of today’s guitarists. GSR
series guitars are distinctive limited-edition versions of some of
Guild guitars’ most sought after and revered models. These exceptional
instruments feature special and exotic wood selections and custom
appointments not available on standard models, resulting in exciting new
guitars that take the Guild legacy to new heights of elegant sound and
performance.
The classic Guild Starfire™ V with Bigsby® is
a semi-hollow beauty with a graceful 16 3/8” thinline body and twin
Guild “Anti-Hum” dual-coil pickups, arched top and back with dual f
holes, elegant ivory white body binding, black/white purfling and
center-block bracing, bound three-piece mahogany/maple/mahogany neck
with vintage-style “soft U” profile, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with
9.45” radius and pearloid block inlays, three-way pickup selector
switch, individual volume and tone controls for each pickup and master
volume, Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with rosewood base, Guild Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece, Grover® Sta-Tite™ tuning machines, nickel hardware and a gorgeous Transparent Cherry Red gloss finish.
Guild’s CE-100D Capri™ with Bigsby
“old world”-style 16 3/8” cutaway body makes it comfortably easy to
hold and play, and its twin Guild “Anti-Hum” dual-coil pickups sing with
a full, clear voice. The Capri’s all-maple body features an arched top
and back with a comfortable 3 1/8” depth and sharp-looking Florentine
cutaway, with dual f holes and elegant ivory white body binding and
black/white purfling. Other premium features include parallel tone bar
bracing, bound three-piece mahogany/maple/mahogany neck with
vintage-style “soft U” profile, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with 9.45”
radius and aged pearloid block inlays, three-way pickup selector switch
and individual volume and tone controls for each pickup, Adjusto-Matic
bridge with rosewood base, Guild Bigsby B60 vibrato tailpiece, Grover
Sta-Tite tuning machines, nickel hardware and a stunning Antique
Sunburst gloss finish with gloss Walnut Stain back and sides.
The limited edition M-75G Aristocrat™ LTD Gold features
a luxurious gold metallic top with lightly stained mahogany back, sides
and neck offset with nickel hardware. This unique compact guitar has a
gracefully sculpted hollow body designed specifically to produce the
resonance of a larger sized instrument. Other features include a 17” x 3
1/8” hollow body with venetian cutaway, select spruce top, mahogany
sides & back, 3-piece mahogany/maple/mahogany neck, twin Guild
“frequency tested” single-coil pickups with individual volume and tone
controls, 3-way pickup selector, rosewood bridge, Guild “harp” tailpiece
and Grover Sta-Tite tuning machines.
The companion to Guild’s M-75 Aristocrat guitar, the M-85 Bass
boasts authentic mid-‘60s style with a compact semi-hollow body and big
“Bi-Sonic” bass pickup that together create the sonic boom of an
instrument twice its size. The single-cutaway body measures 2.75” deep
and a mere 13.5” across the lower bout, with an arched spruce top and
maple back and sides. The body also features elegant ivory white body
binding, black/white purfling, partial center-block bracing and dual
finger rests. This distinctive bass also features a 30.75” scale length,
bound three-piece mahogany neck with a vintage-style “soft U” profile,
21-fret rosewood fingerboard with 12” radius and pearloid dot inlays,
volume and tone controls, combo bridge/tailpiece with rosewood saddles,
Grover tuning machines, nickel hardware and cool Jet Black gloss
finish.
The limited edition run of the GSR M-75 Aristocrat
is an extra-elegant take on a true Guild classic. The compact
Aristocrat-style hollow body has a single cutaway and an arched
laminated spruce top with parallel tone bar bracing, mahogany back and
sides and stately black-and-white binding. The bound three-piece
mahogany-maple-mahogany neck has a comfortable profile and a 9.5”-radius
rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and handsome pearl
block inlays.
Strike gold with Guild’s very special limited edition run of the GSR X-500D Stuart™ LTD.
The single-cutaway hollow body has an arched laminated spruce top with
parallel tone bar bracing and stylish f holes, flame maple back and
sides and stately black-and-white binding and purfling. The five-piece
maple mahogany neck has a comfortable profile and a 9.5”-radius ebony
fingerboard with 20 medium jumbo frets, black-and-white binding, special
fingerboard purfling and pearl “V” block inlays.
The GSR X-150D Savoy offers fine appointments
including a Guild Bigsby tailpiece make for a distinctively cool look,
and the dual Guild humbucking pickups with three-way upper-bout toggle
switching provide a distinctively cool sound. The single-cutaway hollow
body has an arched laminated spruce top with parallel tone bar bracing
and stylish f holes, flame maple back and sides and stately
black-and-white binding. The bound three-piece mahogany-maple-mahogany
neck has a comfortable profile and a 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard
with 20 medium jumbo frets and handsome pearl block inlays.
The compact Aristocrat-style hollowbody in the limited edition run of the GSR M-85 II Bass
has a single laminated spruce arched top with parallel tone bar
bracing, mahogany back and sides and stately black-and-white binding.
The unbound three-piece mahogany-maple-mahogany neck has a comfortable
profile and a 9.5”-radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo
frets and mother-of-pearl dot inlays.
For more information, visit www.guildguitars.com.
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