Fancy Bluesbird

[GGJaguar]

Flamey with gold hardware!

 

[walrus]

Custom order, I wonder?

walrus

 

[GAD]

Flamed maple was an option:

 

[GAD]

I like the gold Nightbird-esq bridge and stop tail. I didn’t love my Setzer Bluesbird but might like that one more.

 

[lungimsam]

Root Beer bird.
Just needs a Les Trem or Bigsby and you are good to go!

 

[LeFinPepere]

Blistering barnacles!Drool, slobber, salivate....Maybe the 2 Ibanezy knobs are not my cup of tea, just to split hairs, but....Lots of MMWAAAAAA in that thing!Oh la la!

 

[hansmoust]

Maybe the 2 Ibanezy knobs are not my cup of tea, just to split hairs, but....

Those would be the correct knobs for a Bluesbird from that particular period, but if you don't like 'm .........

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[LeFinPepere]

Those would be the correct knobs for a Bluesbird from that particular period, but if you don't like 'm .........

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

De gustibus......

 

[chazmo]

Gosh, that is a really cool Bluesbird! I love the "root beer" color (excellent, lungimsam! ) with the flame!

 

[GAD]

Put me in line behind Hans for anyone who doesn’t like those knobs. I love ‘em and the real deal is very hard to find.

 

[matsickma]

The stop on that Bluesbird is different from any version I ever saw on a Guild. Nice color. The maple version of the 80's Bluesbird are great looking guitar. Usually they have a Kahler trem installed.
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[krysh]

one of these with kahler in (trans) orange for me please. have a nice black Liberator for trade.

 

[lungimsam]

Wow. Guild basses we’re expensive back then. What is a “fat control” and why was it 100$? I am guessing it was just a potentiometer or switch of some kind?

 

[SFIV1967]

What is a “fat control” and why was it 100$? I am guessing it was just a potentiometer or switch of some kind?

That was for the EMG equipped guitars.

X100 Bladerunner Question

Has anybody had a issue with a 'honk' sort of digital sounding breakup when the fat switch is engaged? I lowered the pickup but that doesn't seem to solve anything, and I replaced the battery. Also, does the 'tone' knob act more like a volume boost than a tone?

letstalkguild.com

Ralf

 

[Dumpster Chicken]

Seems like they could match the color from side to side a little better. IMHO

 

[chazmo]

Seems like they could match the color from side to side a little better. IMHO

I'm not sure, but I think you're seeing grain runout, DC, not color mismatch.

 

[lungimsam]

Looks like a 2 piece body.

 

[Dylan McGee Jones]

Flamey with gold hardware!

Yea I want this specific one lol!! Almost grabbed that blue one that was up for sale a few months back, I regret it!

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

Looks like a 2 piece body.

Looks to me like the body is "book matched" which means they cut a large blank in half and put them together like a book. Therefore the grain is opposite on the right ten it is on the left. The grain then reflects the light differently giving it a two tone appearance.

 

[SFIV1967]

GG didn't give a source, here are two:

Guild Blues Bird - 1986 Walnut Stain - Consignment

Guild guitars has been around since the 1960's & always have been best known for their hollow & semi-hollow body guitars that inspired some of the greatest guitar players in the last 60 years. This particular may not be a hollow body but it sure does carry the Guild name. Equipped with a flame...

www.russomusic.com

Guild Bluesbird Natural 1986 (s200) | Reverb

Summary Body: Figured maple top on maple body Neck: Maple neck with a "C" profile, 1 11/16" wide nut, ebony fretboard, 16" radius, and ornate block inlays Neck Thickness: .79" at the 1st fret, .865" at the 12th fret Pickups/Hardware: Original hardware, original pickups (rated at 8.1 kOhms in th...

reverb.com

Ralf