Just saw this on IG!

[7GuildsandanSG]

 

[davismanLV]

Yeah. They put it on Facebook, too. Kinda fun to see!!

 

[sailingshoes72]

Is that whammy bar located between the high E and the B string? That don’t look right!

 

[mushroom]

Is that whammy bar located between the high E and the B string? That don’t look right!

It’s like the Jazzmaster whammy.
Looks like it to me anyway?

 

[SFIV1967]

We saw them in March already, it's the new Surfliner Deluxe:

Surfliner Deluxe

In case you haven't gotten enough new Surfliners this week, Sweetwater has these Surfliner Deluxe models available for pre-order: Evergreen Metallic, Rose Quartz Metallic, and Black Metallic. Upgrades from the original Surfliner include the vibrato tailpiece, 5-way pickup switch, bound...

letstalkguild.com

Guild Surfliner Deluxe Solidbody Electric Guitar - Evergreen Metallic

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Poplar Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Guild Vibrato, 1 Humbucking Pickup, and 2 Single-coil Pickups - Evergreen Metallic

www.sweetwater.com

Guild Surfliner Deluxe Solidbody Electric Guitar - Rose Quartz Metallic

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Poplar Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Guild Vibrato, 1 Humbucking Pickup, and 2 Single-coil Pickups - Rose Quartz Metallic

www.sweetwater.com

Guild Surfliner Deluxe Solidbody Electric Guitar - Black Metallic

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Poplar Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Guild Vibrato, 1 Humbucking Pickup, and 2 Single-coil Pickups - Black Metallic

www.sweetwater.com

Ralf

 

[GGJaguar]

I wonder how long it will be before the actually start arriving at dealers?

 

[lungimsam]

Would be cool with roller saddles.

 

[GGJaguar]

 

[SFIV1967]

 

[SFIV1967]

Already featured in guitar.com:

How To Build The Ultimate Portable #VanLife Guitar Rig

Wanna take off into the great unknown but don’t want to leave your guitar behind? This is the rig you’ll need

guitar.com

Ralf

 

[SFIV1967]

Yamaha will have a press event with Córdoba Music Group, LLC. today, April 13. The event will take place at the Córdoba and Guild meeting spaces at NAMM 2023. Will be interesting to hear what they have to say. Hope we read something afterwards.

Ralf

 

[GGJaguar]

Hope we read something afterwards.

Agreed. We need new info so we can continue our "Yamaha owns Guild" discussions.

 

[SFIV1967]

Agreed. We need new info so we can continue our "Yamaha owns Guild" discussions.

Regarding NAMM. A YGG employee wrote on another forum:
"YGG/Line 6/Ampeg/Cordoba/Guild might end up getting our own booth again in the future, but only if NAMM turns itself around this year and only when we have multiple big things to announce. NAMM's expensive. YGG's only a couple hours away, so we don't need to fly many people in (except for maybe Paul Hindmarsh), but booth space, union booth setup, hotels, food, gas... I know of a company that once spent $6-8 MILLION on NAMM, but that was back when the majority of dealer contracts for the year were signed there. Still, how many senior-level engineers could you hire for $6-8M?!"
So in general many regard NAMM no longer as very important to be there.
Ralf

 

[Rocky]

So in general many regard NAMM no longer as very important to be there.

True of trade shows in general. In Germany, Analytica and Achema are both spiralling downward, as are most of them in the states.

 

[Uke]

Is that whammy bar located between the high E and the B string? That don’t look right!

Good question. Were Jazzmasters that way? Never mind, it is like a Jazzmaster; just noticed the pic mushroom posted above. I used to have a Jazzmaster; I don't remember that whammy bar placement being an issue. Electronics WERE an issue, which is why I dumped that guitar.

 

[Bernie]

I think this guitar could run for becoming a 'classic' maybe, in the range of a junior standard guitar, if it's priced correctly for it I'd say. It's got that thing that can make quite a few people want to buy IMO (shapewise)... But does it sound good enough for it (yet?) ?

 

[GAD]

I wonder how long it will be before the actually start arriving at dealers?

They're already on Reverb as pre-orders:

Guild Surfliner Deluxe Rose Quartz Metallic w/Guild Floating Vibrato | Reverb

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. Available in Sunset Orange, Catalina Blue, and White Sage, the Surfliner feature...

reverb.com

 

[Uke]

They're already on Reverb as pre-orders:

Guild Surfliner Deluxe Rose Quartz Metallic w/Guild Floating Vibrato | Reverb

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. Available in Sunset Orange, Catalina Blue, and White Sage, the Surfliner feature...

reverb.com

They have them on Sweetwater as pre-orders as well.

 

[twocorgis]

They're already on Reverb as pre-orders:

Guild Surfliner Deluxe Rose Quartz Metallic w/Guild Floating Vibrato | Reverb

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. Available in Sunset Orange, Catalina Blue, and White Sage, the Surfliner feature...

reverb.com

"Rose Quartz" looks more like "Shell Pink" to me.

 

[GGJaguar]

"Rose Quartz" looks more like "Shell Pink" to me.

Except it's metallic. Shell Pink is not.