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Guild Bluesbird Electric Guitar - Black

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Maple Top, Mahogany Neck, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Black
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A Classic '70s Guild Returns

Guild brings back an iconic 1970s guitar with the Bluesbird solidbody electric guitar. The carved maple top looks sweet while also providing comfortable contours. And speaking of comfort, the mahogany body is chambered for lighter weight (and it also enhances the resonance). This modern classic is equipped with a pair of Seymour Duncan humbuckers, a TonePros locking bridge and stopbar tailpiece, and Grover Sta-Tite tuning machines, for performance you can count on. And with a comfortable vintage U-shaped neck, the Guild Bluesbird aims to please a new generation of players.

A player-proven pickup combination from Seymour Duncan

The Guild Bluesbird guitar is equipped with a Seymour Duncan '59 SH-1 humbucker at the neck position and a JB SH-4 humbucker at the bridge. This is an extremely popular pickup combination that allows you to cover everything from smooth, wooly warm tones to biting high-output leads. Many guitarists at Sweetwater use this pickup combination on at least one of their guitars, and once you plug this guitar into your favorite amplifier and do some sonic exploration, we think you'll be a fan too.

Vintage-feeling neck gives this '70s classic a familiar feel

While it's based on the original M-75 Bluesbird (the solidbody partner to the M-75 Aristocrat), the modern Guild Bluesbird packs a Vintage Soft U-shaped neck. And the 10-inch fretboard radius offers a familiar platform for fans of classic single-cutaways solidbody electric guitars.

High-quality appointments for great performance

On top of great looks and tone, the Guild Bluesbird sports high-quality features that promise years of reliable performance. For example, the binding on the rosewood fretboard not only looks great but also adds an ultra-smooth playing feel. And Grover Sta-Tite die-cast tuners offer exceptional tuning stability and precision.

Guild Bluesbird Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

  • Based on Guild's M-75 Bluesbird from late '60s/early '70s
  • Chambered mahogany body is comfortably lightweight and very resonant
  • Vintage-feeling "U"-shaped neck with bound rosewood fretboard
  • Two Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups for wide-ranging tone
  • Solid tuning stability from Grover Sta-Tite tuners

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See how Sweetwater goes to great lengths to give you the very best online guitar buying experience. From our online Guitar Gallery that allows you to see and select the exact instrument you want to our 55-point Inspection process and our in-house guitar techs, we take the guesswork out of buying your next guitar online.

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  • Manufacturer Part Number: 379-1800-806

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When customers come to Sweetwater looking for great, affordable acoustic guitars, we're always quick to tell them about Guild. At the same time, Guild has brought us some real beauties over the years, ranging from top-end acoustic guitars to timeless jazz boxes, and we're happy to say our most seasoned players agree that these instruments are second to none. As one of the prime Guild dealers, we know that when we sell one of these instruments, whoever gets it is going to love it and play it a lot, especially after we put it through our 55-point Evaluation to ensure it leaves our climate-controlled warehouse in perfect condition. Whether you're looking for your first acoustic guitar or your next archtop, ask your Sales Engineer about Guild.

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