Guild Bluesbird – Black – Newark St. Collection – Korea – Gig Bag – Used Very Good
Guild has been building serious electric guitars since 1952, and the Bluesbird has a lineage that runs all the way back to the M-75 Aristocrat of the late 1950s — one of the great early American solidbody designs, built in New York by a company that has always done things its own way. The Newark St. Collection Bluesbird is the Korean-made reissue of that legacy, and it is a genuinely impressive instrument for the money. The chambered mahogany body with carved maple top is a combination that delivers the warmth and sustain of mahogany with the definition and brightness of maple on top — lighter than a comparable solid body, more resonant, and more comfortable to wear for a full set. At 7 pounds 7 ounces this one sits right in the sweet spot. The one-piece mahogany neck has a vintage soft U profile that is comfortable and substantial in the hand, topped with a rosewood fingerboard, mother of pearl block inlays, and cream binding that gives the whole instrument a properly dressy appearance. Where Guild really distinguished this guitar from the competition is in the hardware and electronics choices — USA-made Seymour Duncan pickups (JB SH-4 at the bridge, 59 SH-1 at the neck) are not a concession you typically see at this price point, and the TonePros locking Tune-o-matic bridge locks the saddles and posts in place for improved sustain and tuning stability. The two volume, two tone control layout with three-way toggle gives you the full range of humbucker voicings, and the coil-split options expand that range considerably for players who want single-coil textures from the same instrument. This is a guitar that competes convincingly with instruments that cost significantly more.
This one is in superb shape — minimal signs of play, no significant wear, and it presents beautifully in black. Set up and ready to go.
- Make: Guild
- Model: Bluesbird
- Series: Newark St. Collection
- Country of origin: Korea
- Body: Chambered mahogany, carved maple top
- Finish: Black gloss polyurethane
- Binding: Cream body and neck
- Neck: 1-piece mahogany, vintage soft U profile, set-in, gloss finish
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, mother of pearl block inlays
- Fingerboard radius: 10"
- Scale length: 24-3/4"
- Nut: Bone, 1-11/16"
- Frets: 22, medium jumbo
- Pickups: Seymour Duncan USA JB SH-4 humbucker (bridge), Seymour Duncan USA 59 SH-1 humbucker (neck)
- Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way toggle switch
- Bridge: TonePros NVR2 locking Tune-o-matic
- Tailpiece: Chrome stopbar
- Tuners: Grover Sta-Tite open-gear 18:1
- Hardware: Chrome
- Weight: 7 lbs 7 oz
- Modifications: None
- Condition: Used Very Good – minimal signs of play, superb overall presentation
- Includes: Gig bag
Ships carefully packed and insured for full value. International buyers are welcome — please contact us for a shipping quote before purchasing.
About Mill River Music
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