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Guild Nightbird II 1987 - Amber Sunburst w/OHSC

Guild Nightbird II 1987 - Amber Sunburst w/OHSC

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Guild Nightbird w/OHSC Buddy Guy used to play one that looked just like this one !

The 1987 Guild Nightbird II is a solid-body, single-cutaway electric guitar with a chambered mahogany body and a carved spruce top. Key features include a mahogany neck, bound ebony fingerboard with slotted diamond inlays, gold-plated hardware, two humbucking pickups, and versatile electronics with a phase switch and coil-splitting option. It was produced from 1987 to 1989. Body and construction

  • Body type: Solid body, with a chambered mahogany back and sides
  • Top: Carved Sitka spruce, sometimes with a maple option
  • Binding: Multiple binding on the body, neck, and headstock
  • Finish: Available in various finishes like Amberburst

Neck and fingerboard

  • Neck material: Mahogany
  • Fingerboard material: Ebony
  • Inlays: Slotted diamond inlays
  • Frets: 22 frets

Hardware and electronics

  • Bridge/Tailpiece: Finetune bridge/stop tailpiece
  • Tuners: Gold tuners (Grover Rotomatic on some models)
  • Pickups: Two humbuckers (EMG 60s were an option, but Kent Armstrong humbuckers were also used)
  • Controls: Master volume and tone, 3-way pickup selector, phase switch, and a push/pull tone pot for coil splitting

Other specifications

  • Scale length: 25.5 inches
  • Nut width: 11/16 inches (1.708 inches)
  • Weight: Approximately 7.6 pounds (1987 model)
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