FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The CE-100D (D denotes dual pickups) shown here is fitted with an optional Guild Bigsby vibrato tailpiece. It also has a 5-piece maple neck that was used on some models, such as the X-175 and Starfire IV, from 1977 to 1979. For some reason (perhaps the combination of metal bridge and Bigsby or simply microphonic pickups), this guitar was very prone to feedback making it diffult to use at anything above bedroom volume.

 Body:  Hollow; laminated 1-piece maple top and back, and laminated figured maple sides; double bound top and back

 Finish:  Natural,  nitrocellulose lacquer

 Neck:  5-piece maple/mahogany, set-in; black plastic headstock overlay with pearloid logo and Chesterfield inlay

 Fingerboard:  Indian rosewood, single bound; pearloid block markers

 Number of Frets:  20

 Pickguard:  Acrylic

 Bridge:  Bigsby aluminum on aluminum base with Guild/Bigsby B-2 tailpiece

 Nut:  Bone

 Tuners:  Schaller M6, chrome

 Pickups:  Two, Guild HB-1 humbucking with adjustable pole pieces, chrome

 Controls:  Tone and volume controls for each pickup, 3-way pickup selector

 Scale Length:  24 3/4 inches

 Neck Width at Nut:  1 5/8 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout:  16 3/8 inches

 Body Depth:  3 3/8 inches

 Weight:  8.0 lb