FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The Bluesbird model was reintroduced to the Guild catalog in 1996. Instead of being a reissue of the 1970s M-75 Bluesbird, the new model used the body shape of the Nightbird from the 1980s. It also strayed from the M-75's solid body by having a chambered mahogany body with a carved maple top similar to the semi-hollow design of the Nightbird. The Bluesbird was offered with a AAA flame maple top for a $300 upcharge. Instead of being fitted with Guild HB-1 humbucking pickups as on earlier iterations of the model, the "reissue" received Seymour Duncan SH-1 aka Duncan '59 humbucking pickups. These pickups are very similar to the SD-1 pickups found in the Starfire III and Starfire IV models made from 1997-99, but with PAF style covers instead of the Guild HB-1 style covers. Seymour Duncan P-90s were offered as an option in 2002 and 2003. Production moved from Westerly to Corona in 2002 with the model being discontinued in 2004. Tonally the Bluesbird has more in common with the Starfire IV than it does with a Gibson Les Paul.

 Body:  Semi-hollow; 1-piece mahogany back and sides with 2-piece carved flame maple top, single bound top

 Finish:  Cherry Sunburst, polyurethane

 Neck:  1-piece mahogany, set-in

 Fingerboard:  Indian rosewood, single bound; pearloid block markers

 Number of Frets:  22

 Pickguard:  None

 Bridge:  Gotoh Adjusto-matic with stop tailpiece, chrome

 Nut:  Plastic

 Tuners:  Grover Rotomatic, chrome

 Pickups:  Two, Seymour Duncan SH-1 humbucking

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

 Scale Length:  24 3/4 inches

 Neck Width at Nut:  1 11/16 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout:  13 7/8 inches

 Body Depth:  1.8 inches

 Weight:  7.6 lb