FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

In an effort to move away from strictly jazz archtops, Guild designed a series of mid-line laminated maple archtops in the late 1950s. The single pickup CE-100 Capri was introduced in 1956 and the two pickup model (CE-100D) followed in 1959. Guild used the CE-100 as a springboard for the T-50 and T-100 models. These are identical to the CE-100 except for a thinner body (2 inch depth). Production of the CE-100D was low (less than 100 per year) so they are considered uncommon. This particular guitar is an early style CE-100DP (DP denotes double pickup) and sports a factory-optional Guild Bigsby vibrato tailpiece which makes it even more uncommon. The Guild Bigsby was introduced in 1961 and, according to noted Guild expert and author Hans Moust, Guild's factory records show this was one of several batches of CE-100Ds to be fitted with this option that year.

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

 Finish: Sunburst, nitrocellulose lacquer

 Neck: 3-piece mahogany/maple, set-in; black plastic headstock overlay with pearloid logo and Chesterfield inlay

 Fingerboard: Brazilian rosewood, single bound; pearloid block markers

 Number of Frets: 20

 Pickguard: Acrylic

 Bridge: Bigsby aluminum on aluminum base with Guild/Bigsby tailpiece

 Nut: Bone

 Tuners: Grover Sta-Tite, nickel

 Pickups: Two, Franz single coil with adjustable pole pieces

 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 1/4 inches

 Body Depth: 2 7/8 inches

 Weight: 6.9 lb