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This Nightbird I is finished in black and has replacement reissue HB-1 pickups.
GUILD NIGHTBIRD I (1987)
Body:
Semi-hollow; 1-piece mahogany back and sides with 2-piece carved spruce
top, 8-ply bound top
Finish: Black, nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck: 1-piece mahogany, set-in; black plastic headstock overlay with pearloid logo and Chesterfield inlay
Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood, pearloid dot inlays
Number of Frets: 22
Pickguard: 1-ply tortoise
Bridge: Müller 2400 adjust-o-matic with stop tailpiece, chrome
Nut: Micarta
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic, chrome
Pickups: Two, reissue Guild HB-1 humbucking, nickel
Controls: Master volume and master tone, 3-way pickup selector, phase switch
Scale Length: 24 3/4 inches
Neck Width at Nut: 1 3/4 inches
Body Width at Lower Bout: 13 7/8 inches
Body Depth: 1.9 inches
Weight: 8.1 lb