FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The Nightbird I was the de-blinged version of the Nightbird II and was only available in 1987 and 1988. It was fitted with DiMarzio pickups as standard, but EMG active humbuckers were optional. The DiMarzio pickups are housed under plastic covers which hide the polepieces making them look like EMG pickups. Some of these covers have the Guild logo silkscreened on them, but these often wear off. The Nightbird I was availble in several finishes including Amber, Amberburst, and Black.

 Body:  Semi-hollow; 1-piece mahogany back and sides with 2-piece carved spruce top, 8-ply bound top

 Finish: Amber, 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, DiMarzio Super II humbucking

 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:  7.9 lb