2017 Guild S-200 Thunderbird Electric Guitar
Overview: This is a Korean-made reissue of the original, '60s S-200 Thunderbird. It's piece-for-piece a repro of one (except for having a better bridge design), handles like one, sounds like one (the pickups are just a hair less "kerrangy" than period ones), and even has the same Hagstrom-style whammy setup. How about that?
This particular guitar was also brand-new, old-stock when it arrived here for resale. It still had all of its original cling-wrap on the pickguard and truss cover and looks like it hadn't been used save to pick a few minutes on it. I have pictures of the "sales notes" cling-wrap when it was on in the last few photos.
It's a cool guitar, with a giant stage presence, fun '60s whammy feel, and a bevy of controls that will be very familiar to you if you're a Jazzmaster fan (the lower switch activates a rhythm circuit which works just like a JM's -- neck pickup only and individual tone/volume for it).
Repairs included: I just gave it a restring and setup. It's playing spot-on and ready to serve.
- Weight: 8 lbs 9 oz
- Scale length: 24 3/4"
- Nut width: 1 11/16"
- Neck shape: slim medium oval D
- Board radius: 10"
- Depth at first fret: 0.85"
- Depth at seventh fret: 0.89"
- Body width: 13"
- Body depth: 1 1/2"
- Body wood: mahogany
- Bridge: ABR-style
- Fretboard: rosewood
- Neck wood: mahogany
- Pickups: 2x humbucker
- Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
- String gauges: 46w-10
- Truss rod: adjustable
- Neck relief: straight
- Fret style: medium/medium
Condition notes: It's essentially new with only whatever handling-wear it has received from setup and mild play out on the shop floor.
It comes with: It's got a gigbag.
Consignor tag: SKWN
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