Guild's Surfliner Deluxe is a solidbody electric rooted in vintage guitar aesthetics and contemporary playability. The offset design draws on Guild's iconic heritage whilst the lightweight poplar body and gloss evergreen metallic finish deliver classic styling with modern stability. A roasted maple neck—Guild's first—offers dark, aged character and structural rigidity, paired with a bound rosewood fingerboard and block inlays across a satin-finished C-shaped 25.5" scale.
The pickup configuration blends vintage warmth with chiming clarity: a bridge HB-2 humbucker with Alnico II magnets sits alongside two DeArmond Aerosonic single-coils at middle and neck positions, routed through a 5-way blade switch for seamless tonal selection. The Guild Floating Vibrato Tailpiece enables subtle flutter to deep swell effects via a nylon insert and easily adjusted tension screw, delivering responsive modulation without sacrificing tuning stability or introducing unwanted noise in the signal chain.
Features
- Lightweight poplar solidbody with gloss evergreen metallic finish and matching headstock
- Roasted maple neck with satin-finished C-profile, 25.5" scale length
- Bound rosewood fingerboard with block inlays
- Bridge HB-2 humbucker with Alnico II magnets for warm, vintage tone
- Two DeArmond Aerosonic single-coil pickups at middle and neck positions
- 5-way blade switch for rhythm-to-solo tonal access
- Guild Floating Vibrato Tailpiece with nylon insert and adjustable tension screw
- Offset solidbody design inspired by vintage Guild electric guitar heritage
Body
- Body Type: Solid Body
- Body Shape: Guild Surfliner
- Body Top: N / A (Solid Body)
- Body Wood (Solid Bodies): Poplar
- Top Bracing Pattern: N / A
- Soundhole / F Holes Binding: N / A
- Top Purfling Inlay: N / A
- Top Binding: N / A
- Body Sides: N / A (Solid Body)
- Side Purfling Inlay: N / A
- Body Back: N / A (Solid Body)
- Back Purfling Inlay: N / A
- Purfling: N / A
- Body Binding: N / A
Neck
- Neck Material: Roasted Maple
- Scale Length: 25 1/2" (648mm)
- Neck Shape: C Shape
- Nut Width: 1 11/16" (43mm)
- Neck Thickness 1st Fret: 21mm
- Neck Thickness 9th Fret: 23.5mm
- Truss Rod: Dual Action
- Truss Rod Wrench: 4mm Allen Key
- Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 10" (254mm)
- Fingerboard Inlays: Blocks - Pearloid
- Fingerboard Inlay Location: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21
- Frets Total: 23
- Fret Type: Narrow Jumbo
- Fingerboard Binding: White ABS
Finish
- Colour: Evergreen (EVG)
Hardware
- Bridge String Spacing: 2" (50mm)
- Hardware Finish / Plating: Nickel
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Guild Floating Vibrato
- Nut Material: Composite
- Tuning Machines: Guild Modern Style Closed-Gear Locking
- Strap Buttons: Vintage Style - Large
- Pickguard: Surfliner Deluxe HSS 3-Ply Pearloid/Black/White
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup: Guild HB-2 Humbucker Nickel - Bridge
- Neck Pickup: DeArmond Aerosonic Single Coil Pickup Neck Nickel/Black
- Pickup Switch: 5-Way Blade: 1. Bridge Pickup - 2. Bridge and Middle Pickups - 3. Middle Pickup - 4. Middle and Neck Pickups - 5. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume and Tone and 5-Way Blade Pickup Switch
Other
- Strings: D'Addario EXL110 - Nickel Wound Regular Light (.010" - .046")
- Included Case: Case Sold Separately
- Upper Bout Width: 11" (280mm)
- Lower Bout Width: 13 5/8" (346mm)
- Body Depth Upper Bout: 1 1/2" (38mm)
- Body Depth Lower Bout: 1 1/2" (38mm)
- Body Length: 18" (457mm)
- Overall Length: 41" (1041mm)



