Chambered. The companion to Guild’s M-75 Aristocrat guitar, the M-85 Bass boasts authentic mid-’60s style with a compact semi-hollow body and big Guild BiSonic bass pickup that together create the sonic boom of an instrument twice its size. The single-cutaway body measures 2 3/4″ deep and a mere 13 1/2″ across the lower bout, with an arched spruce top and maple back and sides. The body also features elegant ivory white body binding, black/white purfling, partial center-block bracing and dual finger rests. This distinctive bass also features a 30 3/4″ scale length, bound three-piece mahogany neck with a vintage-style “soft U” profile, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with 12″ radius and pearloid dot inlays, volume and tone controls, combo bridge/tailpiece with rosewood saddles, Grover tuning machines, nickel hardware and cool Jet Black gloss finish. Includes plush-lined hard-shell case.
body:
Body Construction | Chambered with Braced Top |
Body Top | Arched LamiNaturaled Spruce |
Body Back | LamiNaturaled Maple |
Body Sides | LamiNaturaled Maple |
Body Shape | Guild® M-85 |
Bracing | Partial Center Block |
Finish | Gloss Polyurethane |
Body Depth Upper Bout | 2 3/4″ (70 mm) |
Body Depth Lower Bout | 2 3/4″ (70 mm) |
Body Length | 17 1/4″ (438 mm) |
Body Width Lower Bout | 13 3/4″ (349 mm) |
Body Width Upper Bout | |
Overall Guitar Length | 45″ (1143 mm) |
Guitar Weight | 7 lbs 12 oz |
Body Binding | Ivory White with Black/White Purfling |
Purfling | Black/Ivory White |
neck:
Neck Material | 3-Piece Mahogany/Maple/Mahogany |
Neck Shape | Vintage Soft “U” |
Neck Finish | Gloss Polyurethane |
Scale Length | 30 3/4″ (781 mm) |
Nut Width | 1 1/2″ (38.1 mm) |
Nut Material | Bone |
Fingerboard Material | Indian Rosewood |
Fingerboard Radius | 12″ (305 mm) |
Fingerboard Inlays | Pearloid Dot |
# of Frets | 21 |
Fret Size | Narrow Jumbo |
Tuning Machines | Grover® Vintage 142 Series |
Hardware Finish/Plating | Nickel Plated |
Truss Rod | Dual-Action |
Truss Rod Wrench | 7mm Hex Truss Rod Wrench |
features:
Bridge | Guild® Adjustable Bass Bridge with Rosewood Saddles |
Strings | D’Addario® EXL165 Nickel Wound Bass, Custom Light, (.045-.105 Gauges) |
Case or Gig Bag | TKL Deluxe Hardshell |
Bridge Pickup | Guild® BS-1 “BiSonic” Bass |
Pickup Configuration | S |
Control Knobs | Black Plastic |
Controls | Master Volume, Master Tone |
Strap Buttons | Vintage-Style |