Guild is pleased to announce the highly anticipated reintroduction of one of its most iconic, uniquely recognizable guitars: the S-200 T-Bird. This reissue is a replica of the original versions produced between 1964 and 1968, featuring an asymmetrical all mahogany body sure to catch the eye of the guitarist looking to blaze his or her own trail. However, this guitar’s appeal isn’t just about its looks – its unique controls create the widest array of tones offered on any Guild instrument, drawing on its dual Guild LB-1 Little Bucker pickups to achieve almost every conceivable color on the palette.
The T-Bird features a vintage C shape set mahogany neck and bound rosewood fingerboard with pearloid block inlays. Other period-correct details include open gear vintage tuning machines, and famed asymmetrical headstock adorned with Guild’s logo and mother-of-pearl Thunderbird icon. The S-200 T-Bird is available in Antique Burst or Black, and includes Guild’s deluxe padded gig bag.
This guitar is available through any Authorized Guild Dealer. Find one near you by clicking the button above. If you have any troubles finding a dealer near you, please don’t hesitate to contact us and a Guild Representative will be happy to help.
A Closer Look at the S-200 T-Bird
The T-Bird’s LB-1s are replicas of Guild’s original humbuckers, offering an array of tones from sparkly clean single coil-esque spank to thick and warm humbucker sounds that fatten and sing when driven. Switching capabilities include rhythm or lead modes, pickup on/off, and standard volume and tone controls. When engaged, an optional tone capacitor creates single-coil tones while maintaining the hum-free reliability of the LB-1s.
Click here to view the S-200 T-Bird User Manual.
Video Demos of S-200 T-Bird
Specifications
body:
Body Type: Solid Body
Body Top: Mahogany
Body Shape: S-200
Finish: Gloss Polyurethane, Antique Burst
Body Depth Upper Bout: 1 1/2″ (38 mm)
Body Depth Lower Bout: 1 1/2″ (38 mm)
Body Width Lower Bout: 12 3/4″
Body Width Upper Bout: 11 3/4″
Overall Guitar Length: 40″ (1016mm)
Neck:
Neck Material: 1-Piece Mahogany
Neck Shape: C
Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
Scale Length: 24 3/4″ (628 mm)
Nut Width: 1 11/16″ (43 mm)
Nut Material: Bone
Neck Binding: Cream
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12″ (305 mm)
Fingerboard Inlays: Pearloid Block
# of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Tuning Machines: Grover Open Gear
Hardware Finish/Plating: Nickel Plated
Truss Rod: Dual-Action
Truss Rod Wrench: 7mm Nut Driver
Features:
Bridge: Guild® Tune-O-Matic
Strings: Nickel Plated Light Gauge
Case or Gig Bag: Guild Deluxe Electric Gig Bag
Bridge Pickup: Guild LB-1
Neck Pickup: Guild LB-1
Pickup Configuration: HH
Pickup Switches: Mode Selector Switch, Low-Cut Tone Capacitor ON/OFF, Neck Pickup ON/OFF, Bridge Pickup ON/OFF
Control Knobs: Mode 1 Volume/Tone, Mode 2 Volume/Tone
Controls: Mode, Pickup ON/OFF, Tone Capacitor ON/OFF, Volume/Tone
Strap Buttons: Nickel Plated
Pickguard: Black
Item Number: 379-1501-837
