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Guild Surfliner HH Maple Electric Guitar in Canyon Dusk (Open Box) Expired

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ProAudioStar has Guild Surfliner HH Maple Electric Guitar in Canyon Dusk (Open Box) on sale for $259.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member SplendidMorning215 for finding this deal.

Note, product is an open box unit/condition.

Features:
  • Comfortable offset-style lightweight poplar body
  • Smooth maple neck and fingerboard
  • Modern 10-inch radius offers smooth playing up and down the neck
  • "C" shape neck that's sure to appeal to a variety of players
  • Narrow-jumbo frets offer effortless bends
  • Dual HB-2 humbuckers offer a more articulate take on the typical humbucker, with impressive power and a full-range response
  • '60s-inspired rocking on/off rocking pickup selectors
  • String-through body and Tune-o-matic bridge for unyielding reliability

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Guild Surfliner HH - Canyon Dusk - Open Box

https://www.proaudiostar.com/guil...n-box.html
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I find offset bodies like these to be more comfortable to play seated than a Les-Paul-type guitar.

The Surfliner HH seems to be right around 7 lbs., per Sweetwater's site, while Epiphone Les Pauls tend to be 8-9 lbs.

The other big differences are the longer scale (25.5" for the Guild, 24.75" for the Epiphone) which means the frets will be slightly further apart. Also, a 25.5" scale guitar can use thinner strings to achieve the same tension as thicker strings on a 24" or 24.75" scale guitar.

The Guild has a maple fingerboard/fretboard which may feel different under your fingers than the open-pore dark wood (probably pao ferro) on the Epiphone. That's totally up to personal preference.

The pickups in the Guild might sound different than on the Epiphone but I don't know what either of them are like. They both have humbucking pickups which tend to be on the 'warm' side. Using EQ settings on an amp or EQ pedal will probably have a greater impact than any pickup differences.

In general, I'd recommend going to a guitar store and trying a bunch of guitars: seeing what neck shapes and finishes, and body styles feel comfortable and fun to you. Very hard to predict over the internet what a guitar will be like in your hands.

And if you like the feel, sound, and look of your current guitar, there's no need to get anything different.
Alamo Music did a good review of this one: https://youtu.be/_TigMLcg_bk?si=96gRAvYwFtM6XKly

And Mr. Ronquillo could play a stick and sound good:
https://youtu.be/4Tm1VKJLmSc?si=JW1op7PxUyZHCBcF

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Wookiestick
04-09-2024 at 03:12 PM.
04-09-2024 at 03:12 PM.
Practicing guitar, and completely clueless. I have a Epiphone les paul clone. How does this compare?
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zoysiamo
04-09-2024 at 03:41 PM.
04-09-2024 at 03:41 PM.
Quote from Wookiestick :
Practicing guitar, and completely clueless. I have a Epiphone les paul clone. How does this compare?
I find offset bodies like these to be more comfortable to play seated than a Les-Paul-type guitar.

The Surfliner HH seems to be right around 7 lbs., per Sweetwater's site, while Epiphone Les Pauls tend to be 8-9 lbs.

The other big differences are the longer scale (25.5" for the Guild, 24.75" for the Epiphone) which means the frets will be slightly further apart. Also, a 25.5" scale guitar can use thinner strings to achieve the same tension as thicker strings on a 24" or 24.75" scale guitar.

The Guild has a maple fingerboard/fretboard which may feel different under your fingers than the open-pore dark wood (probably pao ferro) on the Epiphone. That's totally up to personal preference.

The pickups in the Guild might sound different than on the Epiphone but I don't know what either of them are like. They both have humbucking pickups which tend to be on the 'warm' side. Using EQ settings on an amp or EQ pedal will probably have a greater impact than any pickup differences.

In general, I'd recommend going to a guitar store and trying a bunch of guitars: seeing what neck shapes and finishes, and body styles feel comfortable and fun to you. Very hard to predict over the internet what a guitar will be like in your hands.

And if you like the feel, sound, and look of your current guitar, there's no need to get anything different.
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PT89
04-09-2024 at 05:36 PM.
04-09-2024 at 05:36 PM.
Nice, if I didn't already have a few guitars with humbuckers then I'd get this. But what I really want now is an offset with P90s.
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RobertJason
04-10-2024 at 12:53 AM.
04-10-2024 at 12:53 AM.
I can't tell if it's grey or a grey-purple-ish color. But it looks super snazzy with the shape and maple fingerboard! Nice! Guild is one of the only brands that hasn't been around SD much. I wonder how their quality is.
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SplendidMorning215
04-10-2024 at 02:51 AM.
04-10-2024 at 02:51 AM.
Alamo Music did a good review of this one: https://youtu.be/_TigMLcg_bk?si=96gRAvYwFtM6XKly

And Mr. Ronquillo could play a stick and sound good:
https://youtu.be/4Tm1VKJLmSc?si=JW1op7PxUyZHCBcF
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An4hony
04-10-2024 at 08:01 AM.
04-10-2024 at 08:01 AM.
This is a beautiful guitar.

Full details and video. https://guildguitars.com/g/surfli...nyon-dusk/

This is a great price.
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ELUNO
04-10-2024 at 11:02 AM.
04-10-2024 at 11:02 AM.
Out of stock
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not2slick
04-12-2024 at 06:17 PM.
04-12-2024 at 06:17 PM.
Looks like it is back in stock...

And now it is out of stock again...
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