Guild Artist Award Model Sunburst 1987
SKU: 1201-1F16876
CHF 6'990.00
In stock
A rare find: The Guild Artist Award from 1987. One of the finest archtops which can be put in the same category as a Gibson L-5 or D’Angelico New Yorker. The Guild Artist Award was introduced in 1956 as the Johnny Smith Artist Model. After Johnny Smith ended his partnership with Guild in 1961 in favor of Gibson, this model was introduced under the current name.
The Artist Award is a New York style jazz box with a top made of solid, carved spruce and back and sides made of heavily flamed, solid maple. The neck and bridge are made of dark ebony, the neck of maple with walnut stripes. The elaborately crafted inlays on the fingerboard and headstock are made of mother-of-pearl and abalone. This top-quality archtop has an outstandingly defined sound with round basses, a rich midrange and silky highs.
To all fans of fine archtop guitars: Don’t miss this opportunity!
| Body | |
|---|---|
| Back and sides | Solid Figured Maple |
| Top Wood | Solid Arched Spruce |
| Neck | |
| Neck Wood | 3-Piece Maple with Walnut Stripes |
| Fingerboard | Ebony |
| Width at Nut | 42.85 mm / 1.687 in |
| Nut material | Bone |
| Frets | Original |
| Number of Frets | 20 |
| Neck Dimension | 1st Fret 2.12mm – 10th Fret 2.5mm |
| Inlays | Mother of Pearl Blocks with Abalone V Inserts |
| Scale Length | 647.7mm / 25.5" |
| Hardware | |
| Tuners | Grover Imperial |
| Bridge | Floating Ebony |
| Pickguard | Bound Celluloid |
| Electronics | |
| Pickup Neck | Floatig Humbucker |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Color | Sunburst |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Including | Original Case |
| Year | 1987 |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Weight | 3.3kg |
