Guild Surfliner Deluxe Solidbody Electric Guitar - Rose Quartz Metallic Reviews
More than just a visual upgrade over the standard Surfliner, Guild’s Surfliner Deluxe fully commits to the offset guitar formula with the surfy sounds of a 2-piece vibrato unit! This unit style hails from the vintage era’s surf and offset guitars, offering an incredibly smooth, gliding vibrato action and a distinct quick-attack, moderate sustain sound. In addition, the Surfliner Deluxe truly lives up to its “Deluxe” designation, boasting a maple neck with sleek block/binding rosewood fingerboard, matched painted headstock, and redesigned control scheme. The rest is all classic Surfliner: the lightweight poplar body is home to an endlessly versatile 3-pickup HSS configuration of a bridge Guild HB-2 humbucker and two DeArmond Aerosonic single-coils to effortlessly cover everything from traditional washed-out surf tones to hard rock swagger and beyond.
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Highest Rated Reviews
Lives up to its name and so much more
I am so happy I purchased this guitar. It is beautiful and absolute treat to play. Build quality is excellent. I have been primarily using the middle pick up for a surf meets indie or grunge tone. The locking tuners are awesome and I think the vibrato is a must have - at least for my playing style. That feature is why I chose this model over the standard Surfliner. If you're are thinking about this, you should go for it. I would absolutely recommend this guitar to a friend.
Playability and wide range of tone
Big shout to Guild for their craftsmanship. The surfliner deluxe plays nicely with a wide range of tone selection. The roasted neck feels good on the hands. My only complaint they should've released this sooner. For someone that's looking into buying a new axe in the mid to upper price range this one worth trying. Big thanks to Billy G. At sweetwater for being a great Sales rep, and informant too!
An inspiring surf rock machine
I had been previously unfamiliar with Guild electrics until the last year. In the late spring I picked up a Surfliner dual humbbucker electric and was very impressed. The playability and style was just very cool...and different. Shortly after, I found out about the Deluxe (and this this pink color) and knew I had to get my hands on one.
I ended up getting the rose quartz metallic version and it's just beautiful. The offset body, hardware and toasted neck are quite unique compared to other similar styles of surf guitars. The pickups sound great and allow for a variety of styles, including grunge rock, which I predominately play. I would say it's sound is closer to a SSH strat with this pickup configuration, but is overall still a fuller sound. The weight of the guitar is vary manageable and craftsmanship punches above it's cost.
So far, after two weeks I don't really have any negatives to point out. The only think you might want to be aware of is that the whammy bar locks in with a very small allen wrench that you will need to have with you if you take it out gigging and/or store it in a case.
Very Pleased!
I'm very happy with my rose quartz surfliner deluxe. I am in love with the feel of the roasted maple neck. I admit i bought it on looks, but because of the pickup slection, the offset trem, and playability, its apparent that it's a REALLY flexible instrument. The quality of the build is great too.
Nice Guitar
A unique hardware combination. It is a good guitar at this price point. I had it for about 2 weeks with a few complaints. The vibrato action is a bit stiff (difficult to depress) even when the middle screw is loosened. There is some popping when doing major dives with the vibrato. Also the high e string locking tuner had a difficult time staying tightened during both attempted restrings. Other than that it is a pretty cool guitar.
