The Epitome of Surfliner Style
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.
Versatile HSS pickup configuration
While this guitar takes inspiration from the surf guitars of the ’60s, the Surfliner Deluxe’s modernized HSS pickup combo can cover almost any style you can throw at it! The Guild HB-2 mini humbucker bridge pickup provides a full, punchy tone that’s equally at home with twangy tremolo picking as it is with fuzzed-out garage rock lead tones. Two Aerosonic pickups in the middle and the neck position bring the single-coil clarity, ideal for players looking to capture more traditional offset-style guitar tones.
Comfortable maple neck
The Surfliner Deluxe sports a beautiful rosewood-on-maple neck that’s loaded with features to deliver a versatile and comfortable playing experience. The 10-inch fingerboard radius is curved enough to deliver both easy open-position playing and wide enough to prevent your bends from choking out when exploring the Surfliner Deluxe’s higher register. Next, the elegant block and binding fingerboard appointments are a serious visual upgrade over the standard Surfliner Deluxe. Finally, the “C” shape neck is sure to make players of all varieties feel right at home when playing the Surfliner Deluxe — it’s the standard guitar neck shape for a reason!
Surfy offset-style vibrato system
While the standard Surfliner features a traditional string-through hardtail bridge, the Surfliner Deluxe fully commits to the offset formula with a 2-piece Guild vibrato unit. Any fan of the classic offset guitars of the ‘60s will find much to love about this reliable vibrato system, sporting a depth that goes from a subtle shimmer to cascading waves of surfy vibrato. Moreover, it’s also a must-have vibrato system for the more alternative-minded musician — after all, it’s the very same unit that defined the gliding strummed chord-vibrato sway of the shoegaze era!
Guild Surfliner Deluxe Features:
- Lightweight poplar body in an exceptionally comfortable offset-style design
- Maple neck in a highly versatile C shape
- Rosewood fingerboard featuring elegant binding and block inlays
- Narrow jumbo frets in a 10-in. radius are sure to please guitarists of all styles and backgrounds
- Versatile HSS pickup configuration that covers everything from traditional surf sounds to hard rock to blues and beyond
- TOM bridge with Guild Vibrato system captures the gliding vibrato sounds of both the surf guitar and shoegaze era
