There's no question, though, that methods for amplifying acoustic guitars have made enormous strides in the intervening decades. In its day, the Songbird was excellent for what it was: a small, thin-bodied acoustic electric that played easily and sounded reasonably good by the standards of the time. It says something about the Songbird's quality that Clapton, after playing a natural-topped version for a bit (see the clip I posted on the first page), thought highly enough of the Songbird to get a custom one. In fairness to GuildFS54612CE, this relatively short thread started out about the Songbird generally and turned to artists who had played the model only a few of the posts were about Barry Gibb specifically.
GUILD SONGBIRD S4CE PLUS
This guitar is interesting, quirky and useful! A gem of a guitar shipped out safely and promptly from our little shop here in Clarksville, Tennessee.They play like an electric.nicest Guild neck ever.the first version is quite heavy with the hog carved out body.but it's very well balanced and hangs nicely on a strap.the smaller body is great for me.fret access with the cutaway is nice.acoustically they sound like a thin bodied instrument.which they are.plugged in, as meant to be, they are a lot better.the quacky goes with the territory.the UST's are plus 20 years old.everything from that era sounds like that.they came in two versions, not counting the namesake, which seemed to be more of a color designation.Hans would know better than I.the early version had the control knobs in a location on the lower bout, let's just say, 'what were they thinking?' or maybe it was Pepsi Friday.I have seen a few pics of one's that had it on the upper bout.both likely Fishman AGP 2.the later versions had the body depth increased to accommodate new Fishman electronics with the rectangular control panel.all electronics would benefit from a modern update.and, yes, the tops on the natural ones mellow with age beautifully.I have seen white and black ones as well as the blue, green, and maybe it was red.this should be Eva playing hers: The Songbird was designed for Guild guitars by George Gruhn (my old boss!). It’s kind of the best of both worlds! The size of this guitar also makes it perfect for travel and because of the Fishman electronics, it would be very suitable for stage use as well. Because it is an X braced Sitka top, though, you can also coax some really great sounding acoustic sounds as well. I find these Guild models to be a very useful songwriting companion because the 'electric guitar' playability and size make it easy to write electric riffs on and not have to be plugged in. The thin body is super comfortable to sit with and it basically plays like an electric guitar. This guitar has a very unique acoustic sound that is very pleasant and is not overly loud unplugged.
The strap button has been moved to the back of the body (see photos).
The saddle is medium height and the top is very flat. The second fret on the high E string has a slight buzz which could be resolved with a fret dress. The frets show quite a bit of use and play wear, but the guitar plays great with low action up and down the fingerboard. This guitar has been played extensively and it definitely shows! The neck profile is a very comfortable “C” shape with a 1 11/16" nut width and it feels great in hand. This 1992 Westerly, Rhode Island, built Guild Songbird is in good cosmetic condition showing multiple dings, scratches and signs of play wear throughout (see photos).
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Good condition featuring single cutaway routed mahogany body with dark stain finish, solid Sitka spruce X braced top, multiple bindings on the top edge of the body, decorative soundhole rosette, single ply tortoiseshell grain pickguard, rosewood bridge with bone saddle and six white plastic bridge pins, Fishman pickup system with one volume control and one concentric tone control with black plastic knobs mounted to the bass side of the body, set mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard with small pearl dot inlays starting at the 3rd fret, Guild peghead shape with black peghead face and pearl inlaid Guild logo and decorative Chesterfield inlay, single ply black plastic truss rod cover, three per side Grover gold plated Rotomatic tuning machines, serial number and Made in USA impressed into the back of the peghead, single ply black plastic electronics control cover plate and two metal strap buttons.
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