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M-85 Bass
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Vintage style and loads of low end with its hollow body and "Bi-Sonic" bass pickup.
The single-cutaway body measures 2.75" deep and a mere 13.5" across the lower bout, with an arched spruce top and maple back and sides. The body also features elegant ivory white body binding, black/white purfling, partial center-block bracing and dual finger rests. This distinctive bass also features a 30.75" scale length, bound three-piece mahogany neck with a vintage-style "soft U" profile, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with 12" radius and pearloid dot inlays, volume and tone controls, combo bridge/tailpiece with rosewood saddles, Grover tuning machines, nickel hardware and cool Jet Black gloss finish. Includes plush-lined hard-shell case.
Features
- Laminate maple double-cutaway hollowbody
- Vintage soft "V" neck profile and rosewood fretboard
- Guild "Bi-Sonic" bass pickup
- Volume and tone controls
- Combo bridge with rosewood string saddles
- Includes case
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M-85 Bass Specifications:
Body- Body Material: Laminated Spruce Top with Laminated Maple Back & Sides
- Body Shape: Guild M-85
- Body Back: Laminated Maple
- Body Sides: Laminated Maple
- Body Top: Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Bracing: Partial Center Block
- Purfling: Black/Ivory White
- Body Depth: 2.75" (70 mm)
- Body Length: 17.25" (438 mm)
- Body Binding: Ivory White with Black/White Purfling
- Neck Shape: Vintage Soft "U"
- Number of Frets: 21
- Position Inlays: Pearloid Dot
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
- Scale Length: 30.75" (781 mm)
- Neck Binding: 1-Ply White
- Truss Rods: Dual-Action Head Adjust
- Truss Rod Nut: Hex
- Bridge Pickup: Guild "Bi-Sonic" Bass
- Controls: Volume, Tone
- Hardware Finish: Nickel-Plated
- Bridge: Guild Combo Bridge-Tailpiece with Rosewood String Saddles
- Tuning Machines: Grover Die-Cast
- String Nut: Bone
- Miscellaneous
- Strings: D'Addario Custom Light, (.045-.105 gagues)
- Case Gig Bags: Hardshell Case
- Control Knobs: Black Plastic
- Free Standard Ground shipping (48 contiguous states, some overweight and Used/Vintage items excluded).
- Orders placed before 3 p.m. ET usually ship the same business day.
Every guitar or bass you purchase from Musician's Friend (electric or acoustic, New or Open Box) includes two years of protection from manufacturer defects.
Our Gear Advisers are available to guide you through your entire shopping experience. Call or Chat for expert advice and to hear the latest deals.