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M-85 Bass

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Overview

Vintage style and loads of low end with its hollow body and "Bi-Sonic" bass pickup.

The companion to Guild's M-75 Aristocrat guitar, the M-85 Bass boasts authentic mid-'60s style with a compact semi-hollow body and big "Bi-Sonic" bass pickup that together create the sonic boom of an instrument twice its size.

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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Specs

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
  • 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
Electronics
  • Bridge Pickup: Guild "Bi-Sonic" Bass
  • Controls: Volume, Tone
Hardware
  • 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)
Accessories
  • Case Gig Bags: Hardshell Case
  • Control Knobs: Black Plastic
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