DrumBob
Senior Member
I took delivery of a new Surfliner Sunday, and first reactions are, it's very Fenderish, of course. The action is too high, which I will adjust tomorrow. Otherwise, it seems to play pretty well acoustically, and holds its tuning decently. I haven't plugged it in yet, but maybe tomorrow night. The blue finish is nice, I can't find any glaring problems. Fit and finish is good. The neck is a Modern C shape, a bit thin for my tastes, but I like the overall satin finish on it. Tuners are vintage Kluson style. In case it wasn't clear, these are made in Indonesia. Take that for what it's worth. It's a budget guitar in all respects. Quality could be spotty, but I'm not going to generalize. Has Guild hit a home run? I don't think so, but I'll wait until I plug it in for a final opinion.
It is a perfectly usable, utility guitar, and I think it would excel for surf music, garage rock, Americana, and maybe even hard rock, but we'll see about that. Came with a very nice gig bag.
They are up on Ebay already, mostly at $449, but some guy who calls himself watamoke is asking $750 and $150 shipping. He's in Japan.
It is a perfectly usable, utility guitar, and I think it would excel for surf music, garage rock, Americana, and maybe even hard rock, but we'll see about that. Came with a very nice gig bag.
They are up on Ebay already, mostly at $449, but some guy who calls himself watamoke is asking $750 and $150 shipping. He's in Japan.
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