I've decided to put this one up for sale, and will list it here first as I'd like to see it stay in the family. This is a rare bird, and one of only 12 or so that was ever made. It has one of the nicest finishes I've ever seen on any guitar, and is a featherweight at 6.2 pounds. The GSR M-85 II features a fully hollow body with a laminated mahogany arched top supported with parallel tone bar bracing and bound with 4-ply black and white binding. The back and sides are mahogany and the three-piece mahogany/maple neck is topped with rosewood and finished off with mother-of-pearl dot inlays. The electronics offer a low end roll-off via a two-way mini toggle, and other features include a combo bridge/tailpiece with rosewood saddles, Gotoh tuners, a vintage-style “Chesterfield” inlay, and a nitrocellulose lacquer finish in Cherry Red.
About the only flaw I can find is a crack in the headstock veneer that runs parallel to the nut between the two rows of tuners. You can just barely see it on the left in the photo (rest is a reflection), so it's not much of an issue.
Serial number dates it to late 2013.
Included is the original hard shell case.
Product specifications
Price is now $SOLD, and that's pretty firm. I'll keep it before I go any lower, as I really don't need the money. I bought a set of Hipshot Ultralite tuners to address the minor neck dive issue that a bass this light with a big headstock is going to have, and can include them in the sale for an additional $75 if you're interested. Checks and Postal Money Orders are much preferred at this price, but we can discuss other methods. Shipping will be by insured FedEx Ground to the 50 states. Contact me for a quote.
About the only flaw I can find is a crack in the headstock veneer that runs parallel to the nut between the two rows of tuners. You can just barely see it on the left in the photo (rest is a reflection), so it's not much of an issue.
Serial number dates it to late 2013.
Included is the original hard shell case.
Product specifications
- semi-acoustic short-scale bass guitar
- series: GSR (Guild Special Run)
- colour: Cherry Red
- finish: nitrocellulose lacquer
- top: laminated spruce, arched
- bracing: parallel tone bars
- sides/back: mahogany
- body depth: 50.8 mm (2 inches)
- body length: 438 mm (17.25 inches)
- body width 336 mm (13.25 inches)
- neck: 3-part mahogany/maple/mahogany
- fretboard: rosewood with mother-of-pearl position markers
- fretboard radius: 9.5 inches (241 mm)
- frets: 21, vintage-style
- nut width: 1.5 inches (38.1 mm), bone
- scale length: 30.75 inches (781 mm)
- bridge: Guild Combo bridge tailpiece with rosewood saddles
- tuners: Gotoh, vintage style
- hardware: nickel-plated
- pickups: 2x Guild Bi-Sonic Bass
- electronics: 2x volume, 2x tone, 3-way pickup switch, 2-way low-end roll-off switch
- included: TKL hardshell case
- 2 bi-sonic single-coil pickups with individually adjustable poles
- volume and tone control per pickup
- classic Chesterfield-style inlay on the headstock
- 2-way mini switch for filtering out low frequencies
- multiple layers of body bindings (white/black/white/black)
Price is now $SOLD, and that's pretty firm. I'll keep it before I go any lower, as I really don't need the money. I bought a set of Hipshot Ultralite tuners to address the minor neck dive issue that a bass this light with a big headstock is going to have, and can include them in the sale for an additional $75 if you're interested. Checks and Postal Money Orders are much preferred at this price, but we can discuss other methods. Shipping will be by insured FedEx Ground to the 50 states. Contact me for a quote.
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