Nightbird Deluxe Review

[GAD]

I've been sitting on this one for WAY too long, but I'm finally hitting "publish" and moving on.

Guild Nightbird DX (Deluxe) | GAD's Ramblings

Today’s Guild rarity is the über-rare Guild Nightbird DX, and when I say über-rare, I mean it! They made only 20 of these guitars which means that I currently own a significant percentage of the global supply of Guild Nightbird DX guitars. Is it worth the hype? What’s it like owning such a rare...

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[walrus]

Tremendous as usual!

walrus

 

[HeyMikey]

Informative and entertaining as usual!

 

[shihan]

Once again, touch ‘em all, cause you hit it out of the park. Very well done!

 

[GGJaguar]

Another AAA review by GAD for a little known (at least by me) Guild! I'm still trying to wrap my head around the Schaller wraparound tailpiece. It's quite the hunk of hardware. And for me, the custom Dimarzios sound better than XR-7s, which is a bonus.

 

[Prince of Darkness]

Another great review. One thing I found interesting though was the picture of Buddy Guy with the Nightbird literature. Although he did play a Nightingale (which is basically a Nightbird with F holes) for a while, I don't think he ever played a Nightbird. Of course, I could be wrong.

 

[davismanLV]

Great review of an apparently somewhat unusual guitar. I enjoy your reviews. However, that blue one..... you need that BLUE ONE!!!

 

[GAD]

Thanks all!

Great review of an apparently somewhat unusual guitar. I enjoy your reviews. However, that blue one..... you need that BLUE ONE!!!

Boy do I!

 

[gjmalcyon]

You sure can "sling the hoopla".

Great read. Thanks.

 

[Bonneville88]

Great review as ever on a really cool - and rare! - Guild!

 

[SFIV1967]

Great! Just one correction, the S/N-prefix on the blue DX seems to be LC and not CL (which is a Bluesbird prefix).
Ralf

 

[Guildedagain]

As nice as the wraparound Schaller bridge is, was there a Kahler or Floyd option?

 

[GAD]

As nice as the wraparound Schaller bridge is, was there a Kahler or Floyd option?

From what Hans has said they used parts on hand. I haven't seen one with a trem, but I've only seen maybe five of the original 20.

 

[Nuuska]

Kind a funny - I happen to have that same tailpiece-bridge contraption on that 1 of 3 + 2 guitars that I designed few decades ago - and I mostly hate it, because it is downright ugly - ( we have very slick words in finnish . . . ) - wish I could find a neat drop-in replacement - w gold plating

Looking at the pic it seems as the pup is covered w dust - so I took a brush - cleaned it - took another pic - no difference - hmmmm . . .