For sale is a rare find 2014 Guild GSR M85-II. There were only 25 of them made and this one is new in its original hard case. Still has the plastic on the pickups.
In the late 60s Guild made the BluesBird Bass M85-I bass that was a thick hollow body bass about the thickness of an acoustic guitar. In the early 70s they made the M85-II which was the same body shape but solid body and thinner like an electric guitar. This bass was made popular by Sherly Crow. Many liked the thinner body but felt the loss of tone from the hollow body and missed the Bisonic pickups from the previous models. Both of these are hard to come by these days especially in good shape. In 2014, Guild made this special run that combines the features of both into a great playing, light weight (under 7 pounds) short scale tone monster.
Any imperfections noted in the pictures are either glare, dust or polish swirls. This bass is new and has not been played other than a couple of test drives.
The price on these when they came out was $4499. Rare find and you could wait years to find another one. Don't miss out on this chance to capture this collectible gem.
E-mail me with any questions. Fee free to make an offer. I ship only to US addresses. No exceptions. No APOs. Buyer to pay $100 for professional packing and insured shipping to adequately protect this rare specimen. If the shipping cost is more, I will cover it. If it is less, I will refund the difference. Thanks for looking!
Specifications
Series: GSR
Body Shape: Guild® M-85 Bass
Body Top: Arched Laminated Spruce
Back and Sides: Mahogany
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Depth: 2" (50.8 mm)
Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars
Headstock: Vintage 2x2 with Chesterfield Inlay
Neck: 3-Piece Mahogany/Maple/Mahogany
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Binding: White/Black/White/Black
String Nut: Bone, 1.50" (38.1 mm)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" (241 mm) Radius
Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo
Position Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Dots
Scale Length: 30.75" (781 mm)
Hardsware: Nickel-Plated
Bridge: Guild® Combo Bridge-Tailpiece with Rosewood String Saddles
Tuning Machines: Gotoh® Die-Cast
Strings: Nickel-Plated Steel, .045-.105 Gauges
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Pickups: Guild® "Bi-Sonic" Bass
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Other Features: Chesterfield Headstock Inlay, 2-Position Mini-Toggle Switch for Low-End Rolloff
