Guild Surfliner Demo

[@georgehowe6750]

I bought one from Sweetwater. Absolutely love it. The tone variety is amazing. Solid construction, great neck, pick ups are awesome. Just a pleasure to play. Well worth every cent.

[@mikeopdenaker5573]

I feel like I must add one to my collection. The look,the sounds,your glowing review ...must have !

[@Russell_Optics]

For a guitar in the $450 ( US ) range I like it a lot. Good looking & comfortable shape, nice sounding pickups in HSS , an old school "C" shape carve with the 1.653" nut width. Normally in that price range they need upgrades, but this one stands on it's own imho. No wiggle stick on a surf guitar is a bit weird to some, but I like a hard-tail.

[@goosegaskins]

You still liking your Surfliner? I’m more of an acoustic player, but I want a bit of a knockaround electric for occasional recording and messing around.

[@Russell_Optics]

@@goosegaskins It's ok, but I rarely play it. I prefer lighter semi-hollow guitars. Currently my go-to guitars are the PRS Vela semi-hollow and the new Harmony Comet. Both are less than 7 pounds and very comfortable to play with a wide range of tone.

[@goosegaskins]

Cool, thanks for letting me know! Think I’m gonna stick with my Nashville Tele for now.

[@kingstumble]

Made in the Samick factory in Indonesia---one of the best. I have a Starfire made in the same factory as well as an old USA made Bluesbird. There is no difference in the build quality.

[@thomasd9237]

What an extremely cool little guitar. I like different & old school ~ this fits the bill perfectly. SOLD :-) thanks for a great review

[@Bobby_Digital37]

It certainly sounds great!!

[@hargoniyamaki5168]

Great guitar, well played. Thanks for creating more guitar desire.

[@vulgarresponse7080]

I have only 1 Guild guitar, it's a 'cheapish' electro acoustic, but the build quality is superb, I'm not a natural acoustic player so If I'm happy with that then this must be 'Fab!'

[@kevinmusso2397]

Looks nice, I like all things blue. I’m interested

[@reverb508]

A surf guitar with a fixed bridge…

[@cdelbianco]

Fortunately.

[@reverb508]

@@cdelbianco I don't know. Seems like a strange omission considering surf music uses the vibrato a ton.

[@bobaldo2339]

It's named after a California costal railroad - which also lacks a trem.

[@nnnnnnnnnick5557]

Deal breaker lol

[@reverb508]

@@bobaldo2339 Ah, the age-old connection between the offset electric guitar and... the railroad. I remember those timeless 60's bands like "The Train Boys" and "The Railfaris" that popularized California train culture. Truly, if the California Coastal Railroad was the inspiration for the name, that's even more confounding than the trem omission...

[@cloud84strife]

This guitar sounds great

[@KidLightning33]

Your vid convinced me to be buy this.

[@leonardcanter4596]

The Price is Nice ! Does it come with "Whammy Bar or Tremolo Arm"? The Pick Ups sound excellent and the Surfline looks good...I would still look for a Vibrato Tailpiece (Old Habits). Thanks !!!

[@MNegro]

I love my Bluekatalina'one

[@stevie-ray2020]

Agree that those switch look cheap, but it has a lovely sound that's almost like a flat-top acoustic!

[@ue4058]

The switches are actually really solid, you definitely wouldn't bump one on or off while playing.

[@stevie-ray2020]

@@ue4058 As I'm familiar with those switches I know that they do their job well, it's just that aesthetically they don't match the finish of the rest of the guitar.

[@mwbright]

It just occurred to me that this three switches might get in my way, so I'll have to check it out.

[@NoNameNo.5]

Very cool

[@kevinjamesdawes7223]

My big issue with the surfliner is the 2 or 3 piece body and the way the colour stain is a different colour dye to poor matching of the wood grain. It just make the guitar look totally cheap. The sage is least affected by this but I'd prefer solid paint rather than transparent stain.

[@DMSProduktions]

Sounding TASTY Nev! \m/

[@benperea8483]

Very nice

[@PaulKennedy5]

Can’t go wrong at that price

[@juanmontero7101]

Is this the same guitar that is currently 300 euros in thomann?

[@rudigerk]

yes

[@valueofnothing2487]

You have the guitar there and you aren't going to measure the pickups or weigh it or even talk about frets? Are these ALNICO's? One of my issue with HSS guitars is the 500k pots can make the neck and middle pickup too bright if they are vintage 5.8k singles. But these pickups 'look' like they are more powerful - the larger pole pieces, the chrome cover. Could be nothing, I suppose. And what exactly is up with the 23 frets? Is the neck pickup on the 24th, or is pushed back like the SG?

[@ice9snowflake187]

San Luis Obispo is more of South-Central California, than "Northern" California.

[@TheOtherJCBroadcast]

I was thinking the same thing but kudos to this guy for even knowing that San Luis Obispo even exists. Don’t quiz us SoCal beach heads on UK geography that would be embarrassing.

[@dundrowpommes651]

Is this an advertising?

[@michaelportaloo1981]

What gauge are the stock strings?

[@michaelportaloo1981]

D’Addario EXL115 Nickel Wound, Medium (.011 - .049) I’ve answered my own question. These strings are ludicrous on a hardtail 25.5 inch scale. No wonder I can barely bend the strings on mine.

[@mickeyjohnson1137]

That's a terrible place to put a scarf joint. Gretsch does that too.

[@anthonyclegg1511]

I agree with you, but he said it's the best place to put it, for strength.

[@mickeyjohnson1137]

@@anthonyclegg1511 It's not the best place for strength if the fretboard needs removing. Also, after years of playing, a divot will form where the joint is glued.

[@anthonyclegg1511]

@@mickeyjohnson1137 ok, thanks mickey, I'm thinking of getting a gretsch, at the moment I play a squire tele and strat, you've kinda put me off the idea. Are all Gretsch made the same way, with the scarf joint.? Thanks.

[@mickeyjohnson1137]

@@anthonyclegg1511 I believe the higher-end Gretsches have the scarf joints at the traditional location where the neck meets the headstock. I worked at Gibson Guitars years ago. Gibson considered it a screwup to do what Gretsch does with a scarf joint, but lots of Gibsons break at the scarf joint. I own two Gretsches, an Electromatic and Streamliner. I'm happy with them both. Don't let the location of the scarf joint put you off on buying one. I think Gretsch makes quality low-end guitars. Repairs that call for removing the fretboard aren't that common, and it takes lots of time to wear out a neck on the backside by playing the instrument. I don't think you will be disappointed if you buy a Gretsch. Go for it. If you are thinking of buying a Streamliner, check out the G2627t. It is a limited edition exclusive that you can find on line or at Guitar Center. It plays better than other Streamliners. It has a very nice feeling neck.

[@anthonyclegg1511]

@@mickeyjohnson1137 thanks mickey, I'm going to get a streamliner p90 jet in mint green.

[@gower1973]

Another guitar with switching gimmicks that all sound the same, just put a selector on it lol. Whats up with the twenty three frets? If you your going to extend the fret board you may as well do the full two octaves.

[@cdelbianco]

The point was to make the surf pretending bitches to bitch about… They made it.

[@valueofnothing2487]

Exactly.

[@1959LP4U]

Looks versatile and all but without a rosewood fretboard and having a 25.5" scale, I'll pass on it!!!

[@peethasaccent]

No vibrato, no surf.

[@davidkieltyka9]

Dick Dale might disagree. ☺️