FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

In 2000, Guild took their popular Bluesbird model, fitted it with a Songbird neck and Seymour Duncan P-90 pickups, and called it the Blues 90.  Other than the pickups, the only difference between the Blues 90 and Bluesbird is the 90's bigger neck profile (like a late '50s Gibson) and less fancy appointments (dot markers in stead of blocks, unbound fingerboard).  It retained the Bluesbird body which consisted of routed mahogany with a carved maple cap.  The body is essentially semi-hollow with no F-holes.  There is a large block of mahogany left under the bridge and stop tailpiece for stability and feedback resistance.  The Blues 90 was only made for a two-year period before being discontinued in 2001.  However, in 2002 Guild offered the Bluesbird with a P-90 option.  This particular guitar was used by Jay Pilzer on his all-Guild CD I Think It's Gonna Rain. 

Body:  Semi-hollow; 1-piece mahogany back and sides with 2-piece carved maple top, single bound top

Finish:  Transparent Red, polyurethane

Neck:  1-piece mahogany, set-in

Fingerboard:  Indian rosewood; pearloid dot markers

Number of Frets:  22

Pickguard:  None

Bridge:  Gotoh Adjusto-matic with stop tailpiece, chrome

Nut:  Plastic

Tuners:  Grover Rotomatic, sealed, chrome

Pickups:  Two, Seymour Duncan P-90 (SP90-3 "Custom" bridge, SP90-2 "Hot" neck)

Controls:  Tone and volume for each pickup, 3-way pickup selector

Scale Length:  24 3/4 inches

Neck Width at Nut:  1 11/16 inches

Body Width at Lower Bout:  13 inches

Body Depth:  2 inches

Weight:  8.7 lbs.