FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

In an effort to move away from strictly jazz archtops, Guild designed a series of mid-line laminated maple archtops in the late 1950s. The single pickup CE-100 Capri was introduced in 1956 and the two pickup model (CE-100D) followed in 1959. Guild used the CE-100 as a springboard for the T-50 and T-100 models. These are identical to the CE-100 except for a thinner body (2 inch depth). Production of the CE-100D was low (less than 100 per year) so they are considered uncommon. This particular guitar is an early style CE-100DP (DP denotes double pickup) and sports a factory-optional Guild Bigsby vibrato tailpiece which makes it even more uncommon. The Guild Bigsby was introduced in 1961 and, according to Guild's factory records, this was the second of only four CE-100Ds to be fitted with this option that year.

Body: Hollow; laminated 1-piece maple top and back, and laminated figured maple sides; single bound top and back

Finish: Natural, nitrocellulose lacquer

Neck: 3-piece mahogany/maple, set-in; black plastic headstock overlay with pearloid logo and Chesterfield inlay

Fingerboard: Brazilian rosewood, single bound; pearloid block markers

Number of Frets: 20

Pickguard: Black backed Lucite

Bridge: Bigsby aluminum on aluminum base with Guild/Bigsby tailpiece

Nut: Bone

Tuners: Grover Sta-Tite, open, nickel

Pickups: Two, Guild single coil with adjustable pole pieces

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

Scale Length: 24 3/4 inches

Neck Width at Nut: 1 5/8 inches

Body Width at Lower Bout: 16 1/4 inches

Body Depth: 2 7/8 inches

Weight: 6.9 lb.