Guild Surfliner Deluxe Review & Demo
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- Опубліковано 14 гру 2023
- This week we're having a look at the Guild Surfliner Deluxe, a guitar that punches well above its weight class in sound, feel, and aesthetic appeal. Sure, at $700 there are some areas that could be refined, but nothing so egregious that should stop you from considering this if you're in the market for an Offset well below the $1k price point.
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We miss you Mike, come back soon!
Sparta is by far the most underrated band of all time. Jim Ward is one of my musical heroes.
I think it’s time, young man. Waiting for your next content. Hope you’re doing great!
How a review should be done as usual. A very cool guitar.
You had me at the intro. Just sayin.
Same.
The most trust worthy guitar dude on UA-cam. 🙏
The “grasshopper” killed me 😂.
On a side note, I’d love to see what work you did to the TOM bridge more in depth 👍
Happy and healthy holidays, Mike. Thank you for all you do. It’s always a good day when I see a new Puisheen video posted. I look forward to more frequent videos over the coming year.
I always love your reviews. I'm building a guitar and hearing your commentary really gives me a lot to think about in my own designs.
I really enjoy the playing in these videos, it's really inspiring and it's not something that i find often.
Opening a a video on offsets with a Sparta cover = amazingness
Love days w new Mike vids. Happy holidays.
yessss , was excited for your take on this one.
From all the reviews out there for this model that is the one that answered all my questions Thank you !
This guitar is my wish for this Christmas!!
Ask Santa for something a little better.
Get the surfliner HSS with the string through body, and forget the stupid floating bridg . Same guitar without the headache.
Curious if the grasshopper still happens with 9s instead of your normal heavier gauge strings. I know we’re talking thousandths of an inch, but since it’s playing the string like a bow vs sticking it has me wondering.
Kinda surprised you also didn’t say anything about the nut. If it was bad plastic, I think you would have. Immediately I was wondering about the tune-o-matic with the vibrato, but you answered that right away. That’s awesome that both of those were addressed with what’s pretty much SOP with offset vibratos. I also liked that you showed the filing. Sometimes bad machining can be addressed with a little cleanup vs replacement.
It’s really cool looking and it does its thing well. It’s not for me, but I can imagine recommending looking at it to someone looking for an HSS strat in an offset form factor.
Black mass 1312 sounds so so good I always love hearing it and also what you play Mike. The DL4 mkII was nice with this guild tone wise as well. Really enjoyed this review at 10:00
Really great video. Was looking forward to this one!
I love when this man uploads.
Happy holidays Mike!
I'm stoked You're reviewing this thing because I'm absolutely thirsting for buying one. And that vibrato had me worried, if it was possible to upgrade it in any way if necessary.
Thanks for a great vid and a nice way to start my christmas morning!
Just got mine after a lengthy backorder and I’m happy to say mine doesn’t have the string rub issue you mentioned in this review.
Really plays great. Love it
such a slick guitar and what you were playing in the intro.. dude awesome !
I need to start listening to Piebald again. Thank you for reminding me, Mike! Have a happy holiday season!
Excellent, thorough review of this very cool offering from Guild, and nice playing! I bought one (also in Rose Quartz) upon release last summer. One issue: the vibrato assembly was not properly installed in the cavity, blocking the spring. To keep the same screw holes, my local tech routed the cavity to clear some space - now works just fine. A great looking, unique guitar that is very fun to play. Special mention to the DeArmond Aerosonic single coils - they sound great to my ears.
yay new puisheen
Nice one Mike, cheers for this. Have a great Christmas. 🎸🍻
Here we respect and love all offsets!!!!
Love these tones!!!
Badmotorfinger
Unique, excellent play style you have. Great to listen to.
I am in love with mine. Got one two month ago and can't put it down!
Great review OPM!
Thanks for really honest review, I want more of this in whole UA-cam... and I still think that for the price it's a great choice.
There's so many brands now putting cheap locking tuners, and nobody mentions any problems with them... what Mike said about these ones applies to probably 99% of guitars within similar price points or less.
I have it in black, and it's an amazing instrument.
That intro riff is absolutely killer!
Becoming one of my favorite guitar players. I love how you play.
Love that color!
Nice video! Thanks!
Love the headstock ,they nailed that
Really want one. Eventually. Imagining it with jm pickups and making a new guard in tort
Wasn’t expecting to hear some piebald today lmao! Nice review!
Loving that hoverboard strap, and the guitar as well.
I like it and have been pondering buying one. I took a used one in this color for a spin and it felt and sounded pretty good. The neck pocket did have a finish crack and I saw another b-stock online that had one too, so I'm hoping these aren't prone to that, nor improperly set bridge posts. Other than that, I don't use a vibrato so the grasshopper sound shouldn't bother me. Great review.
great review!
As usual, good stuff.
I'd have gone for the green one.
have one myself.. changed the stock PUs and it now sings!
You gotta do another pedal board video. Your tone is always so good
Great review and beautiful playing as always. For the tuners, couldn't you just do a regular wind on them to get around the loosening issue?
ahhh,, the one I was waiting for. A review by the offset master of Surfliner Deluxe.
The guitarist in my band recently got a squier classic vibe jm, and it had the same problem of the vibrato collet squeaking on the B string. I suggested putting some electrical tape on the collet and the squeaking stopped! Its a bit diy but it sorted it out
my next guitar will either be this or a Squire jazzmaster.
i currently play a 98 CIJ Fender jaguar that i had brand and besides my amp,its my oldest music possession.
Ah…. 😊 It’s been too long! I’ve missed these review videos! 🙌
Sparta intro! Nice.
Nice haircut man! Looking sharp!!
Lovely guitar! I was just looking at some used Fender Marauders and I was wondering if you could test one out. I'm talking about the Chinese Triplebucker ones.
Saaaay what a sweet lookin Geetaaar 👍🏻 sounds pretty darn good too.
I honestly thought this video was gonna see us into the new year 😂😂
This review comes as I've been looking at one of these. Thanks. Do you think plumbers/teflon tape could fix the locking tuners?
I was impressed by the standard Surfliner. I can only imagine how this one is!
I had the same clunking problem with the vibrato on my CV Jag- I filed down the plate, but it’s still doing the Bad Thing- any pointers? More filling?
Apart from this it plays amazing now thanks to your videos Mike- very satisfying to have done the work myself 😊 thanks a lot!
I just bought a Surfliner Deluxe in glorious Emerald Green. The guitar came in perfect shape, just needed the normal setup- trussrod, pickup height, and action. Now it plays great. As far as the trem "grasshopper" issue, mine came with the same problem. Temporarily, I put a piece of electrical tape around the collet, which solved the problem. I think if Guild came up with a more permanent plastic sleeve, it would be a cheap fix.
I watched a bunch of these Surfliner videos and I counted the 23 frets on all of those, including the first one I watched. Probably to let you bend to 24 fret tones on the high strings. I thought Fender needs to learn from that, and at least, never give less than 22 frets. Never understood the 21 frets vintage thing. You are the first reviewer I have seen smart enough to point out the 23 frets. Wow, can't believe the rest of them missed it. You do a good and very comprehensive review, for sure. Kudos. These are cool in a lot of ways. If they added a second tone for the bridge HB and a seven way pups tone pot or switch, and perhaps a coil split, this would truly be a contender. However, as a straight up five way SSH, at $700 minus a penny, the price puts this guitar in contention with many other new and used guitar choices. I think I might look for one of these used around $450 as time goes on. Otherwise, I would pass, but the last thing I need is another guitar at this point, ha, got way too many already. The pups do sound very good to my ears, plenty of jangle. The bound neck and inlays are impressive. Too sad about the locking tuners, I normally dig those myself. I don't use whammies much, but it seems decent, minus the ping at B string. I guess I just went down the rabbit hole on this one, since they recently showed up at my local Guitar Center and got my curiosity up, but I think of other guitars that seem to be a lot more bang for the buck, etc.
Busting out the Piebald!! Yessssss
I’d like the green one!
Oh I want one of those
Your barber deserves a big tip. A brilliant cut.
I have one in the same color. The only complaint I had were the pickups. I replaced them with Fralin Steelpole 43s in the neck and middle and a Fralin Pure PAF in the bridge. It's one of my favorite guitars now.
digging the sparta intro
That looks cool as hell. I wonder if they'd turn it into a baritone or bass six string. I also see they offer a version with three rocker switches instead of the blade switch. I would prefer the rocker switch version.
1000th like! All cause of those intro chords 🎉
Hi you mentioned the fretboard radius being 10" and the bridge radius being 14" . is that not an issue? does it cause any action problems? thanks love the videos!
Mike have you encountered any issues with the locking tuners "pinching" the strings too hard or something of the sort? I and another friend have broke multiple strings at the tuner. Not sure if it's a cheap string issue or something with the tuners... or something else...
I would LOVE to see a video on adding a Jazzmaster Rhythm Circuit to a guitar that doesn't have one. I keep finding JM style guitars that have great features for good prices but they lack the Rhythm Circuit. I know some people don't use it but I love it and use it a lot. I have yet to see someone add a rhythm circuit to a JM or a strat or a tele or...
This guitar is a great example of one I'd put a Rhythm Circuit on.
I bought this guitar before I saw this video. It's still in the mail, but glad that the review was overall positive.
I bouhgt the black one and didn't really like it. 700€ is not cheap for me, I understand is a low price but I just couldn't keep a guitar that doesn't feel fantastic. The neck was to wide for me too. One detail I didn't like at all is that the swich slot looked quite messy. It wasn't cut in a clean way. Also the second position didn't sound right for me. Some great thins to say about it too: the looks are awesome (from a distance) I love the headstock and the finish. It has different aesthetic, quite original and cool. I'm sure someone can fall in love with her, just not me.
Great intro song choice! Gotta break out my Sparta records, haven't heard that band in forever.
soo pumped till i saw the tune o matic bridge D: 14” too damn!!
Just saw this, it's actually a 10" radius.
Woah! have been on the market for a new guitar and you're playing the one i'm looking at now! bonus: you're playing my fave Sparta song!
Thanks for sharing 🎸🎶🎶🎶
Amazing tone! Could you please share the HX Stomp preset?
Do you have an opinion of roller bridges with offset vibratos? I have a Harley Benton Mustang meets jaguar and it has a tunomatic, I was thinking putting a wilkingson roller bridge to help with the vibrato.
Hahahaha, that squeek, daaaaaaaayyyyuuuuummm.... ;) Well, that clarified for me whether to snag one of these or a Rivolta Regata VII. Would love to see one of those with a Master vibrato vs. the Duesenberg unit. Solid review, thanks!
What if you put a small peice of heat shrink on the B string where it contacts the collet? If it's slightly loose it might even roll instead of slide.
Great Work you should review the Polara Night Edition
Love the shirt! Where did you get that?
Very cool and for a decent price, even if you have to mod it some.👍👍 What's the deal with roasted maple necks though? 🤔
you should do a review on Rapier guitars, I've had my eye on the 33 and the 44 for a minute now
I have the first edition and my bridge was left by 1/8th inch 😕 Also, the individual switches didn't hold up, have had to replace 2. There were some other small cosmetic defects too. But, that said, I love the pickups! The look is also just perfectly my style. So, I moved the bridge, bolted on a B5 vibrato and am looking for higher quality replacement switches. If Guild comes out with an update that solves all the problems of the first two additions, I might upgrade then, but otherwise I'll keep this one.
Love your content! Would you recommend this guitar, the Squier Jazzmaster or Squier Jaguar for a first offset guitar?
I think they're all worth consideration, which I know isn't helpful. Still, I do really enjoy the Squiers
@@Puisheen thanks! I’ll try to spend some time with both in store
Check out some Reverends if you get a chance. The Airsonic and Kingbolt are both really cool trem guitars.
This as a HH, and maybe change the pickups to H sized WRH, could be interesting
Crickets 😂 Having the whammy between the B & E strings here and on the Fenders has always struck me as just weird . . . why? Thanks for a great review - I spotted the green one at the Gibson / Epi flagship here (HK) today when I dropped by briefly so will definitely give it a shot next week - I'm super interested!
Honest. Nice playing
Maaan I would love to see you review an G&L Doheny. As you said, there's a world of offsets waiting to be discovered.
If I’m new to offsets is this good to get over a classic vibe? Found one for around the same price as a cv
Piebald!! Nice.
You rock Mike! Let me know when you want to do a video on the new Vintera II Desert Sand, I'll send you mine, fellow Pennsylvanian.
vintera II video anytime??
Do the rapier 33 i got one and have problems with the vibrato 2
Hey, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Vintera series. Or is there a reason you haven't reviewed them? Thanks so much, all your videos have helped me become a very, very happy jazzmaster player now.
From some who used to work for a big guitar maker that had excellent QC, you had alot of good observations. That finish should not have left the factory like that. $700 is not a cheap guitar. I also agree about the control layout. Too cluttered. That cricket tremolo had me laughing. I had a 4k guitar scraping a spring. It was built up overspray in the trem cavity. I used a file to flatten it out. I like some of that clean playing you were doing. Reminded me of The Last Of Us soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla
I never liked white pickguards but it seems to be the standard.
Please, make a modding/fixing video of this guitar