Summary: This Guild Pilot bass with its unique body and headstock shape is a fantastic player. It’s lightweight and very easy to play. It has active EMG pickups, separate volume controls for each pickup, and a master tone. The serial number for this Guild bass dates to 1987 and it has the original finish. Body: Alder with a gloss dark blue finish. Neck: Four bolt-on construction, Maple with a Rosewood fingerboard, 34” scale length, 1.5” nut width, 9.5” radius, 22 frets, pearl dot inlays. Pickups/Hardware: Active EMG pickups, master volume control for each pickup/master tone control, Guild four saddle bridge, round string tree, black Grover closed gear tuning keys. Cosmetics: This bass has good bit of wear on the body with various nicks, dings, and scratches. It has buckle rash on the back of the body. When someone added a strap button, the wood has chipped a little, but it is still solid. The back of the neck is in good shape and the frets still have life left in them. Overall, this bass has some cosmetic issues, but it plays very well and sounds great. Playability: Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, setup, and restrung this instrument with a new set of strings. The neck is straight, the truss rod is fully functional, and the action has been setup low and comfortable. The frets are in great shape with no major grooves or divots from use and it plays beautifully up and down the fretboard with no dead spots or choking out.Weight: 7 lbs., 14.3 oz. Case: This bass ships in a hard-shell case, professionally packaged, and fully insured.
