Back in the mid '60s, Guild produced a popular semi-hollow bass equivalent of the M-75 Aristocrat electric guitar. This Newark St. Collection M-85 bass give you a chance to own one of these legendary instruments, without scouring pawn shops or paying exorbitant collector's fees. True to the original, the M-85 bass offers you the comfort and convenience of an undersized body that delivers the punch and balanced mids of a laminated maple back and sides topped with laminated spruce. Rosewood string saddles and a bone nut contribute to its bold and woody tone, and you'll be blown away by the boom and punch of the M-85's Bi-sonic single-coil pickup.

Short scale neck for tonal magic

Of course the short (30.75") scale length of the M-85 bass makes it easier to navigate the fretboard, and is perfect for beginners and players with smaller hands. But did you know that the scale length of a guitar or bass has a direct impact on its tone? The harmonics your bass guitar generates are spaced along the strings based on the length of the strings - shorter strings mean the harmonics are packed in tighter, giving any note you play more harmonic richness than a longer scale would. Just plug the M-85 bass into your amplifier and you'll see what we mean, as notes come alive and punch through the mix, without becoming overbearing.

Thinline semi-hollowbody for comfortable playing and rich tone

Try as you may, you just can't get the same vibrant, overtone-rich sound of a hollowbody bass with a traditional solidbody. At the same time, even those of us here, who love the hollowbody sound tend to think of hollowbody or semi-hollow basses as a bit clunky. That's why we're so delighted by the M-85. But instead of producing a bulky instrument, Guild gave the M-85 a thinline body style that gives you the woody thump of a hollow instrument, but with the easy-playing comfort you'd normally expect from a traditional solidbody bass.

Bi-sonic bass pickup delivers full-sized boom and punch

Here's where the small size of the Guild M-85 bass comes into play. This vintage-style single-coil pickup delivers the kind of massive low-end punch you'd expect from an instrument twice as big as this undersized axe. And thanks to a very streamlined set of controls (a single tone knob in addition to the volume knob), you'll be impressed by the range of tone you can get from your M-85.

Guild M-85 Semi-hollowbody Bass Guitar Features:

• Thinline semi-hollowbody based based on the '60s Guild M-85
• Bi-sonic single-coil pickup serves up rich, vintage-style tone
• Short-scale neck is fast and easy to play and offers harmonic-rich tone
• Laminated maple back and sides add serious low-end punch
• Laminated spruce top mellows out your highs and weathers like a champ
• 3-piece mahogany neck feels fantastic and ensures for long-term playability
• Grover Sta-Tite tuners give you excellent tuning stability
• Hardshell case included

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