Semicoustic chambered bass from the Near St. Collection Basses series. The companion to Guild's M-75 Aristocrat guitar, the M-85 Bass boasts authentic mid-'60s style with a compact semi-hollow body and big Guild BiSonic bass pickup that together create the sonic boom of an instrument twice its size. The single-cutaway body measures 2 3/4 '' deep and a mere 13 1/2 '' across the lower bout, with an arched spruce top and maple back and sides. The body also features elegant ivory white body binding, black/white purfling, partial center-block bracing and dual finger rests. This distinctive bass also features a 30 3/4 '' scale length, bound three-piece mahogany neck with a vintage-style ''soft U'' profile, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with 12 '' radius and pearloid dot inlays, volume and tone controls, combo bridge/tailpiece with rosewood saddles, Grover tuning machines, nickel hardware and cool Jet Black gloss finish. Includes plush-lined hard-shell case. Body Top: Arched Laminated Spruce - Body Back and Sides: Laminated Maple - Neck: 3 Pc Mahogany / Maple / Mahogany - Scale: 781 mm - Fretboard: Indian rosewood - Number of Frets: 20 - Neck radius: 305 mm - Nut width: 44,5 mm - Pickup: Guild BS-1 "Biosonic" Bass - Hardshell case included - Finish: Jet Black.