A 1986 Guild Nightbird
Serial No. BL100177, in green metallic finish, with gold-plated metal parts, bound body with single sharp cutaway, twenty-two fret bound ebony fingerboard with indented diamond inlays, headstock face with shield motif, two pickups, two rotary controls, selector switch, metal bridge, stud tailpiece and imitation bound tortoise-shell pickguard; in brown rectangular hardshell case with black plush lining and Lee Dickson's handwritten adhesive paper label Guild - Nightbird L 100177 7-Up Green; case containing black guitar strap
Eric Clapton appears to have purchased this guitar as a tribute to Buddy Guy who played a similar Guild model. Clapton commissioned this green finish which he particularly likes. Lee Dickson recalled that Clapton played this guitar on stage in the 1980s. He also said that this shade was Guild's attempt at '7-Up' green.
Guild Nightbird/Green
A 1986 Guild Nightbird
Serial No. BL100177, in green metallic finish, with gold-plated metal parts, bound body with single sharp cutaway, twenty-two fret bound ebony fingerboard with indented diamond inlays, headstock face with shield motif, two pickups, two rotary controls, selector switch, metal bridge, stud tailpiece and imitation bound tortoise-shell pickguard; in brown rectangular hardshell case with black plush lining and Lee Dickson's handwritten adhesive paper label Guild - Nightbird L 100177 7-Up Green; case containing black guitar strap
Eric Clapton appears to have purchased this guitar as a tribute to Buddy Guy who played a similar Guild model. Clapton commissioned this green finish which he particularly likes. Lee Dickson recalled that Clapton played this guitar on stage in the 1980s. He also said that this shade was Guild's attempt at '7-Up' green.
Guild Nightbird/Green
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