Description
What makes this guitar special: A strikingly beautiful and musically exceptional guitar, the X-175 is an outstanding example of professional Guild tone, responsiveness and versatility. With its gracefully sculpted and richly resonant hollow body, rock-solid three-piece neck and electrifying dual humbucker pickups, it evokes everything that is enchanting about classic Guild guitars. Beautiful natural acoustics that absolutely come alive with the power of the humbuckers, delivering warm, rich tones. A pro set up is included for your playing pleasure.
Cosmetic Condition: Pretty good shape for a guitar that's pushing 40, with signs of some typical wear - various nicks, chips, dents & dings; surface scratches, mild weather checking & some finish wear on the back of the neck. Overall the guitar has a cool vintage vibe with a gorgeous patina.
Neck: Slender profile maple neck with nicely aged cream binding & black side-dots. Beautiful rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl block inlays. The guitar was professionally refretted & the frets are in great shape with no wear. Guild tuners are in perfect working condition. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works fine.
Body: Single-cutaway hollow body with bound F-holes. Spruce top with 5-ply binding. Bigsby tremolo tailpiece with adjustable bridge on an ebony base. The ebony arm rest on the lower bout makes for a more comfortable playing experience. Black plexi "stairstep" pickguard with gold Guild logo is in great shape. Maple back & sides also with 5-ply binding. The birdseye figuring in the back is quite stunning & the ice tea sunburst finish really shows off the guitar's natural beauty. 17" lower bout width; 3 1/2" depth. Guitar weighs 8 lbs 5.8 oz.
Pickups: Original Guild humbuckers with black bezels. Bridge - 6.85K ohms; Neck - 7.01K ohms. Dual volume & tone controls with master volume & 3-way toggle switch. A two-way in & out of phase switch was added. All electronics are in good working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included. The handle has come loose from the case on one side.
