Description

Here's a nice twist. We have here an 'as new' Guild Manhattan from 2002, which was the last year of production. We also have an immaculate 1953 Manhattan, which was the first year of production. Nice huh?

Made in USA, the X-170 is fractionally smaller bodied than the 175, but both are basically Guild's take on the Gibson 175, and invariably less expensive. Many professionals argue that the Guild is a vastly under-rated and therefore underpriced guitar. The quality is superb, Fender bought the company but realised they had to leave them to get on with making really good instruments, and that certainly seems to be true of this piece. The label says it was made in Rhode Island, but the date suggests the factory would have been moved by then, so maybe they just kept using the labels!

This one is in as new condition and seems to have been barely played. So you are effectively getting a new guitar that went out of production 6 years ago, for less money than it cost six years ago. That cant be a bad deal. Plus it's in that gorgeous Tennessee orange that shows the maple so well.

X-170 Features

• 16 5/8" laminated maple body
• Beautiful maple grain (almost quilted in appearance)
• Twin humbuckers
• Engraved Guild harp tailpiece
• 24 3/4" scale length
• Three piece maple neck
• Rosewood fingerboard
• Gold-plated hardware
• Grover sealed tuners
• Tennessee orange
• Original Guild hard case and warranty manual

Guild Manhattan, Tenessee orange X-170

Guild X-170 Manhattan