1994 Guild® Manhattan X-170 Blonde, Near Mint, Original Hard, $1,000.00
This is a relist of a 1994 Guild Manhattan X-170, 100% original guitar with OHSC in Near Mint condition with a beautiful flamey top, back, sides, and back of neck. The neck joint was not as tight as it should have been, so I sent it to my guitar tech and it has been fully repaired - please see new pics of the neck joint now. Action is set at 4/64 at the 15th fret, low and high E. I have also taken some new pics showing the deeper Blonde color of this guitar.
This Guild X-170 is super clean, with only slight wear on the pickguard, some tarnishing of the Gold hardware, and a mark or two around the headstock – that’s it. This guitar has no fretwear and really looks new. The case is as clean as the guitar.
The Manhattan X-170 was made in the old Guild factory in Westerly, Rhode Island, and is an electric archtop hollowbody, single rounded cutaway, maple body, f-holes, 2 humbuckers, block inlays, gold hardware, floating bridge.
Specs:
Body size at lower bout:16 1/2" Scale length: 24 3/4" Nut width: 1 10/16" Body Depth: 2 1/2"
Materials: Arched flame maple top & back, flamed maple neck with mahogany stripe; rosewood fingerboard with block inlay; 3-ply body binding, bound fingerboard; Chesterfield peghead inlay.
Hardware: 100% original gold hardware, including harp tailpiece, Grover Rotomatic tuners; twin Guild Frequency Spectrum humbucking pickups. Original compensated rosewood bridge; beveled art deco stairstep pickguard.
Notes: Introduced in 1988, the Guild Manhattan X-170 is a thinline version of the venerable X-175 , which made its debut in 1954, a year after the firm opened its doors. With its wide body and contoured Venetian cutaway, the design of the Manhattan X-170 resembles that of the Gibson Byrdland or ES-350T, with the playability of a standard scale length neck. It’s kind of like a Gibson ES-175 with less body depth; in fact, if it was a Gibson, it would be twice the money. This is a high-quality American made guitar!
This guitar has been inspected and perfectly set-up by Scott Freilich of Top Shelf Music: it needs nothing except for a new home.
Payment: I accept bank certified check, wire transfer, and Paypal(please add 3%). Layaway: A 30-day layaway option is available, with a 20% non-refundable deposit due to hold the guitar. A guitar purchased under the layaway plan would be sold "AS IS" without an approval period.
Shipping: LVG ships everywhere, and I will use the most cost-efficient carrier available.
Return Policy: When you receive your shipment, you have 48 hours to approve it, or you may return it for a full refund, less shipping cost. Buyer is responsible for shipping & insurance BOTH ways. You must contact me for return authorization. Refunds will be issued when the guitar is returned to LVG in the same condition as when shipped, and please repack it in the same way you received it. Customers are responsible for return shipping, insurance for the full value of the guitar, and any associated bank charges.