GUILD ITALIA X-175B MANHATTAN BLONDE

'One of the most successful Hollow-body guitars, an extraordinary instrument for solo players who want to range from swing to Jazz to Rock'n Roll. The Guild's X-175B Manhattan is a masterpiece among the Arch-Top guitars on the market. It has the same exceptional characteristics as its sister X-175 Manhattan, Hollow-Body construction with solid spruce board and maple bands with arched maple base, the solid three-part mahogany neck with central maple reinforcement has the “Soft U Profile” the 43 mm nut, the fingerboard is in rosewood or Ebony with mother-of-pearl inlay block, the binding and purfling in black and ivory ABS. The instrument scale is 629 mm, the bridge is a tune o matic with a rosewood or ebony base with Bigsby style vibrato lever designed by Guild. The mechanics are Grover Vintage style open with a 18:1 ratio, the pickups are P90 Franz with ears. These pickups were installed on many Guild models in the 1970s and were produced by the Franz company in New York. The construction is in AlNiCo 5 on a wide-base coil, it produces a crystalline, generous sound rich in sustain with a Vintage tone suitable for every style. They complete the characteristics of this guitar. The finish is natural glossy polyurethane. The equipment is completed by a nice hard TKL case. '