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The Guild X-175 Dynasonic was a short-lived variant of the X-175 Manhattan Special that was only available in 2020. Like the Special, it has an ebony fingerboard and bridge base, DeArmond 2000 pickups, and bound headstock. However, it differs from the Special by having unbound F-holes, dot fret markers, and Guild harp tailpiece. In essence, it's a basic version of the Manhattan Special. One odd feature about this model is the headstock inlay that is reminscent of the Atari logo. Guild never used any design like it and its origin is a mystery. The less fancy Dynasonic model was offered in Scarlet Red and Black with black top Dyansonic pickups or in Snowcrest White with white top Dynasonics. The guitar shown here is a likely a one-off test model that has a Raspberry finish and compensated ebony saddle in place of the TOM bridge.

 Body: Hollow; laminated 2-piece spruce top, laminated 2-piece flame maple back, and laminated flame maple sides; 3-ply bound top and  back

 Finish: Raspberry, polyurethane

 Neck: 3-piece mahogany/maple, set-in; black headstock overlay with pearloid logo and Chesterfield inlay

 Fingerboard: Ebony, bound; pearloid block markers

 Number of Frets: 20

 Pickguard: Acrylic

 Bridge: Compensated ebony on ebony base with Guild harp tailpiece

 Nut: Bone

 Tuners: Grover Sta-Tite, nickel

 Pickups: Two, DeArmond 2000 single coil with adjustable pole pieces

 Controls: Tone and volume controls for each pickup, 3-way pickup selector

 Scale Length: 24 3/4 inches

 Neck Width at Nut: 1 11/16 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout: 16 7/8 inches

 Body Depth: 3 inches

 Weight: 7.1 lb