Body |
Fully hollow laminated
maple with laminated spruce top
(1954-1983) Sound posts fitted to some
X-175s in 1983. |
Binding |
Body: 1-ply (1953-55),
3-ply (1956-73), 5-ply
(1974-83)
F-holes: unbound (1953-66), 1-ply (1967-83) |
Neck |
Unbound 3-pi
mahogany (1953), bound 3-pi mahogany (1954-76), bound 3-pi maple
(1976-77, 1979-83), bound 5-pi maple (1977-79); squared fretboard end
(1954-71), rounded
fretboard end (1971-83) |
Pickups |
Franz (1953-63), Guild
"Anti-Hum" (1963-70), Guild HB-1
(1971-83) |
Controls |
Master tone and
master volume (1953-57), tone and volume for each pickup
(1958-83), master volume (1975-83) |
Tuners |
Kluson (1953-59), Kolb
(1960-66), Grover Rotomatic
(1966-74, 1977-78), Schaller M6 (1975-81), Gotoh (1981-82),
Schaller Mini (1983) |
Tailpiece |
1-piece stamped (1953-57,
1975-83), hinged stamped (1957-62), hinged cast (1962-1975) |
Pickguard |
7-ply black/white plastic
(1953-59), acrylic
w/chevron and Guild logo (1960-63), acrylic stairstep
w/5-point star and Guild logo (1964-71), acrylic stairstep w/Guild logo
(1972-78), 5-ply black/white plastic stairstep (1978-83) |