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Like the other models from Guild's imported Newark Series, the X-350 Stratford takes its design cues from the X-350 Stratford of the 1950s and early 1960s. It's not a true reissue, but still looks the part. Introduced in 2020, the X-350 is a modernized, reboot that uses contemporary controls in place of the original's push-button selector switches. The 3-way toggle works in the normal way for the bridge and neck pickups. If a player wants the middle pickup in the mix, the volume control for that pickup is simply turned up to the desired level. Conversely, if only the middle pickup is desired, the volume controls for the bridge and neck pickups are turned all the way down. It's a little different, but effective.  

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

 Finish: Scarlet Red, 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: Tune-o-matic on ebony base with Guild/Bigsby B-2 vibrato tailpiece

 Nut: Bone

 Tuners: Grover Sta-Tite, nickel

 Pickups: Three, Franz P-90 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: 7.3 lb