I just ordered a blue X175 at $949 (it's supposed to arrive today!), and this morning saw a post on the original thread that they were marked down further to $799. Oh well, just enjoy the guitar!
Great amp - it should serve you well. I always thought that was a great idea to have basically an on-board Fender Reverb unit in these.
Gary Clark Jr. plays or played these (he did when I first learned of him, anyway).
My ‘59 CE 100D has out of phase pickups. As mentioned previously it actually sounds pretty cool when one or the other volume is turned down just a bit so I’ve never bothered to change it.
I was loading my stapler today and I saw SF4 stamped inside the stapler. If not for Guild I wouldn’t have thought twice about it, I wouldn’t have even noticed!
Beautiful group of guitars!
I don't play jazz (I can butcher 'Chitlins con Carne'), but love old archtop electrics. They work for other styles, too! ;)
Wow! That is the real deal! I thought you meant the ca. 2000 signature model from Guild/Fender, but this is the OG!
Congrats! I would love to hear how you managed to pry that away from Dave Gonzales.
Welcome! I would love to hear the story of how you were able to acquire that guitar along with some photos!
I saw them in a small bar here in PA in 2002 and got to meet Dave and speak with him a bit. When I asked him about the guitar he asked if I wanted to see it and handed it to me to...