Found a real gem

[Wilmywood]

Stumbled across a 1953 Guild X 375 the other day.
Everything works. Bought it.
Serial number 1175. Great shape, with the original case with a riveted metal tag from the music store that sold it.

 

[GGJaguar]

 

[GGJaguar]

So, how does it play and sound? Does it still have it's original tailpiece?

 

[Wilmywood]

So, how does it play and sound? Does it still have it's original tailpiece?

Plays and sounds great, everything works.
No, someone has put a gold Bigsby on it. Hans thinks it may have come with a harp style. I'll be looking for one.

 

[Guildedagain]

This era looks like a high point for Guild guitars.

 

[Wilmywood]

This era looks like a high point for Guild guitars.

That era was just the beginning.

 

[GGJaguar]

This era looks like a high point for Guild guitars.

And it's been all down hill since.

 

[chazmo]

Congrats, wilmywood. Very cool early piece of Guild history right there!

 

[HeyMikey]

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[Wilmywood]

Congrats, wilmywood. Very cool early piece of Guild history right there!

Thanks! 175th Guild ever built, I do believe. Serial numbers started at 1000 and were assigned consecutively, regardless of model, if my information is correct.

 

[Sats]

Wow..! How/where did you find it?

 

[krysh]

Wow, congrats!

 

[walrus]

One more time: "Wow!". Congratulations!

walrus

 

[Westerly Wood]

Stumbled across a 1953 Guild X 375 the other day.
Everything works. Bought it.
Serial number 1175. Great shape, with the original case with a riveted metal tag from the music store that sold it.

wait, so this is a Year ONE Guild guitar! Outstanding!

 

[BradHK]

Beautiful Guild! My 1954 X-375 is magical and the pickup switching gives it a very different vibe. I love the decorative spoon handle repurposed as a pickguard bracket!

 

[davismanLV]

Wow!! That would be a birth year guitar for me! Very hard to find, and almost impossible with Guild!! Congrats!!

 

[Wilmywood]

Wow..! How/where did you find it?

Believe it or not, it was on Facebook Marketplace right here in my town. Unbelievable luck for me.

 

[Wilmywood]

wait, so this is a Year ONE Guild guitar! Outstanding!

Yes! It's the 175th Guild ever built!

 

[Wilmywood]

Wow!! That would be a birth year guitar for me! Very hard to find, and almost impossible with Guild!! Congrats!!

I would've taken a '54 but this is the one I found LMAO

 

[Teleguy61]

Wow!