Guild X-160 Savoy Rockabilly- Made in Westerly, 1993 - For Sale

[Walter Broes]

Hey there, your guitar is the first version X160, not the later "X160 Rockabilly" model.

 

[romeo]

Hey there, your guitar is the first version X160, not the later "X160 Rockabilly" model.

Thank you Walter. I know. I put the word Rockabilly on the ad to underline the similarities with the rockabilly version but I specified this is from Westerly, 1993. Do you think it is a superior instrument compared to the later X-160?

 

[matsickma]

Your guitar is totally different from the later X160 model. Basically your guitar is a less ornate X170; the later model is based on a X150. Your guitar has a relatively shallow depth around 2.5 inches while the later model is greater than 3 inches deep. Yours started out as a X160 and was modified with a Bigsby where as the later model came stock with a Guildsby. Your model came with a wooden floating bridge and the later model had a bigsby floating metal bridge. The biggest difference are the pickups, sound post and controls. You got the HB1's the later Dearmond reissued 2000 single coils. Yours also has a sound post under the bridge.
I have both models and like both. If I had my way I would have blended both features onto the smaller X160/170 platform. I like the comfort of the smaller body X160/170 and the independent controls and sound post but like the DeArmond 2000. I also like the stock Chrome hardware and Guildsby.
I had tried to modify a blond X170T a while back by adding a set of Gretch Dynasonics but the height of the pickup had interference with the strings and the very large Alinico pickup pole pulled the strung out of tune.
So I don't think it is a question if better just dufferent.
M

 

[romeo]

Thank you so much. Your info are really appreciated. The guitar is really gorgeus and I'm tempted to keep it but there's a '60s Gretsch Country Gentleman winking at me...