A strikingly beautiful and musically exceptional guitar, the X-175 Manhattan is an outstanding example of professional Guild tone, responsiveness and versatility. With its gracefully sculpted and richly resonant hollow body, rock-solid three-piece neck and electrifying dual single-coil pickups, it evokes the enchanting Guild Manhattan model of the 1950s and ’60s, marking the welcome return of a true Guild classic.
The Guild Newark St. Collection is a return of 8 classic Guild electric favorites from the 1950s and ’60s — once again putting the distinctive Guild styling and voice that helped shape popular music into the hands of today’s guitarists.
Guild Newark Street X-175 Manhattan features:
- Series: Newark St. Collection
- Body Material: Laminated Spruce Top with Laminated Maple Back & Sides
- Body Shape: Guild® X-175
- Body Back: Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Sides: Laminated Maple
- Body Top: Arched Laminated Spruce
- Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars
- Purfling: Black/Ivory White
- F Holes Sound Holes: Unbound F Holes
- Body Depth: 3.125″ (80 mm)
- Body Length: 21″ (533 mm)
- Body Width Lower Bout: 17″ (432 mm)
- Neck Shape: Vintage Soft “U”
- Number of Frets: 20
- Fret Size: 6105 (.055″ Tall x .090″ Wide)
- Position Inlays: Aged Pearloid Blocks
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.45″ (240 mm)
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Neck Material: 3-Piece Mahogany/Maple/Mahogany
- Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Nut Width: 1.650″ (42 mm)
- Scale Length: 24.75″ (628 mm)
- Headstock: Newark St.
- Neck Binding: 1-Ply Ivory White
- Truss Rods: Dual-Action Head Adjust
- Truss Rod Nut: Hex
- Pickup Configuration: S/S
- Bridge Pickup: Guild “Frequency Tested” Single-Coil
- Neck Pickup: Guild “Frequency Tested” Single-Coil
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
- Hardware Finish: Nickel-Plated
- Bridge: Compensated Rosewood with Rosewood Base
- Tuning Machines: Grover Sta-Tite
- String Nut: Bone
- Pickguard: Opaque Plexi Pickguard with Guild Logo
- Finish: Antique Burst
