Guild X-500 Stuart American Patriarch Electric Guitar (with Case)

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Guild X-500 Stuart American Patriarch Electric Guitar (with Case), Blonde
Guild X-500 Stuart American Patriarch Electric Guitar (with Case), Blonde
Dual "Frequency Tested" single-coil pickups power this elegant hollowbody, regally appointed with a bound neck and gold hardware.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
U-shaped neck profile Boat neck with very woody tone and feel
Guild "Frequency Tested" single-coil pickups Crisp, tight tone; balanced across all frequencies
3-way pickup selector switch Wide tonal range: select neck, bridge, or both
Laminated spruce top Bright, smooth highs and mids

The Guild X-500 Stuart is the ultimate in vintage-crafted electric guitar artistry. The pride of Guild's engineers and craftsmen, it has a graceful hollow body with a resonant spruce top and beautifully figured maple back and sides, distinctive fast-action neck and dual "frequency tested" single-coil pickups sure to satisfy the most demanding artist. The welcome return of a true Guild classic.

Body:
- Body Material: Laminated Select Spruce Top with Laminated Figured Maple Back and Sides
- Body Shape: Guild X-500
- Body Back: Arched Laminated Maple
- Body Sides: Laminated Maple
- Body Top: Arched Laminated Spruce
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Bracing: Parallel Tone Bars
- Purfling: Black/Ivory White
- F Holes Sound Holes: Bound "F" Hole
- Body Depth: 3.125" (80 mm)
- Body Length: 21" (533 mm)
- Body Width Lower Bout: 17" (432 mm)
- Body Binding: Ivory White with Multiple Black/White Purfling

Neck:
- Neck Shape: Vintage Soft "U"
- Number of Frets: 20
- Fret Size: Vintage-Style
- Position Inlays: Vintage Two-Tone Mother-Of-Pearl/Abalone Block
- Fingerboard Radius: 10" (254 mm)
- Head Stock Binding: Ivory White with Multiple Black/White Purfling
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Neck Material: 5-Piece Maple/Walnut/Maple/Walnut/Maple
- Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Nut Width: 1.627" (41.32 mm)
- Scale Length: 24.75" (628 mm)
- Headstock: Vintage 3x3
- Neck Binding: Ivory White with Multiple Black/White Purfling
- Truss Rods: Dual-Action Head Adjust

Electronics:
- 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:
- Hardware Finish: Gold-Plated
- Bridge: Compensated Rosewood with Rosewood Base
- Tuning Machines: Deluxe Enclosed with Cream Buttons
- String Nut: Bone
- Switch Tips: Amber
- Pickguard: 5-Ply B/W/B/W/B
- Strings: D'Addario EXL115 Nickel Wound, Medium/Blues-Jazz Rock, (.011-.049 Gauges)
- Unique Features: Single Cutaway Hollow Body; Engraved Guild "Harp" Tailpiece; G-Shield Headstock Inlay

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 480-596-7195

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