 |
X-79 Skyhawk
manufactured: 1981-85
body: mahogany
neck: mahogany, 24 frets, ebony or rosewood fingerboard
scale: 24 3/4"
overall length: 38 1/4"
width at nut: 1 5/8"
electronics/pickups: 2 Guild XR-7 pickups. Coil tap or phase switch optional
finishes: White, Sunburst, Candy Apple Red, Black, Black Sparkle, Metalic Blue, Purple
|
X-79-3
manufactured: 1981-85
body: mahogany
neck: mahogany, 24 frets, ebony or rosewood fingerboard
scale: 24 3/4"
overall length: 38 1/4"
width at nut: 1 5/8"
electronics/pickups: 3 single coil pickups "with a unique switching setup created to expand the tonal possibilities beyond the conventional sounds from this type of pickup configuration, allowing for 13 tonal combinations"
finishes: as X-79
|
 |
|
The following text is taken from the 1982 Guild catalogue
 The X-79, X-79-3 and X-702 were designed for the musician who's tired of looking and sounding like everyone else. If that's the way you've been feeling, these instruments were made for you
|
Guild X-79 - When the thrill is gone
|
The X-79 and X-79-3 guitars, and X-701 and X-702 basses were a bold, and futuristic step for Guild in 1981. They were first displayed in the 1981 Guild electrics catalogue, where they were photographed with heavy metal guitarists K.K Downing (Judas Priest) and Robbie Alter (Ian Hunter)
The unusual X shape body and headstock was a clear step into the terrotory of the Gibson Flying V and Explorer guitars, so popular in the early eighties. Guild took this one step further, offering unusual colour options, such as black sparkle and purple. Back to the Guild Index |
