It didn't take long. Did a trade plus cash deal over the weekend for an elegant and beautiful X-500. No pix yet cause my camera's off getting repaired. But I still had to share.
It's a 2001, one of the last Westerly-built X-500s. Surprising in certain ways:
- Big yes, not as heavy as I thought it would be.
- The wooden bridge sounds quite good. Sacrifices some note clarity and volume down low I think, on neck p/u only. But far better than I expected.
- Impressive setup and playability. Some bigger hollowbodies are a struggle to play. Not this one.
- Excellent p/us. The neck only is where the warm jazz is. More definition here than I expected, though it would probably sound more to my taste with a different bridge. The bridge p/u is WONDERFUL. Middle and bridge only positions are the biggest surprise. This guitar has twang!
- No soundpost, but getting less feedback than expected. It's there all right, just not overwhelming till things get real loud.
.11s on there now. Maybe a bridge swap sometime. Meanwhile, the X-500 is a joy to pick up. It's great to have a Guild again.
MD
It's a 2001, one of the last Westerly-built X-500s. Surprising in certain ways:
- Big yes, not as heavy as I thought it would be.
- The wooden bridge sounds quite good. Sacrifices some note clarity and volume down low I think, on neck p/u only. But far better than I expected.
- Impressive setup and playability. Some bigger hollowbodies are a struggle to play. Not this one.
- Excellent p/us. The neck only is where the warm jazz is. More definition here than I expected, though it would probably sound more to my taste with a different bridge. The bridge p/u is WONDERFUL. Middle and bridge only positions are the biggest surprise. This guitar has twang!
- No soundpost, but getting less feedback than expected. It's there all right, just not overwhelming till things get real loud.
.11s on there now. Maybe a bridge swap sometime. Meanwhile, the X-500 is a joy to pick up. It's great to have a Guild again.
MD