Thoughts on mid-80s Guild Electrics?

[Nathan of Brainfertilizer Fame]

Like, for instance, an S 284 Aviator?

[Gabe]

Does this 1984 Guild X-175 count as mid-eighties?

Gabe

[crunchee]

I once had a mid-80's Guild X-300 years ago (not to be confused with the solidbody S-300), it looked very much like the X-175, except fancier (even thicker multiply binding, gold hardware, ebony fretboard and bridge)...it was made in Waverly, RI, and workmanship and woods were fantastic; but it had a thin and narrow jazz-style neck that I didn't care much for, the body was an armful, and the whole thing was surprisingly heavy.

[Montelovesco]

Speaking of tastefull Guilds...

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=171887178961&globalID=EBAY-DE

[motorpriest]

...And not so tasteful sellers, unfortunately.

[Steve Haynie]

Those weird shaped Guilds looked cool in the ads, but they always seemed like they would be impractical.

[mhmike]

I think it looks both cool, and weird, but I also like Teisco tulip-body guitars, Steinbergers (GM series, not the Spirits or other ones) and all kinds of other weird ones.

[crunchee]

I like the look/shock value of the X-79 and the bass version (X-701 and X-702), but practically every one I've ever seen has been beat up on the pointy areas (and they tend to stick WAY out), or had finish touch-ups because of that. It's NOT a small-sized guitar. Think Standard/Blitz/Explorer with a growth condition.

[Jakeboy]

Joe Perry was rocking a T250 back in the 80s that I really dug.