Guild 1968 catalog page 5: double pickup electrics. This page shows three dual pickup Guild electric acoustics that had been in the line since the 1950s: the full-body Guild X-175 Manhattan, CE-100D Capri, and the thinline T-100D Slim Jim.
This page is practically identical to the equivalent page in the 1965 and 1966 Guild catalogs - except for the choice of cases listed as available for each of the three instruments. In fact these images were used much earlier, from the early 1960s and still represent early 1960s versions of these guitars, fitted, as they are, with white-covered single-coil pickups rather than the Guild humbucker (shown inset). The Guild humbucker became standard for the X-175 and CE-100D in 1963, and the "Frequency Tested" or "Mickey Mouse" standard for the Slim Jim in 1966. It is perhaps surprising it took so long to reflect these changes in print.
The CE-100 was Guild's first Florentine cutaway guitar debuting in 1956; and it was from this that the T-100 evolved. They share the same body style and fittings, with the T-100 having a slightly thinner body - 2" vs 2 7/8" - hence the Slim Jim name. The design evolved further, of course, to become the earliest (single cutaway) Guild Starfires.
The T-100D is described as follows:
The jazz guitarist's favorite in this price range! Light in weight and easy to handle... an electric guitar built for the player who prefers the advantages of a slim instrument with a noteworthy range of performance. Extra-thin ivoroid-bound body is 16 3/8" wide, 20 1/4" long, 2" deep. This instrument spells "showmanship" in every feature.
All three of these guitars were available in Sunburst and Blonde finishes, with only a price difference for the X-175. In June 1968, US prices for these guitars were as follows: Manhattan X-175: Sunburst $450, Blonde $465; Capri CE-100D $380; Slim Jim T-100D $295.
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