The Daion Mark X has a three piece laminated through body neck of alternating rosewood and maple with a select solid ash body.

It has an ivory celluoid bound rosewood fingerboard. Pickups are a pair of Daion Humbuckers with black exposed bobbins. The 1982 Daion catalog describes them as original powered humbuckers with triple anti tilt screw system.The pickup selector switch gives neck only, both or bridge only options. The Les Paul style knobs are pairs of individual volume and tone controls for each pickup and there are individual pickup coiltap switches.

The bound headstock has a metal truss rod cover with "POWER MARK X" on it. A brass inlaid DAION logo on the front and a Daion logo decal on the back. The serial number is printed in white on the reverse of the headstock. Tuners are three a side, heavy duty Rotomatic-type machine heads, gold coloured and marked with the Daion logo. It has a string through body fixed bridge with brass saddles.

(The fancier Mark XX models had a sandwiched body with a central rosewood or maple core depending on the finish - they also had ebony fingerboards and fancier inlays).

Available in tan, wine red, brown or black finishes. The power mark X sold for $525 new in 1982.