GUILD S-100 POLARA

  • Guild S-100 Polara (1963-1968)

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1963 to 1968

GUILD produced the S-100 POLARA between 1963 and 1968. It was a lightweight solid-body guitar with two single coil pickups, a double cutaway concave-bottomed body (like the Jet Star shape) and a built in stand. The Guild 1966 catalog describes the S-100 Polara as follows:

"For the modern technician. a luxurious solid body guitar that contributes color and sparkle to every performance, while blending easily with other  instruments.  Hand sculptured for comfort. this graceful Guild is 13.25” wide, 17.75” long, and only 1.56” deep. Has the famous Guild fast-action neck, 24.75" scale, and 22 frets.  Equipped with 2 Guild “Frequency-Tested" pickups with 2 tone and 2 volume controls, plus toggle switch for pick-up selection.  At no extra cost, offers the convenience of the Guild Built-In Guitar Stand, which holds  the instrument securely in ready-to-use position.  Has Guild Adjusto-Matic 6-Way Bridge. specially engineered vibrato tailpiece, and input jack. Factory—fitted with Guild EA-610 Strings.  Cherry-Red “Starfire” Sunburst Finish."

It was reintroduced with a different SG body style in  1995-2000 (see recent Guild Polara), and also again recently as part of the Newark Street Collection.

Specifications (21)

Body

Body materialmahogany body
Body shape featuresdouble cutaway
Pickguard materialblack pickguard

Hardware

Bridgeadjustable metal bridge, tremolo bridge
Hardware colorchrome hardware

Fretboard

Fingerboard inlay materialpearl fingerboard inlay material
Fingerboard materialrosewood fingerboard
Fingerboard position markersdot fingerboard position markers

General

Finish colorsamber finish, black finish, green finish, red finish
Finish effectssunburst finish
Made inUSA
Number of strings6 strings
Scale length24.75 inches scale-length

Neck

Neck jointset neck
Neck materialmahogany neck
Number of frets22 fret
Tuner layoutthree-each-side

Controls

Pickup selector controls3-way selector switch
Tone controls2 tone controls
Volume controls2 volume controls

Electronics

Pickups configuration2 single coil pickups

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