I Tried the "Guild SG" | 2023 Guild S100 Polara Kim Thayil Soundgarden Ebony Import Review + Demo
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A viewer of the show reached out to do a NGD on the New Guild S100 Polara Kim Thayil of Soundgarden signature guitar. This is basically Guild's take on a Gibson SG, but it has a deep-rooted history itself. This was a great experience, I'd like to check out a vintage one someday!
I Tried the "Guild SG" | 2023 Guild S100 Polara Kim Thayil Soundgarden Ebony Import Review + Demo
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0:08 Unboxing / First Impressions / Features
1:20 About the Guild Polara
1:59 Kim Thayil Signature Polara
2:19 Case / Case Candy
2:50 Inside Look / Specs
9:36 Dirty Tones
10:50 Clean Tones
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An easier fix for the switch tip than grinding it off would be to drop a little piece of balled up paper or something into the tip before screwing it on. That way it doesn't go down as far but you can still tighten it.
this or use a very small o ring in between the switch and tip
Put a toothpick in there...!
I was just coming on to say this. I ain’t cutting on nothing that has Kim Thayil’s name attached. 😎
brilliant !
Could also probably throw some teflon tape on the threads to keep it from feeling too loose
I was living in London England in the early 90s and had a friend who was a roadie for a lot of the Seattle bands, invited me out to dinner with Kim and bassist Ben Shepperd. I remember Ben insisting that no one played bass lower than he did, not even Dee Dee Ramone. I also remember Kim saying that everyone thought he played an SG, but both he and Chris Cornell preferred Guilds because they sounded more like Tony Iommi.
PS thanks for playing the Soundgarden songs, you rock, Trogly!
Robert Trujillo- ** ** Hold my cerveza.
HAHAHA!!! Ben was right, NO ONE plays their bass lower than he does. I mean I've seen it where he's playing it and it's literally dragging on the ground lol.
@@Naughtforeye- Krist Novoselic on Line 1 😂
Kim Thayil is a beast of a player. His guitar tone in live Soundgarden germany 1990 is legendary
i drooled over those when i first saw kim thayil play them in Soundgarden vids during the 90s. still do now. congrats Jeff.
And you're getting a signature guitar for much less than Epiphone signatures go for, plus it has a nice original vibe to it. Loved the phase switch on the picking parts. $899 is working man prices almost and quality and finish looked pretty amazing - better than some Gibsons sad to say eek. Would definitely consider if I didn't have too many guitars already.
Don't grind your switch tip down, push a piece of rubber down the tip and screw it down till its firm😊
Soundgarden is my favourite band from the early 90’s so I had to get one. I received my Guild S-100 Polara Kim Thayil guitar two days ago. Haven’t put it down much since. I’ve never played a SG-style guitar before so didn’t know what to expect. Have to say I’m super pleased I added this one to the tool box. 🤘
I have a 1972 Guild S-100 in cherry finish.
I bought it in 1989 for $125.
It was played to death and has all the natural "relic" you could ask for.
The pickups are fantastic and it is a light and resonating guitar.
It is a recording dream for how many sounds you can get out of it.
I love my Guild S-100!
Those S100s and Hagstrom had an SG shaped guitar too - we used to beat on them so bad back early 70s as they got no respect. Mind you a Gibson SG Special was $279 in '73 but you could get the Guild for $189 or you could get a $200 SG Melody Maker - the good days when beaters were beaters and men loved them lol 🎸
Lmao. I was just listening to "Outshined" less than an hour ago. I was fortunate enough to be stationed over in Tacoma when grunge was just starting to hit, and got to see these guys before they blew up big. Impressed with the Guild 👍
In 1980 I bought a guild SD100, this guitar with dimarzio's. A dual sound and a super distortion. Amazing guitar I played it all through the '80s into the '90s.
This era of Guilds are killer!
My lad Owen had an original S100 when he came to the States with Purple Melon in 2009. Nice guitars…very even- sounding. Me, I’ve got a bit of a Jones for the single-pickup S50 though, because that’s what my hero Lee Brilleaux used for slide with Dr Feelgood in their early days.
I love a lot of what Guild is doing lately with their electrics. Have 70's and 90's Guild acoustics and they have something truly very special about them. Working man's guitars
I had a a very nice Guild electric. I do own a nice Guild acoustic. Manage to put a ding in it. It went through my drunk years with me. But it still plays, sounds, and even looks wonderful. Battle scars and all. LOL! And yes...it has did some gigs!
I used to own a Guild JF65 and that is the one guitar that I most regret selling.
I had always wanted to try a Guild s-100 since seeing a Guitar World magazine with Soundgarden in it. When Guild released these Kim Thayil models, I was thinking about getting one but ended up with one of the limited edition s-100 that Sweetwater had on sale that came with the ebony fingerboard and coilsplits. So far I am really liking it.
Nice score!
Nice.
I has an S-300 with the out of phase switch and the volume pots were wired to split the humbuckers in the middle position with the out of phase switch engaged: Turn the volume down halfway on the desired pickup and it split the coil.
Hey Trogly, i have a LTD Viper-300 that looks similar to that Guild. Gloss black with a thin bound neckand Headstock. Except, i had some old 70s gold plated Gibson tuners/bridge assembly i slapped on it. Had this thing about 17 years or so now. Shes great.
Great timing, I just got mine this monday. Awesome guitar.
Body is much like a Revstar Yamaha, around since the last century. I own 2 of them. My favorite electrics.
I DO like Guilds, it is a nice design on this one.
My sister plays 2 vintage Guild acoustics.
One we found shopping for guitars together in Austin so lots of good memories with Guild.
Have to see if my local Georges Music will have one in stock as they sell Guild.
My first time seeing a Guild S-100 was from seeing The Shins live at Bumpershoot, Seattle Washington in 2005(?). They were promoting their ‘Wincing The Night Away’ album during that time. One of the guitarists had a natural finish S-100, but I thought it was an SG with a weird tail piece. Finding out Kim Thayil played one a while back was a neat revelation. I wouldn’t mind giving one of these a try, since I love SG style guitars in general.
I purchased a Guild Starfire four years ago. Excellent quality, good looks, very comfortable to play... it has become my favorite guitar. I also have a '61 reissue SG, which I love, but I could easily use the S100 instead!
I’ve been playing Guild acoustic guitars for over 50 years. The majority of them are high end but they do offer some more affordable ones built in China but designed in the USA that are very good quality. Guild and Gibson were THE guitars of the 50’s
I absolutely love your channel man. And the Polara and S-100 models are some of my favorite guitars ever. I just love a guild in general but the first time I ever saw these as an SG nut myself just blew me away. I personally like them better than SG at this point but still love me a good SG regardless. If you haven’t seen the deluxe and base models yet they’ve got some cool finishes too. Particularly the Canyon Dusk on the Deluxe. It just looks gorgeous. And I like the phantom green and electric yellow on the base models too, and they have the string-thru body instead of that clunky stop bar tailpiece which just looks pretty cool.
The build quality of the Guild's made in America are far above the usual factory guitars such as... F & G the big two... The backstory of Guild is a great one. I own a new China made Starfire. Although I love it, it's not ever going to be like the older ones. Vintage Guild's are STILL amazingly affordable.
Check out the 1977 to 1984 Guild S-65d. I bought mine new in 1978 for $330 including tax and hardcase! Sadly don't have it anymore but I later bought a replacement. I love the design of the string block with two huge screws, the bridge is all adjustable and has roller saddles and the open strip tuners hold on to the tuning. Mahogany set neck. Awesome pickup selection and high quality electronics. These never needed to be modded or upgraded. Also, mine from the 70's/80's were not built like modern guitars... You had to play them in and this made them your own! Guitars didn't come out of the factory all perfectly pre worn in... You had to play the mother to work in that neck and fingerboard and it's a great difference that makes better players. Put on some 11 gauge strings and put some nuts into it. You're not grocery shopping!
There is a huge difference between Gibson and Fender USA. Gibson being the highest quality instrument in any physical shop I’ve ever stepped into.
I have had a Guild S70 since 1981, Not quite the same guitar, but It is one of the nicest guitars I own.
Ya gotta review an S 200 Thunderbird. (kinda Gretsch BillyBo) Loving Spoonful. Magic.
Really like the tones from this guitar. Plus it’s very cool looking. I’ve never even thought about trying a Guild but I just might have to try one of these out! Very cool!
Nice guitar. I have taken a few pieces of cork and place them in the knob. It will let you secure the knob, but can easily be removed if ever needed. Wine or whiskey cork is my preference.
Awesome to see a Guild on the channel!
Late 70s Guilds are RAD guitars…and criminally undervalued IMO.
If you ever get to check out an S-300D, you won’t be disappointed.
Salutations Austin!
I have never had a Guild in my collection before, but I may very well consider adding one of these to my collection sometime in the future. Fortunately, my local guitar shop is an authorised Guild dealership, so it may be possible for me to have one ordered through the local guitar shop.
It definitely seems to be well built, and the switch tip issue is very easy to resolve.
It’s too bad that it doesn’t come with a signature hard shell case as well, but it wouldn’t be difficult to order a hard shell case to fit.
Thank you for sharing your experience with this model with us all!
Please have an excellent and awesome day!
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Loved the clean neck sound.
EVERY Guild I’ve ever played has been awesome, especially the acoustics
Kim's S100 is a 1978 vintage one.
Fun fact: Kim was meant to get a signature S100 decades ago...but Guild kept getting sold, and every time the new owners went "Nah, can the signature models".
"...but this does not feel cheap..." lol, Trogly having a whole new experience...🤣🤣🤣🎸🤘🎸
Guild has always made good guitars. They sort of took second place behind Gibson, but in the ‘70s their quality was better. Their jazz guitars are great. In 1976 I got a blonde Guild X-500, their equivalent to a Gibson L5-CESN. Nice guitar, had killer flame maple sides and back and an ebony fingerboard with pearl and abalone inlays. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of taking it on the road, and Frontier Airlines did a number on it. It was in a hardshell case, and I took all the precautions I could-I loosened the strings, padded the case out with socks and underwear, taped the case shut and put “Fragile” stickers all over it, and a “This Side Up” sticker on the lid. I had to check it of course-it was too big to go in the overhead bin, and they wouldn’t let me put it in the coat closet. At the other end, the case came down the conveyor upside-down, despite the stickers all over it. The baggage gorillas were probably playing catch with it, or trying to see how far they could throw it. The ebony bridge saddle was broken in half, and when I tried to get it repaired, the repair guy found that some bracing had been knocked loose under the top, and the arch would flatten out under string tension. The airline gave me $50 for repairs, and I had to sign off on it before they’d let me take it out of baggage claim. The fifty bucks wouldn’t even begin to cover the cost of proper repairs, which would have cost more than the guitar was worth. It had cost $1500 new, a lot of money in 1976, and I wound up selling it for $300. Taught me not to take a nice hollowbody on the road!
Thanks for that 38 Special throw back... I think it was from Hold on Loosely, great guitar!!
I've owned two US made Polara S-100's, a mid 70's that I should have kept, and a 1996 model. They were/are terrific. I refer to them as the SG Killers.
Had two S100s back in the 80s......very fond memories....
I played SGs as well, and I preferred the Guilds...neck more to my taste, really nice humbuckers, not nose heavy.....real good guitars!
Thanks, Trogs.....
I've owned and played the same GUILD S100s since 1974! Bought brand new. Still got it! Lovely guitar!
Nice. I love SGs. I didn’t even know Guild made SGs.
beacuse they don't, this is a guild polara, just because it looks similar to an SG doesn't mean its an SG
you wouldn't say "gibson made a Rickenbacker" because some of the gibson lap steels have a similar shape, or "gibson made a Martin d28" beacuse the hummingbird is roughly a dreadnought shape
Come on Sarge these came out in the early 1970s! 😅 Guild's answer to the Gibson SG. Great guitars I own one
I had the DeArmond S-73, which was their version of the Guild Polara. It had American made gold foil humbucking pups in it. I paid $180 for it in 1999 when GC was blowing them out. Made in Korea, it played and sounded great. Fender cheapened these guitars up and called renamed them Squier instead of DeArmond. I had it for 20 years before trading it and another guitar to my brother for a 2018 SG.
cool Kim got his own signature model and its under a grand… cant wait to hear the unreleased posthumous Soundgarden stuff…
Take a look at the Guild S60, S70, and S300 series. They're incredible guitars of top notch quality.
Great to see you review a Guild guitar Trogly! I own a recent Polara S-100 in cherry red finish (simiĺar to a Gibson SG in heritage cherry) fantastic guitar and a nice alternative/contemporary to a Gibson SG. Recommended!
I would like to personally thank Kim, Chris and the rest of the lads in soundgarden for their incredible gift to the world. A special time indeed in music 🎶 🎵 ❤️ 😌 🙌
Cool demo. The Guild S100 Polara has been my favorite for a long time
I had this and two others in my cart.... ended up getting the Schecter PT ex baritone. I am getting this one next 🤘
I'd forgotten about those carved Guilds, neat!
I had one of these about 15 years ago. It played really good. I really didn't like the pickups. So it sold quickly. First and last Guild I ever had.
I got an s100 in the late 80s. I finally need frets. Its a 74. The new ones id say feel a bit thicker probly cause poly these days heavier and funkier hardware (mine came with a roller bridge and a mini switch to put it outa phase. Now mine is a very beat up usa but i think some guilds came from japan and you can still find some squier ones. I enjoy the new ones
I have yet to have a Guild electric guitar. (As of November 2023, I've purchased 5 acoustics and sold 3 of them.) This definitely would be a nice option. I'd love to have an SG with the type of appointments on this model that could help overcome the top heaviness of the standard design.
Regarding that Spinal Tap reference, you know that you have had your impact on popular culture when someone who doesn't even play guitar is referencing that 11 sequence. In particular, you should watch the documentary Moog and listen for the interview that Rick Wakeman did.
I almost bought one of those. On sale for $700.
I love my M-75 from guild. As a longtime les Paul / Casino obsessive I was shocked to love the guild! Amazing value all across the Newark St line.
I picked up a Guild Bluesbird a few years ago, It's basically a Guild Les Paul with a chambered body and it really rings out even when unplugged. I'm always a little heartbroken that it's never on anyone's radar.
@@dannycapraGuild makes some nice guitars that's for sure
@@dannycapraI have a P-90 T-bird and an S-100 Polara. Both are great guitars
always loved these. when fender owned guild, they sold a squier version of the s100 polara.
I own a 1996 Americanmade version, been the only owner, absolutely amazing guitar.
I have a Guild D6-NT acoustic that I bought new in '93 USA made for around $600 I think. The thing sounds amazing. Highly underrated guitar company.
There’s one of these at the music go round in my town and I’ve wanted it badly for the last few months.
I like having a space between the neck and the neck pickup. For picking purposes.
Made my Day that you finally reviewed a Guild! I almost messaged you about this one as I just picked one up myself. I think you would do your viewership some good to drop a Guild in every once in a while. Some of us get a little bored with constant Gibson reviews. Guild has a rich history of players that goes way back. I own 4 early 80’s models and several last decade reissues! More Guilds please.
Hmm, pushing 35k views in just 3 days. More Guilds please!😅
don't grind down the tip!!!!! use a small o ring in between the tip and switch so you can tighten it and still achieve the same effect as unwinding it a turn
Those who play these Guilds swear by them!
Woot woot Trogly's guitars 🎸 🙌
Man that’s impressive the sound is unique yet familiar those pickups are beasts
Job well done. Hello from Denver
The esp viper (vyper?) is probably my favorite sg shape guitar.
I was looking this guitar up on Google, Low and Behold,
Squire by Fender yes Squire. Put out a 20th anniversary edition Polara used they were asking $350. Fenders attempt to get some of that SG action I guess. It just blows my mind. For $899. This Guild appears to have more bang for the Buck, quintessential Soundgarden tone, stock.
Nobody can tell what Tone is, playing soundgarden at the beer garden.
Guild Guitars are fantastic!
Real nice guitar...a pickup upgrade brings this to another level...
i've got the 73 version of the s100, i played it for years, but its missing a tone knob and a truss cover now. and it stays on its stand gathering dust. but it was a great guitar, I used to use it with 0.8 gauge strings and the action was so low the strings almost touched the frets, with no buzzes.
Trogster getting his Soundgarden on 🤘👍
Been using Guild S-100 since early 70’s. Wanted an SG but also wanted to be a little different!
I have a fretless guild Polara style bass from the 70s (Called the JS) and it's a really cool bass, I have an epiphone sg but if I were to get a more expensive one i'd probably get one of these over a Gibson.
I prefer Yamaha's SG. The SG2000 that Santana used.
De Armand, also made by Guild, used those exact bridges
I used to have two guitars that are very rare now. And very valuable. I got them in pawn shops in Fullerton. What was I thinking when I got rid of them?!? One was an Ibanez Musician with gorgeous wood and hardware. Worth about $3000.00 now. The other was a Guild S300D solid body...worth about $2500.00. Very blonde mahogeney. Both in their original cases. Thank goodness I was bright enough to hold onto the Fender Strat made in Fullerton.
Very impressive tone.
I really like this Guild; I would replace the heavy tailpiece with an aluminum one because one reason that 50s Gibson's are highly sought after is because of the lightweight hardware used which promotes tone and sustain. Heavy hardware isnt condusive for tone and sustain. Great video
And for a Les Paul style guitar try the Guild Bluesbird , Fantastic playing guitar along with Seymor Duncan pickups real mother of pearl inlays just a fantastic guitar ! Fit and finish on these guitars is just fantastic !
That's my next purchase. Always wanted one. Played it a few times.
my 1976 bluesbird had the same slanted tailpiece it was as good or better than a les paul
Similar to my Fender Toronado type of thing I think : at first they were all over the guitar stores in 2000-2001 for $350 or $250 sometimes and now very few are around for whatever reason and only the dude from Train is the only other one I’ve seen and so I wanna stock up on eBay ones before but I don’t know how practical it would be at this point… until there was that guitar library or something like a big tour.
A little Teflon tape on the threads of that switch will tighten the tip up at any depth you need to thread it to.
Guild guitars are great, super underrated! My tbird200 is the best feeling & sounding guitar i own
The "little burlap bag" is called a tobacco sack. They're mostly for holding hardware. Sweet guitar.
The Guild T-Bird is so fugly it's cool!
They are cool guitars tis true!
Every Squirrel’s dream guitar at 1:40!
these are super cool!.... also i thought lollar was doing the pickups for these...
Hey Trogly! Been watching you for a few years, and have been wondering if you'd ever do a review/demo/breakdown of a Brian May Red Special Replica? Especially seeing that you do Guild reviews, I know that years back, Brian May had collaborated with Guild to produce a red special copy. So, just curious, and keep doing what you do!🎸🤘🎶
before grinsing down that switchtip just use some locktite!
Hope you’ll make a video on the S100 C version someday!
Played a 90s model for a few years live, dug it. Inexplicably heavy, though; the SG is more comfortable to play
Guild vintage guitars RULE. Trogly should do some vintage Guild reviews
Trogly! Damn your playing is constantly improving!!
Very inspiring guitar 🎉❤
Guild's stay in tune.
I like this guitar!
Them pickups remind me of the Seymour Duncans with the name embossed on the top. Don't recall for sure which dealer . Msy have been Sweet Water but I recently saw an SG on a site that had a Les Paul style pickguard on it and it was white. Something else seemed strange I don't recall seeing screws . It might have been the style that clipped to the pickup rings. Don't know what year it was but definitely used I'm sure since I don recall when Gibson had that style of pickguard on an SG.
Notable is that the tailpiece is further back on the expensive one.
You need to get one of the USA ones from the 90s. I had one back in 97 I think it was.
Guild makes some nice guitars, I’m a big fan of their acoustics. The only SG inspired shape I like that’s not a Gibson is an ESP Viper though. Most just look weird.
Roger Hodgson from Supertramp uses a twelve string acoustic exclusively.
Those pickups sound SO good! I reckon that this one is the best buy if you’re going for an affordable SG a style guitar, less expensive and way better sounding than any entry level Gibson.
I looooooooooooooove the offset guitars!
thread seal for loose switch tips that you can't screw all the way down. or jb weld if youre a mad lad.