While technically different as far as actual body outline and headstock goes, this guitar makes us all think ‘Gibson SG’, doesn’t it? Back in the day, it was the shape of the second wave of solidbodies that Guild unveiled in 1970 after entering that market quite late, in 1963.
Later in the ’70s came a much more original and adventurous design, but it’s this SG-style version that’s been a part of the Newark St Collection as the S-100 Polara since Fender introduced them in 2013; Guild was purchased by Córdoba Music Group in 2014 and, as of 2023, it’s now owned by Yamaha.
