Guild’s S-300 offset returns nearly 50 years since it was deemed too radical for its time

Guild S-300.

Guild has revived its S-300 electric guitar, 50 years after the unsung offset was deemed too radical for its time.

First introduced in 1977 and – by today’s standards, looking like a cross between a Gretsch Electromatic CVT and a Surfcaster – it had a short production run, as what Guild now accepts was a “radical” design failed to land.