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Guild Polara Kim Thayil Signature Guitar - Vintage White - Used

6-String Electric Guitar

- Used -

Description

Mahogany Body and Neck with Guild 70’s Headstock

Utilizing Mahogany bodies and Guild 70’s large headstock reflect Kim’s favorite features of his ’78 S-100.

Soundgarden “King Animal” Truss Rod Cover and “Badmotorfinger” Signature Back Cover

Honoring the long-standing legacy of Soundgarden’s 1991 album, “Badmotorfinger” and their 2012 album, “King Animal,” these symbols are quintessentially grunge and pay tribute to Kim and his bandmates.

Additional features include a bound Rosewood fingerboard with Pearloid block inlays, a Tune-o-Matic bridge & compensated stop bar tailpiece. Available in a Black and Vintage White gloss finish with gold hardware.

Grover Original Rotomatics Tuners

Per Kim’s request, the signature model features Grover Original Rotomatics tuners for stability and ease of use. Standard on vintage S-100 Polara models, these tuners are a reliable industry favorite.

Guild Hb-1 Humbuckers with Alnico II Magnets

Guild’s flagship HB-1 Humbuckers replicate the warm yet articulate timbre of 70’s S-100 Polaris. A perfect match for Kim’s heavy tones, the added clarity of the HB-1’s allows the guitar to cut through the mix. Also equipped with a phase switch, accurate to vintage spec, these features are essential to recreating the magic of Kim’s favorite S-100 Polara models.

Features/Specs

Body

  • Body Type : Solid Body
  • Body Shape : Guild Polara
  • Body Top : N / A (Solid Body)
  • Body Wood (Solid Bodies) : Mahogany
  • Top Bracing Pattern N / A
  • Soundhole / F Holes Binding : N / A
  • Top Purfling Inlay : N / A
  • Top Binding : N / A
  • Body Sides : N / A (Solid Body)
  • Side Purfling Inlay : N / A
  • Body Back : N / A (Solid Body)
  • Back Purfling Inlay : N / A
  • Purfling : N / A
  • Body Binding : N / A

Neck

  • Neck Material : Mahogany
  • Scale Length : 24 3/4" (629mm)
  • Neck Shape : Vintage Soft "U"
  • Nut Width : 1 11/16" (43mm)
  • Neck Thickness 1st Fret : 20mm
  • Neck Thickness 9th Fret : 23mm
  • Truss Rod : Dual Action
  • Truss Rod Wrench : 4mm Allen Key
  • Fingerboard Material : Indian Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Radius : 12.5" (320mm)
  • Fingerboard Inlays : Blocks - Pearloid
  • Fingerboard Inlay Location : 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17
  • Frets Total : 22
  • Fret Type : Narrow Jumbo
  • Fingerboard Binding : Ivory ABS

Finish

  • Color : Vintage White (VWT)
  • Finish : Gloss Polyurethane

Hardware

  • Bridge String Spacing : 2" (50mm)
  • Hardware Finish / Plating : Gold
  • Bridge : Tune-O-Matic
  • Tailpiece : Guild Compensated Stopbar
  • Nut Material : Composite
  • Tuning Machines : Grover Rotomatics
  • Strap Buttons : Vintage Pawn
  • Pickguard : Polara 5-Ply Black/White/Black/White/Black

Electronics

  • Bridge Pickup : Guild HB-1 Dual-Coil Bridge
  • Neck Pickup : Guild HB-1 Dual-Coil Neck
  • Pickup Switch : 3-Way Toggle: 1. Bridge Pickup - 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups - 3. Neck Pickup
  • Controls : Neck Volume & Tone, Bridge Volume & Tone, 3-way Toggle Pickup Switch, and Phase Switch

Other

  • Strings : D'Addario EXL110 - Nickel Wound Regular Light (.010" - .046")
  • Included Case : N / A
  • Upper Bout Width : 11" (280mm)
  • Lower Bout Width : 13" (330mm)
  • Body Depth Upper Bout : 1.4" (35.5mm)
  • Body Depth Lower Bout : 1.4" (35.5mm)
  • Body Length : 17" (432mm)
  • Overall Length : 40" (1016mm)







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