Guild’s Polara at its Peak
The Polara Limited electric guitar represents Guild’s classic solidbody rock machine at its most refined, complete with an elegant set of aesthetic upgrades. The lightweight mahogany body and mahogany Vintage Soft “U” neck are all traditional Polara, providing a warm, rounded-over tone and exceptional sustain. However, the sleek ebony fingerboard and ivoroid binding around the neck and headstock push this Guild’s style over the edge with a decidedly upscale flair. Next, two roaring Guild HB-1 humbuckers complement the Polara Limited’s natural richness, and you also get a convenient push-pull control to instantly access single-coil-style tones. Simply put, the Polara Limited is Guild’s time-tested Polara design at its pinnacle.
Old-school Vintage Soft “U” neck
The Guild Polara Limited’s sleek retro vibe extends beyond its tone and looks. Sweetwater guitarists find that the mahogany Vintage Soft “U” neck profile provides a slightly chunky yet eminently comfortable grip that brings to mind the Guilds of yesteryear. It’s topped with an ebony fingerboard in a slick-playing 12.5-inch radius for maximum playing comfort and completed with a charming set of Guild Vintage Open Gear tuners for rock-solid reliability.
Versatile humbucking pickups with coil-splits
Armed with a pair of HB-1 full-range humbucking pickups, you'll be rewarded with a wide range of classic tones when you plug in the Guild Polara Limited. In the '70s, as music evolved into harder and heavier sounds, Guild released these higher-output pickups to ensure players could get the most out of their Polara Limited. Famously used by Kim Thayil of Soundgarden, HB-1 humbucker pickups are capable of everything from articulate cleans to down-tuned riffing. To top it off, the Polara Limited one-ups its predecessor with push-pull coil-split switches on each tone knob, unlocking myriad snarling single-coil textures.
Custom aesthetic upgrades
So, what’s so limited about the Polara Limited? This Guild is loaded with elegant appointments from head to toe, not least of which is the sleek ebony fingerboard’s highly refined look and feel. Handsome ivoroid binding wraps around the headstock and fingerboard, giving Guild’s classic rock machine a decidedly upscale edge. Finally, the fingerboard and headstock are studded with beautiful pearloid designs to ensure that both you and your audience won’t be able to take your eyes off the Guild Polara Limited.
Guild Polara Limited Electric Guitar Features:
- Upscale take on Guild’s classic rock machine with an upgraded ebony fingerboard and beautiful ivoroid binding around the headstock and fingerboard
- Lightweight mahogany body in the iconic offset Polara body shape, providing you with exceptional upper-fret access
- 12.5-inch radius fingerboard and narrow jumbo frets form a versatile fingerboard foundation that’s comfortable up and down the neck
- Tune-o-matic-style bridge and Guild compensated stopbar design boost sustain and offer top-class tuning stability
- Dual Guild HB-1 delivers a full-range, high-output humbucking punch, with push-pull controls available for single-coil splitting
- Guild Vintage Open Gear tuners up the vintage vibe and give you excellent tuning stability
- Gorgeous Pearloid inlays on the fingerboard and headstock
