The Guild S-100 Polara Kim Thayil has a Mahogany Body, Vintage Soft "U" Mahogany Neck, Indian Rosewood Fingerboard, Grover Rotomatics Tuners, Tune-O-Matic Bridge, 2 x Guild HB-1 Dual-Coil Pickups.
Crafted with a Mahogany body and neck, adorned with a Guild 70’s headstock, the Polara Kim Thayil pays tribute to Kim’s favorite features from his ’78 S-100. Equipped with Grover Original Rotomatics® tuners for stability, Guild HB-1 Humbuckers with Alnico II Magnets for warm yet articulate timbre, and a phase accurate to vintage spec. The Polara Kim Thayil features the “Badmotorfinger” back cover and “King Animal” truss rod cover, emblematic of Soundgarden’s legacy. A bound Rosewood fingerboard with Pearloid block inlays, Tune-o-Matic bridge & compensated stopbar tailpiece enhance playability. Celebrating Guild’s 70th anniversary, this model embodies Kim’s distinctive style and connection to the S-100 Polara.
- Brand : Guild
- Model : S-100 Polara Kim Thayil
- Colour : Black
- Finish : Gloss Polyurethane
- SKU : GUI-POLARA-KIMTHAYIL-BLK
- Body Shape : Guild Polara
- Body : Mahogany
- Neck : Mahogany
- Neck Profile : Vintage Soft "U"
- Fingerboard : Indian Rosewood
- Fingerboard Inlays : Blocks - Pearloid
- Fingerboard Radius : 12.5" (320mm)
- Nut Width : 1 11/16" (43mm)
- Nut Material : Composite
- Scale Length : 24 3/4" (629mm)
- Frets : 22 Narrow Jumbo
- Pickguard : Polara 5-Ply
- Tuners : Grover Rotomatics
- Bridge : Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece : Compensated Stopbar
- Hardware : Gold
- Pickups : 2 x Guild HB-1 Dual-Coil
- Controls : Neck Volume & Tone, Bridge Volume & Tone, 3-way Toggle Pickup Switch, and Phase Switch
- No. of Strings : 6