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A Modern Incarnation of Guild's Famed Rock Machine





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Recalling the company's solidbody electric guitars of decades past, the Guild Polara brandishes a familiar double-cut profile with slightly offset horns and a hand-filling Vintage Soft "U"-shaped neck. It sounds like its vintage predecessors as well, courtesy of a scorching-hot uncovered HB-2 humbucker. The Polara is a player's dream; its 22-fret, 12.5-inch-radius Indian rosewood fingerboard is the perfect conduit for unleashing thunderous riffage, blistering leads, and all the other fleet-fingered fretwork in your six-string repertory. This guitar's Guild Tune-o-matic bridge was tailor-made for palm muting, and its Rotomatic-style tuners ensure rock-solid stability in every musical situation. Rock-minded players searching for a vintage-style axe with lots of attitude can stop looking ? the Guild Polara is ready and waiting to rock your world.





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Based on a classic 1970s Guild solidbody





The Polara puts a modern spin on Guild's '70s-era iterations. Like its forerunners, this Polara is built around a solid mahogany body with an imposing offset design. Sweetwater guitarists find that the Polara's mahogany Vintage Soft "U" neck profile provides a slightly chunky yet eminently comfortable grip that brings to mind the Guilds of yesteryear. Lastly, it's topped with an Indian rosewood fingerboard with a slick-playing 12.5-inch radius for maximum playing comfort.





Guild humbucker packs serious heat





The Guild Polara comes equipped with an uncovered HB-2 humbuckers. This Alnico II-fueled behemoth is teeming with rich, vintage-tinged tone but with enough output to give your guitar amplifier a serious kick in the teeth. Whether you're aiming for articulate cleans or down-tuned sludge, HB-2 humbuckers deliver the goods, session after session and night after night. To top it off, the Polara includes individual volume and tone controls for each pickup, supplying you with all the sonic versatility you could ask for.





Rock-solid hardware





When Guild designed the modern Polara, they certainly didn't skimp on the hardware. For starters, its Guild Tune-o-matic bridge yields outstanding intonation and playing comfort ? especially if you have a penchant for palm-muted riffing. Its Rotomatic-style tuning machines are solid as all get out, plus they look amazing!





Guild Polara Electric Guitar Features:


Recalls the Guild's solidbody electric guitars of decades past


Solid mahogany body with an imposing offset profile


Sleek double-cutaway design gives you unhindered access to the entire fretboard


Comfortable mahogany neck with an easy-playing, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard


Uncovered HB-2 humbucker serves up high-octane vintage tone without the vintage noise


Guild Tune-o-matic bridge was tailor-made for palm muting


Rotomatic-style tuners ensure rock-solid stability in every musical situation


Understated dot fingerboard inlays, flashy headstock logo, and a stage-ready polyurethane finish


Guild top hat knobs and gleaming nickel hardware