Guild S-100 Explained

Guild S-100
Manufacturer:Guild Guitar Company
Period:1965–1999 (United States)
2013–2023 (South Korea)
2023-present (Indonesia)
Bodytype:Solid
Bodywood:Mahogany
Necktype:Set
Neckwood:Mahogany
Finishes:natural, black, red

The Guild S-100 electric guitar is a lightweight solid-body guitar made by the Guild Guitar Company. It features two humbucking pickups and its body is styled similarly to a Gibson SG, but is slightly offset. In the 1970s, a version of this guitar was available from the factory with leaves and acorns carved in relief into the body of the guitar.

Players of the Guild S-100 have included Pete Cosey (on the 1975 Miles Davis album Agharta),[1] Carrie Brownstein of Wild Flag and Sleater-Kinney, Tim Kinsella of Joan of Arc, Chris McCaughan of The Lawrence Arms, Kim Thayil of Soundgarden, Stephen Malkmus of Pavement,[2] Bobb Trimble, and Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gluckin . Tzvi . Tzvi Gluckin . 2015 . Forgotten Heroes: Pete Cosey . . July 2, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160710152626/http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/23264-forgotten-heroes-pete-cosey . July 10, 2016 . live.
  2. Web site: The Current's Guitar Collection: Stephen Malkmus, Guild S-100. Luke. Taylor. www.thecurrent.org.
  3. Web site: Ian Hunter: New Music and a Mott Reunion . Vintage Guitar . October 2009 . 13 May 2015 . Moseley, Willie G..