Description
Overview and Body Design
The Polara Deluxe offers an upgraded trim package to the base Polara model, delivering classic aesthetics that recall 1970s design elements with modern enhancements. Where the base Polara model is stripped down, the Polara Deluxe is elevated—including a bound rosewood fingerboard with block inlays, Guild Peak and Chesterfield headstock inlays, Guild compensated stopbar tailpiece, and color options ranging from classic transparent to modern metallic.
Mahogany Body with Ultra-playable Set Neck Design
The Polara Deluxe’s 24 ¾ inch scale length is familiar and friendly to all types of players. A bound rosewood fingerboard and block inlays provide an upgraded look, while the headstock includes Guild’s classic “Peak” and “Chesterfield” inlays. A 12.5 inch radius and vintage soft U neck shape provide comfortable playability up and down the fingerboard.
HB-2+ Humbucker Pickups
The HB-2+ pickups are modern extensions of the coveted Guild HB-1 oversized humbuckers, built in a traditional size humbucker with Alnico V magnets. These hot-wound HB-2+ pickups bring an assortment of boutique quality tones with loads of character and voice. The Polara Deluxe has traditional Guild pickup covers featuring Guild’s classic dual rail design, with 2x volume, 2x tone controls and push/pull coil splitting for maximum tonal variety
Cherry Red, Canyon Dusk Metallic and Vintage Sunburst Gloss Finish Options
For those looking for the original 1970s look, a transparent Cherry Red finish over the Mahogany body never disappoints. A Vintage Sunburst option brings some of Guild’s hollow body aesthetics to this updated set neck solidbody, with a hand sprayed burst enhancing the body, neck and headstock. The Canyon Dusk metallic finish, one of Guild’s most popular new finishes, pairs perfectly with the nickel hardware and Rosewood fingerboard.
Features at a Glance:
- 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
- HB-2+ humbuckers serve up high-octane vintage tone without the vintage noise
- Guild Tune-o-matic bridge and compensated stoptail tailpiece
- Guild 18:1-ratio open-gear tuners ensure rock-solid stability in every musical situation
- Pearloid headstock inlay and block fingerboard inlays, ivory fingerboard binding, and gleaming nickel pickup covers
- Guild top hat knobs, light-catching nickel hardware, and stage-ready polyurethane finish
Specifications:
|
Body Type |
Solid Body |
| Body Shape |
Guild Polara |
| Body Wood |
Mahogany |
| 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 |
| Color |
Cherry Red (CR) |
| Finish |
Gloss Polyurethane |
| Bridge String Spacing |
2" (51mm) |
| Hardware Finish / Plating |
Nickel |
| Bridge |
Tune-O-Matic |
| Tailpiece |
Guild Compensated Stopbar |
| Nut Material |
Composite |
| Tuning Machines |
Guild Vintage 18 Open Gear |
| Strap Buttons |
Vintage Pawn |
| Pickguard |
Black with Gold Guild Logo |
| Bridge Pickup |
Guild HB-2+ Humbucker Nickel - Bridg |
| Neck Pickup |
Guild HB-2+ Humbucker Nickel - Neck |
| Pickup Switch |
3-Way Toggle: 1. Bridge Pickup - 2. Bridge and Neck PickupsControls - 3. Neck Pickup |
| Controls |
Neck Volume & Tone, Bridge Volume & Tone, 3-way Toggle Pickup Switch, and Push/Pull Coil Split |
| Strings |
D'Addario EXL110 - Nickel Wound Regular Light (.010" - .046") |
| Included Case |
Case Sold Separately |
| Upper Bout Width |
11" (280mm) |
| Lower Bout Width |
13" (330mm) |
| Body Depth Upper Bout |
1 1/2" (38mm) |
| Body Depth Lower Bout |
1 1/2" (38mm) |
| Body Length |
17" (432mm) |
| Overall Length |
40" (1016mm) |