FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The second version of the S-100 was made from 1970 to 1977. The basic blueprint is an offset double-cutaway mahogany body, 1-piece mahogany neck with 24 3/4 inch scale, and a pair of HB-1 humbuckers. Of course, the devil is in the details. S-100s from 1970 were fitted with a Hagstrom vibrato tailpiece and bridge, but these were soon changed to a Müller roller bridge and stop tailpiece. In 1972, a mini-toggle phase switch was added as standard. About the same time the control cavity cover changed from a teardrop shape to oval. One final change took place in 1976 when the stop tailpiece was moved closer to the bridge. The '70s version was also available with an optional Guild-branded Bigsby vibrato as well as with a carved "Acorn and Maple Leaves" top. In 1994, Guild reissued the S-100. The very earliest examples continued to use Guild HB-1 pickups, but the gave way to Duncan SD-1s which were again changed to Duncan 59/JB set. The model was discontinued in 2001 and was revived again as part of the Newark Street series in 2013.  The guitar shown here is a first series reissue made in Westerly, Rhode Island.

 Body:  Solid; mahogany

 Finish:  Transparent Red, polyurethane

 Neck:  1-piece mahogany, set-in; black headstock overlay with pearloid logo and Chesterfield inlay

 Fingerboard:  Indian rosewood, single bound; pearloid block markers

 Number of Frets:  22

 Pickguard:  5-ply black/white plastic

 Bridge:  Gotoh Adjusto-matic with Guild compensated stop tailpiece, chrome

 Nut:  Plastic

 Tuners:  Ping diecast, chrome

 Pickups:  Two, Seymour Duncan SD-1 humbucking

 Controls:  Tone and volume for each pickup, 3-way pickup selector

 Scale Length:  24 3/4 inches

 Neck Width at Nut:  1 11/16 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout:  13 inches

 Body Depth:  1 1/2 inches

 Weight:  8.2 lb