Guild S-100 Polara 🎸 Better Than A Gibson SG? 🎸 Kim Thayil Soundgarden Signature Reviewed

The 'SG-like' Guild Polara has long been on our radar and this week we grabbed the Kim Thayil signature to help cleanse the bad taste that the JB SG Custom left behind. It's a mere fraction of the cost, but is this Guild as good as or better than a Gibson SG?... join us and find out! 🎸 Support the channel at: https://theguitaristas.tv Time stamps: 00:00 coming up this week 00:51 another new guitar 02:58 brief history & famous players 05:39 some specifications 06:52 what does it weigh? 07:47 what did it cost? 09:38 does it neck dive? 10:44 tight nut 11:15 brief drop D interlude 11:33 tight nut fix 12:06 fingerboard, frets, scale & hardware 14:18 pickups & controls 14:56 neck profile & measurements 15:38 pickup readings 16:26 under the hood 18:25 this is what it sounds like unplugged 18:46 todays rig 19:42 this is what it sounds like plugged in 22:09 out of phase 23:52 volume & tone controls 26:44 let's play something 29:26 I really like this guitar 31:28 it's a proper reissue 33:20 is it good value? 36:40 let's wrap this up 38:02 play out in drop D Signal Chain Info: TC Polytune Boss DD3 / Boss RC5 Looper Soul Food / RAT / Dunlop Wah Amps: Fender Princeton Reverb '65 Tweed 1 x 12 Mics AKG C414 & SM57 Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools Support The Guitaristas by signing up to our TV channel for AD FREE viewing, bonus content, and a members only forum at: https://theguitaristas.tv I AM NOT AN EXPERT. Some things I do know and some things I don't know but think I know and sometimes I say things that are not entirely correct. Once I have said things it's too late to correct them so please check any 'so called facts' with an adult, google, wikipedia, or someone else that knows. We run this channel to provide therapy for our gear addiction and for an excuse to buy more. Please like and subscribe and keep coming back to watch our films if you would like to support the channel! #guild #soundgarden #guitaraddict #theguitaristas #guitarist #guitarporn #sg