Maaan, I’m 53 next week & and probably waited 30-40yrs for Kim to get a signature guitar - Love Kim’s style & the riffs he & Chris Cornell came up with. Soundgarden what a band!! Great video man, thanks for sharing, hope you’re well
Lovely guitar! I always wanted a Guild since I fell in love with Soundgarden and saw Kim playing it...I mistakenly thought it was a Gibson Sg but having a closer look at a picture in a magazine and everything was clear... Enjoy it, man! You deserve... All the best.
Such a cool guitar! You've definitely got Kim's riffs dialed down and some excellent playing! I've got a Polara S-100 in cherry red stain finish and it plays and sounds beautiful!
Great video, thanks. I can't wait for mine to come. I cannot be more grateful for how affordable it is, and easily accessible even in the EU. Kim has always been my favorite, ever since early nineties. The guitar sounds awesome, let alone it looks incredible, Badmotorfinger (the logo!) being the best thing ever recorded. Again, thanks a lot for the demo. Cheers from Poland!
Great demo, great looking guitar. Great guitar playing as always. I always wanted a Polara because of Kim. Then I hear this week that Fender is doing a more affordable version of Mike McCready’s 1960 Strat. 😬
Great guitarist, great band and very nice guitar! Now you can rock Searching With my Good Eye Closed or #1 Zero. ❤ Soundgarden! We still love and miss you Chris.
I don't have an SG to compare to tbh, but I'd imagine they're not too dissimilar. The necks really comfy and pretty quick, really nice slim D profile i'd say
Similar in proportion to Gibson SG Standards. I have several SGs and a Polara S-100. The neck on the Guild is slimmer than my 90s era SG Standard which has a fatter neck but it's not quite as slim as a Gibson slim taper neck, kind of on between. Body is thicker than the SG and the belly carve is a nice feature. Otherwise other overall dimensions are pretty close like weight etc,,size. The Polaras are great guitars!
They sure are! I love my cherry red finish one it's a spectacular guitar! I hate to say it but I may actually like it more than my 90s era beloved Gibson SG Standard!
@jonathanhudak2059 I wonder what was first an SG or Polera. I'm about to refinish one. It's a project I have wanted to do for a while. Gonna add the phase switch while I'm at it. Have not decided on the scheme yet, some kinda burst though. I use mine for Doom, the neck is so good on them. I thinks it will be even better once I replace the thick poly finish with Tru oil.
@TheGorillafoot Hi GF, Oh the SG was definitely first as it replaced the Les Paul in 1961. SGs were in their first 3 years roughly 1961-1963 actually referred to as Les Paul's. Today those are referred to as SG Les Pauls. The S-100s were a totally different body shape in the 1960s and was redesigned as an SG influenced body shape as we know them today in 1970. HTH. Sounds like a cool project you have going on there!
I was at a store about a month ago and they had the white and black S-100. I was like where were you when I was buying my Epi G-400 twenty something years ago 😭😭😭 I'd definately get this instead of the Epi now...
LETS PLAY ALL, I'm guessing Kim Thayil used the out of phase mode with his wah pedal? Which soundgarden sounds did Kim Thayil use the out of phase pickups mode? Maybe he used the out of phase pickup mode on the soundgarden live concerts for solos?
@@LetsPlayAll try to listen to all the soundgarden albums to see if you can find when he uses that out of phase mode. He must use it often to put it on his artist series guitar.
That string angle from the nut to the tuning pegs could cause tuning issues. If the tuning stability is great, then... Great! I'd love to try this guitar, put it in drop C and mess around.
One of the key things Kim has talked about for his S-100s over the years was that the pickups were at least slightly microphonic, and he'd use that to blow over the strings for weird effects. Did Guild replicate that for the signature version?
The limited USA version of which there will be only 30 they had Jason Lollar hand wind some vintage HB 1 clones. The USA version seems to be a clone of Kim's white S 100 that be used in the 80a and early 90s . It's quite possible Lollar cloned the Pickups in Kim's Vintage S 100 . There was quite a bit of variance in,the old HB 1 pickups in terms of output.. some were 7k while others were wound as high As 8 8K. I believe the modern HB 1 pups are wound to 7k which is the standard for vintage HB 1s but they were being wound hotter for a couple of years,in the 70s The 7K,HB 1s punch way,above their weight and the A2 Mags keep them from being to bright.
I love this guitar but not really a soundgarden fan. But is there a reason why you could not use this as a blues guitar or guitar for classic rock ? I love the Hb1 pu's and the out of phase switch.
I got an s100 a year or so ago. The humbuckers and metal work started corroding and became pitted after a few months with very limited home use. I sent it back.
I do get to keep it :-) It'll be featuring in a load more lessons coming soon. Not sure on exact price tbh. I don't have an SE Custom to compare to but on sheer looks this one would get my vote over a PRS, but that's just personal preference. And I have a Core model haha
The one thing that erks me though....why do the neck inlays and side markers stop at 17? In all honesty thats f'n ludacris. The inlays dont care so much about i suppose but no side markers?
Sure is, you can pre-order from Stompbox - they'll ave stock in October www.fxpedal.co.uk/guitars-c1/electric-guitars-c2/guild-kim-thayil-soundgarden-signature-s-100-polara-black-pre-order-only-p6536
What a killer signature. When you're messing around behind the bridge, I am hearing all kinds of Soundgarden phrasings. Out of all those bands that came through the 90s, Soundgarden was miles better than them all, and for me, am sorry to say, they were better than Nirvana.
sounds good to my ears mate, not sure how you're listening to the vid tho, the pickups are slightly darker sounding but such is the nature of Kim's tone, but I can hear note clarity despite a range of gain throughout the examples
Fear not - preorders available here mate - www.fxpedal.co.uk/guitars-c1/electric-guitars-c2/guild-kim-thayil-soundgarden-signature-s-100-polara-black-pre-order-only-p6536
I know Rich who runs this place - www.fxpedal.co.uk/guitars-c1/electric-guitars-c2/guild-kim-thayil-soundgarden-signature-s-100-polara-black-pre-order-only-p6536 - i believe stock expected next month
not 100% sure on price tbh, Sweetwater has them by the looks for $899 but also have a demo model for $749 which is a great deal! www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KTPolBK--guild-polara-kim-thayil-signature-electric-guitar-black
You can preorder (stock available in Oct) here mate www.fxpedal.co.uk/guitars-c1/electric-guitars-c2/guild-kim-thayil-soundgarden-signature-s-100-polara-black-pre-order-only-p6536
@@LetsPlayAll Awesome - cheers, I don't need a new guitar (my mrs won't allow it) but a mate of mine is shopping for just that sort of thing... we used to cover SuperUnknown (badly) in the 90s.
The biggest mistake guitar wise I ever made was getting rid of my 1994 Guild Polara (Made in the USA). Luckily, I just recently purchased another mint condition 1994 USA. These current models are a nice attempt. However, they are nowhere near the guitar of the USA models. Not even close.
Listen, just listen for a minute. The sustain listen too it. I'm not hearing anything? Well you would though, if it were playing. You could just play it. Aaaahhhhhh! You could go for a bite and you'd still be hearing that one.
@@LetsPlayAll I knew you would get it Matt. 🤣🤘 Nigel was the best. On a serious note. That has got to be the one of the nicest guitars I ever saw in my life. I like everything about it. Have an amazing day!
I probably shouldn't get one lol. I'm more of an SG guy than a Les Paul guy, and although I love my SG, I prefer the weight and playability of the S-100. Maybe I should commit insurance fraud or something 😆
Hey, I actually play sometimes in E standard, but drup the low E down to C, but that's because of the band Chavez. I should try to drop the A string to G. Also, the E-E and the rest of the strings in B sounds weird. I have no idea what I would play on that haha!
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My God, that guitar was rumored to be happening about 20 years ago. Can't believe it's actually turned up.
Arrived at his peak 😮
@@tcw8287😂😂
Maaan, I’m 53 next week & and probably waited 30-40yrs for Kim to get a signature guitar - Love Kim’s style & the riffs he & Chris Cornell came up with. Soundgarden what a band!!
Great video man, thanks for sharing, hope you’re well
Cheers mate and happy birthday for next week!
@@LetsPlayAll A pleasure & thank you mate!
Awesome! Kim has always been my favourite of the grunge era guitarists. Such a cool and unique style!
Damn it looks badass and the tones are very spot on. Great work by Guild.
thanks mate!
Lovely guitar! I always wanted a Guild since I fell in love with Soundgarden and saw Kim playing it...I mistakenly thought it was a Gibson Sg but having a closer look at a picture in a magazine and everything was clear... Enjoy it, man! You deserve... All the best.
thanks man, much appreciated!
Cool. Nice to see something new here 🤘🤘🤘
cheers Janne!
Sounds killer! Kim is one of the best
he's a riff machine!
Such a great sounding guitar
Such a cool guitar! You've definitely got Kim's riffs dialed down and some excellent playing! I've got a Polara S-100 in cherry red stain finish and it plays and sounds beautiful!
awesome!
Great video, thanks. I can't wait for mine to come. I cannot be more grateful for how affordable it is, and easily accessible even in the EU. Kim has always been my favorite, ever since early nineties. The guitar sounds awesome, let alone it looks incredible, Badmotorfinger (the logo!) being the best thing ever recorded. Again, thanks a lot for the demo. Cheers from Poland!
Welcome mate enjoy! Superb guitar, love mine 🤘😊
Just ordered mine, CAN NOT WAIT YO - Thanks for doing this vid Matt, as always your playing is on point!
Ah amazing you’re gonna love it mate! And thanks for the kind words 😊🤘
That’s the most beautiful guitar in the world , Kim’s my #1 all time guitarist ever
No argument here, love the black and gold but the bound fretboard and block inlays are especially amazing
My favorite too man. Always has been, and Chris being gone still hurts wayyyy bad. His lyrics have always hit home so hard to me.
I've only just started learning how to play guitar one month ago but can't wait till I can play like this!
Great review! Love Kims music
An absolutely top-notch demo.
Thanks mate!
Love the look and style. It screams Loud Love! Nice purchase Matt. Rock On!
Great demo, great looking guitar. Great guitar playing as always. I always wanted a Polara because of Kim. Then I hear this week that Fender is doing a more affordable version of Mike McCready’s 1960 Strat. 😬
Thanks mate! Yea that’s looking like about £1500 but it does look pretty good too!
Such a cool looking guitar!
thx for this.wonderful guitar,great playing,great riffs.my favorite is disturbing Limo Wreck riff,glad you played it :)
cheers mate!
My first and only signature guitar. Kim Thayil is the most underrated guitar player of the grunge era.
Good video, nice one. Thayil rhymes with 'smile' 😉
😊🤘
Great guitarist, great band and very nice guitar! Now you can rock Searching With my Good Eye Closed or #1 Zero. ❤ Soundgarden! We still love and miss you Chris.
Sweet!!!!!! I love everything about it
Alnico 2 magnets, my preferred pups for warmth over 5s
Great video mate and a great looking guitar
Thanks bud!
It's just awesome.
I freaking love my guild polara! But this one is way cooler looking!
Gorgeous 🤟🏽
Nice job on this !!
Thanks!
Kim is one of my favorite guitar players of all time! How is this different from an SG, in terms of body and neck proportions?
I don't have an SG to compare to tbh, but I'd imagine they're not too dissimilar. The necks really comfy and pretty quick, really nice slim D profile i'd say
Similar in proportion to Gibson SG Standards. I have several SGs and a Polara S-100. The neck on the Guild is slimmer than my 90s era SG Standard which has a fatter neck but it's not quite as slim as a Gibson slim taper neck, kind of on between. Body is thicker than the SG and the belly carve is a nice feature. Otherwise other overall dimensions are pretty close like weight etc,,size. The Polaras are great guitars!
Polara's are just great guitars.
They sure are! I love my cherry red finish one it's a spectacular guitar! I hate to say it but I may actually like it more than my 90s era beloved Gibson SG Standard!
@jonathanhudak2059 I wonder what was first an SG or Polera. I'm about to refinish one. It's a project I have wanted to do for a while. Gonna add the phase switch while I'm at it. Have not decided on the scheme yet, some kinda burst though. I use mine for Doom, the neck is so good on them. I thinks it will be even better once I replace the thick poly finish with Tru oil.
@TheGorillafoot Hi GF, Oh the SG was definitely first as it replaced the Les Paul in 1961. SGs were in their first 3 years roughly 1961-1963 actually referred to as Les Paul's. Today those are referred to as SG Les Pauls. The S-100s were a totally different body shape in the 1960s and was redesigned as an SG influenced body shape as we know them today in 1970. HTH. Sounds like a cool project you have going on there!
Indeed. Love my 1973.
awesome
I was at a store about a month ago and they had the white and black S-100. I was like where were you when I was buying my Epi G-400 twenty something years ago 😭😭😭 I'd definately get this instead of the Epi now...
Yamaha now owns Guild, i hope they keep this great guitar
Ah nice didn't realise they had an equity interest in the Cordoba Group, it's an evergreen model for Guild so it should be around for a while ;-)
@@LetsPlayAll this new was released just a few months ago
Very very nice indeed 👌
😀🤘
Sick guitar, I need one. Black Hole Sun was actually Chris though.
Love that guitar!
I was learning my wave from you earlier today, dreaming of a jazzmaster. Now this comes up, when is this suffering gonna end? 😅
Haha 😀🤘
Nice work 🤟
Thank you! 😊
The guitar center closest to me has one of these in. I think I am going to go play one this week.
Do it mate, lemme know what you think!
@@LetsPlayAllwere you using the ‘91 for all the riffs? That 3rd secret riff is so great!
I’m really hoping this and the USA version are a sign of good things to come for Guild electrics under Yamaha’s ownership.
That's awesome.
Damn, had no idea this was coming out.
LETS PLAY ALL, I'm guessing Kim Thayil used the out of phase mode with his wah pedal? Which soundgarden sounds did Kim Thayil use the out of phase pickups mode? Maybe he used the out of phase pickup mode on the soundgarden live concerts for solos?
I’m not actually sure tbh I’d guess it’s used on some early stuff but I couldn’t find a specific example
@@LetsPlayAll try to listen to all the soundgarden albums to see if you can find when he uses that out of phase mode. He must use it often to put it on his artist series guitar.
That string angle from the nut to the tuning pegs could cause tuning issues. If the tuning stability is great, then... Great! I'd love to try this guitar, put it in drop C and mess around.
Haven't found any tuning issues, on the contrary this one is really stable and I was flipping around between tunings a fair bit :-)
I want one!!!
do it, it's a serious bit of kit! you'll be seeing this in a lot more lessons coming up!
One of the key things Kim has talked about for his S-100s over the years was that the pickups were at least slightly microphonic, and he'd use that to blow over the strings for weird effects. Did Guild replicate that for the signature version?
Oo yes they did!
The limited USA version of which there will be only 30 they had Jason Lollar hand wind some vintage HB 1 clones. The USA version seems to be a clone of Kim's white S 100 that be used in the 80a and early 90s . It's quite possible Lollar cloned the Pickups in Kim's Vintage S 100 . There was quite a bit of variance in,the old HB 1 pickups in terms of output.. some were 7k while others were wound as high As 8 8K. I believe the modern HB 1 pups are wound to 7k which is the standard for vintage HB 1s but they were being wound hotter for a couple of years,in the 70s The 7K,HB 1s punch way,above their weight and the A2 Mags keep them from being to bright.
I love this guitar but not really a soundgarden fan. But is there a reason why you could not use this as a blues guitar or guitar for classic rock ? I love the Hb1 pu's and the out of phase switch.
@@45zapatero no not at all 🤘😊
I bet that Iomi stuff sounds great.
I got an s100 a year or so ago. The humbuckers and metal work started corroding and became pitted after a few months with very limited home use. I sent it back.
I call BS. How were you able to "send a guitar back" after months of playing.
Awesome playing Matt! What pedals did you use in the video?
Thanks so much mate, I think funny little boxes 1991 in this one - generally my go to 🤘😊
I'm one of the early buyers of the 1991 pedal, great pedal, now I just need to get the guitar. You just convinced me to get one :-D
@@szabolcstoth79 that’s wicked! I’m terribly biased but it’s an amazing pedal! Haha the guild is a lot of guitar for the money too 🤘😊
They are fender owned now aren’t they ? Guitar sounds great . Love Kim he’s such a creative force
Thanks mate! No not owned by Fender now although they were in the past I think. Owned by Cordoba Music Group now I believe
@@LetsPlayAll - Which Cordoba is now owned by Yamaha :).
@@MatthewGalloway yes indeed, someone else pointed that out and I wasn't aware but thanks for the info :-)
One day it will be mine 😊.
that's the spirit ;-)
The question is what does it sound like playing Alice stuff and that Les Paul sound??
Alice as in Alice in Chains - why would that be the question for a Kim Thayil signature?
Uhh yes this is a beastly guitar!! Do you get to keep it? What's money?? How does it compare to a PRS SE Custom 24?
I do get to keep it :-) It'll be featuring in a load more lessons coming soon. Not sure on exact price tbh. I don't have an SE Custom to compare to but on sheer looks this one would get my vote over a PRS, but that's just personal preference. And I have a Core model haha
@@LetsPlayAll ahh wasn't sure your exact PRS but yeah I would say the Kim Thayil guild would spank the PRS into next week 😂😂
The one thing that erks me though....why do the neck inlays and side markers stop at 17? In all honesty thats f'n ludacris. The inlays dont care so much about i suppose but no side markers?
Would love to get this guitar! Was just wondering if there's any way of getting one in the UK?
Sure is, you can pre-order from Stompbox - they'll ave stock in October www.fxpedal.co.uk/guitars-c1/electric-guitars-c2/guild-kim-thayil-soundgarden-signature-s-100-polara-black-pre-order-only-p6536
@@LetsPlayAll Thanks Man!
What a killer signature. When you're messing around behind the bridge, I am hearing all kinds of Soundgarden phrasings.
Out of all those bands that came through the 90s, Soundgarden was miles better than them all,
and for me, am sorry to say, they were better than Nirvana.
This might be a stupid question but why didn't they ask Kim Thayil to launch his guitar?
He's not doing much these days is he‽
He did mate 😊 See Guild’s website/YT channel 🤘
Where in Asia is it made?
Indonesia
I had the "standard" polara few years ago but the pickuos was a little sterile and poor...Hope this HB1 Is Better, i suppose they are made in USA
What pedals are you using for this killer demo?
thanks mate - the Funny Little Boxes 1991 overdrive and the Drunk Beaver Jellyfish in parts (chorus pedal but i've got the mix set really low)
Sounds very bass-y and muffled?
sounds good to my ears mate, not sure how you're listening to the vid tho, the pickups are slightly darker sounding but such is the nature of Kim's tone, but I can hear note clarity despite a range of gain throughout the examples
@@LetsPlayAll no I concur. I was looking for this comment - sounds dark like the tone knob is only halfway up.
Im so upset, i live in the UK and i have no idea how to buy this guitar here
Fear not - preorders available here mate - www.fxpedal.co.uk/guitars-c1/electric-guitars-c2/guild-kim-thayil-soundgarden-signature-s-100-polara-black-pre-order-only-p6536
Where can you buy these in the UK? I want!
I know Rich who runs this place - www.fxpedal.co.uk/guitars-c1/electric-guitars-c2/guild-kim-thayil-soundgarden-signature-s-100-polara-black-pre-order-only-p6536 - i believe stock expected next month
Intro to Flower he’s actually just blowing air from his mouth onto the strings and pickups while fretting the open D chord.
Oo good to know thanks mate!
@@LetsPlayAll Yeah it’s a cool effect.
Can tell you're an oldschool Soundgarden fan. Some wicked demos from Ultramega and Louder Than Love
Price?
not 100% sure on price tbh, Sweetwater has them by the looks for $899 but also have a demo model for $749 which is a great deal! www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KTPolBK--guild-polara-kim-thayil-signature-electric-guitar-black
@@LetsPlayAll thanks bro keep rockin
Cool guitar... doesn't look like its available in the UK :(
You can preorder (stock available in Oct) here mate www.fxpedal.co.uk/guitars-c1/electric-guitars-c2/guild-kim-thayil-soundgarden-signature-s-100-polara-black-pre-order-only-p6536
@@LetsPlayAll Awesome - cheers, I don't need a new guitar (my mrs won't allow it) but a mate of mine is shopping for just that sort of thing... we used to cover SuperUnknown (badly) in the 90s.
@@LetsPlayAll Do you know where they're made? Are they Indonesia?
@@JDODify nice!
@@JDODify yes I believe Indonesia
The biggest mistake guitar wise I ever made was getting rid of my 1994 Guild Polara (Made in the USA). Luckily, I just recently purchased another mint condition 1994 USA. These current models are a nice attempt. However, they are nowhere near the guitar of the USA models. Not even close.
Brian may??
Yes!
Listen, just listen for a minute. The sustain listen too it. I'm not hearing anything? Well you would though, if it were playing. You could just play it. Aaaahhhhhh! You could go for a bite and you'd still be hearing that one.
hahaha a classic :-)
@@LetsPlayAll I knew you would get it Matt. 🤣🤘 Nigel was the best. On a serious note. That has got to be the one of the nicest guitars I ever saw in my life. I like everything about it. Have an amazing day!
@@brinkybrinkz haha they go to eleven. Never gets old! You too man 🤘😀
@@LetsPlayAll 😆 Exactly! It's one louder.
@@brinkybrinkz 🤣
I sure hope they won't pull this or have lackluster stock. I want this..
Sweetwater have stock now by the looks :-)
I probably shouldn't get one lol. I'm more of an SG guy than a Les Paul guy, and although I love my SG, I prefer the weight and playability of the S-100. Maybe I should commit insurance fraud or something 😆
haha insurance fraud aside, I do love the look of the Polara. Can see the SG similarities but it's definitely it's own thing
SG is American made..this is china, indonesia..etc...White one is American..
Hey, I actually play sometimes in E standard, but drup the low E down to C, but that's because of the band Chavez.
I should try to drop the A string to G. Also, the E-E and the rest of the strings in B sounds weird. I have no idea what I would play on that haha!
Wanty McWantwant!
Havey McHave mate ;-)
@@LetsPlayAll well, it's my 20th wedding anniversary coming up, and i'm planning on getting my wife an eternity ring, so maybe I could swing it!
@@amimmortal77 haha nice and congrats!
Is it completely out of place to say this is Gibsons Jazzmaster..............? 🤔
It's a Guild mate :-)
Ok. I'm selling my house.
Haha no need to go that far for this model, the US master build one is a bit more cash tho 😂
@@LetsPlayAll Not where I live. Instruments and audio stuff in general are exceptionally expensive.
@@LuisEduardoBraschi ahh gotcha 🙁
Please don't ever play queen on a king animal guitar
@@dezionlion haha my house my rules 😉🤘
Wanna order this plz where can i order this and whats the cost plz
Google best bet mate 👍