barrycreed
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Is the standard Polara still made in Korea?
So far it is, yes.Is the standard Polara still made in Korea?
Boy, this story is really getting confusing. Then again, the price differences and appointments among the Starfire models was probably just the tip of the iceberg. Well, if this brings the prices down, it'll be good news for 'leccie crowd!Not only in black and white but there is also the cherry red version available as "limited" made by P.T. Samick in Indonesia!
Sweetwater shows HB-1 with coil split, that would be new!
"So, what’s so limited about the Polara Limited? This Guild is loaded with elegant appointments from head to toe, not least of which is the sleek ebony fingerboard’s highly refined look and feel. Handsome ivoroid binding wraps around the headstock and fingerboard, giving Guild’s classic rock machine a decidedly upscale edge. Finally, the fingerboard and headstock are studded with beautiful pearloid designs to ensure that both you and your audience won’t be able to take your eyes off the Guild Polara Limited."
Guild Polara Limited Electric Guitar - Cherry
Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Cherrywww.sweetwater.com
Bottom line: There might be no Korean production of the S-100 anymore. Do you find a new Korean one online anywhere? (I mean with 2022 or newer Serial number)
Ralf
Do you find a new Korean one online anywhere? (I mean with 2022 or newer Serial number)
Good, but the "limited" versions are also having 2022 serials. So at least it is good to still see 2022 WMI models (KWM serials). I only noticed that Sweetwater has no WMI versions shown anymore and they are often leading the news.To be fair, those 3 examples are all from very early in 2022 and could be the last ones made in Korea. We won't know until we see some with higher serials or Guild removes the Korean S-100 from their website.
I thought the Limited has new coil-split HB-1 pickups vs. normal HB-1 on the Deluxe? True? Also the Limited has binding around the headstock.NS S-100 Deluxe and NS S-100 Ltd Ed - are the nearly the same guitar with 3 differences.
It's not listed in the specifications, but the Deluxe has 2 push-pull volume pots to split each HB-2 (to me the reissue HB-1 and HB-2 are sonically equivalent). The Deluxe has a bound headstock, too.I thought the Limited has new coil-split HB-1 pickups vs. normal HB-1 on the Deluxe? True? Also the Limited has binding around the headstock.
Those are not HB-2 I believe. I though HB-2 is standard size with only one height adjustment screw on the bass side but those have two! The specs read HB-1. Now a normal reissue HB-1 had no coil split, so they seem to be new HB-1 ?...the Deluxe has 2 push-pull volume pots to split each HB-2.
Ralf you are correct! The HB-2 is found on the new Surfliner Deluxe and the Aristocrat HH. The S-100 models use the HB-1s. Too many pickups.Those are not HB-2 I believe.