Well, I thought long and hard about it and was just about to pull the trigger on the Guild. However, I saw that Fender had the Squire 40th Anniversary Jazzmaster on sale and was able to get my local shop to price match. So, I got the Jazzmaster for $350, which I think is a pretty good deal and this scratches the offset itch. It's about half the price of the Guild, though I think the Guild certainly looks better.
The only concern I had over the Guild was the layout. It's very Strat-like, which many will love, but I don't like three pickup guitars. That middle pickup always gets in my way!
I have no doubt the components are higher quality on the Guild, but I guess I can upgrade these as needed on the Squire. I may eventually get the Guild, but man, I wish they would make one with two Franz P90 pickups and the tremolo.