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![Guild M-75 Aristocrat](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mLWcMsFyGLQtPHajk3JjkW-320-80.jpg)
The mysterious history of the Guild M-75 Aristocrat, the blue-blooded hollowbody and vintage rarity
By Bob Wootton published
This evocative downsized archtop appeared in mid-’50s New York and would go on to delight jazz players and rootsy bluesers alike
![George Benson & Band, George Benson, Guitarist, Jazz, USA, performs on July 16, 2013, at Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cZMATm4eVZYeQHsPXksF6Z-320-80.jpg)
How George Benson helped take Ibanez to the next level in the late-’70s
By Janelle Borg published
With multiple Ibanez signature guitars under his belt, the Breezin' guitarist shares the story of how his relationship with the Japanese guitar brand came about
![Four Guild guitars against a gray background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dtxoCkFQ3wLRUrbX82rkvZ-320-80.png)
The Guild 300 Series brings the sound, prized by everyone from Stevie Ray Vaughan to Paul Simon and Eric Clapton to a $299 acoustic
By Guitar World published
Sponsored by Guild Guitars
The new highly-affordable 300 Series offers solid wood tops and classic dreadnought and OM shapes alongside a tone that will turn heads
![Guild Polara Deluxe in Cherry Red](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/we7x2DZoKytuWA9S3qD5Na-320-80.jpg)
“At this level and price it’s a serious starter, spare or – as it ever was – a wicked slide guitar”: Guild Polara Deluxe review
By Dave Burrluck published
Guild has revamped its ’70s-era Polara range. We spent some time with this mid-range 2024 model: a modern pawn-shop prize or a copy too far?
![Four Guild guitars against a gray background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dtxoCkFQ3wLRUrbX82rkvZ-320-80.png)
Guild just dropped some of the most affordable guitars it has ever produced – and these $300 models are keenly spec'd, too
By Janelle Borg published
The iconic guitar brand's new 300 Series promises to deliver premium features and historic tone for under $300
![Guild Traveler](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hXYqnS5dVqCz7GHrRfAtiL-320-80.jpg)
Meet the Guild Traveler, a solid mahogany travel acoustic that costs under $250
By Phil Weller published
The new small body acoustic looks like it’s making a serious play to be the best value travel guitar on the market
![A photo of the Guild M-260E Deluxe Archback acoustic guitar against a white background in a room setting](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/teEokape72DAiLxBjACgxJ-320-80.jpg)
Guild’s M-260E Deluxe brings one of acoustic guitar’s most iconic designs – and USA features – to a new $599 model
By Janelle Borg published
The Guild M-260E's body design was crafted with fingerstyle guitarists in mind
![Guild Kim Thayil S-100 Polara](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CUgsvyzrGjcvTFojK2Vzqh-320-80.jpg)
“This guitar does things most guitars aren’t gonna do”: It took three failed attempts and three decades of waiting, but Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil finally has a signature Guild S-100
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The long-awaited signature model for the grunge guitar icon has landed at last, complete with nods to the Seattle institution’s discography and hand-wound Jason Lollar pickups
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