Guild S-300 Deluxe Solidbody Electric Guitar

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zZounds Gear Experts Say...

Dare to be different with this stunning solidbody electric, featuring a striking teardrop shape, HB-2+ humbucking pickups, and an Ultimate Angle bridge.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Mahogany body	Rich, warm, focused sound; added sustain
Mahogany neck	Great sustain, strength, and warm tone
Set-neck construction	Solid joinery for great sustain and feel
Indian rosewood fretboard	Rich lows, pronounced treble, and clear midrange

Overview

The Guild S-300 Deluxe solidbody electric guitar revisits Guild's cult classic S-300, originally introduced in 1977. The S-300 guitar's futuristic offset body boasted bold cutaways and contours that were considered radical at the time, and the S-300 Deluxe honors and furthers that legacy -- while also giving the instrument an eye-catching metallic finish.

Hear the Guild S-300 in our video demo:

The S-300 Deluxe features a comfortable contoured mahogany body and vintage Soft U mahogany set neck, a bound rosewood fingerboard, a large headstock with Guild peak logo and Chesterfield inlays, a stylish black pickguard, and classy top hat knobs. A pair of HB-2+ humbucking pickups combined with dual Volume and Tone controls and a phase switch deliver tones ranging from old-school warmth and punch to cutting-edge crunch and clarity.

Stand out with a guitar as daringly different as you are!

Features:

- Double-cutaway offset mahogany body
- Vintage Soft U mahogany set neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with 24.75" scale length
- Pearloid Guild Peak logo, Chesterfield, and block inlays
- HB-2+ humbucking pickups with Alnico V magnets
- (2) Volume and (2) Tone controls with top hat knobs
- 3-Way pickup selector, mini-toggle phase switch
- Ultimate Angle Tune-o-matic-style bridge, compensated tailpiece
- Grover G2 open-gear tuners

Specs

- Body Shape: Guild S-300
- Body Type: Solid Body
- Body Wood (Solid Body): Mahogany
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Neck Joint: Set-Neck
- Scale Length: 24 3/4" (629mm)
- Frets To Body: 18
- Truss Rod: Dual Action
- Truss Rod Wrench: 4mm Allen Key
- Neck Shape: Vintage Soft "U"
- Neck Thickness 1st Fret: 21mm
- Neck Thickness 9th Fret: 23.5mm
- Headstock Shape: Guild Vintage Large
- Headstock Logo: Guild Peak Logo with Chesterfield - Pearloid
- Fingerboard Wood: Indian Rosewood
- Total Number of Frets: 24
- Fingerboard Inlay: Blocks - Pearloid
- Fingerboard Inlay Locations: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17
- Fingerboard Binding: Ivory
- Fingerboard Radius: 12.5" (320mm)
- Fret Type: Narrow Jumbo
- Fingerboard Side Dots: 2mm Dots - Black
- Finish Type: Gloss Polyurethane
- Nut Material: Composite
- Nut Width: 1 11/16" (43mm)
- Nut String Spacing: 1 3/8" (35mm)
- Hardware Color: Nickel
- Bridge String Spacing: 2" (50mm)
- Bridge: Guild Ultimate Angle Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Guild Compensated Stoptail
- Tuning Machines: Grover G2 Open Gear Tuners
- Pickguard: S-300 - 5-Ply B/W/B/W/B
- Truss Rod Cover: Rounded Arrowhead 3-Ply Black/White/Black
- Volume Knobs: Guild Volume Top Hat
- Tone Knobs: Guild Tone Top Hat
- Neck Pickup: Guild HB-2+ Humbucker Nickel - Neck
- Bridge Pickup: Guild HB-2+ Humbucker Nickel - Bridge
- Pickup Switch: 3-Way Toggle
- Aux Switch: 2-Way Mini Toggle - Bridge Pickup Phase
- Strings: D'Addario EXL110 - Nickel Wound Regular Light (.010" - .046")
- Included Accessories: Canvas Bag, Owner Manual, Picks

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging

Neptune Blue

Shipping Weight: 12.5 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 44 x 16 x 6 in
Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 99-743-0370

Vintage Sterling

Shipping Weight: 12.75 lbs
Shipping Dimensions: 44 x 16 x 6 in
Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 99-743-0380

Things To Know

Guild S-300 Deluxe Solidbody Electric Guitar

Updated August 25, 2026 08:22 by Justin LaForte

Hey everybody, this is Justin at zZounds and these are some things to know about the Guild S300 Deluxe guitar. This is a really cool guitar. They actually designed and released this in 1977, but this is making a comeback in this brand new version right now. Some cool things to know about it are that it has a mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard. It's got these cool block inlays as well.

But really of note is this phase switch right here. And that activates a phase that really accentuates kind of your middle pickup position as well as your neck and treble too when it's engaged. So you can get these kind of out-of-phase sounds that are really great. Opens up a lot more tonal options for you. So it is really worth experimenting and hearing that in action. And that's just a couple really cool things to know about the Guild S300 Deluxe.

Guild S-300 Deluxe Solidbody Electric Guitar

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 480-596-7195

Reviews

(1 ratings)

Submitted August 1, 2026 by a customer from gmail.com

"Love it"

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There should have been a gig bag or case. Now with that out of the way, I love this guitar. I took it from a hot delivery truck into my air conditioned home, opened up the well packed box, threw on a strap and plugged it in. The guitar was shipped with the tension reduced, as it should be. I tuned it up and just played. It’s very rare for me to buy a new guitar and immediately fall in love with the pickups. These sound fantastic, in and out of phase. They sounded fantastic straight into my Bad Cat Lynx and my Blackheart Handsome Devil. It handled all my dirt and fuzz pedals very well. I couldn’t get a sound I didn’t like out of it. The guitar is on the light side and is easy on the shoulder and back. These neck isn’t slim or chunky, and is very comfortable to play. No fret sprout, no dead frets. Action was good and playable and there is no fret buzz. After a good amount of playing to stretch the strings, the tuning stability is fantastic. Intonation was a bit off on the low E (easily fixed), but all the others strings were dead on. I couldn’t be happier with this purchase. It’s the first Guild I’ve owned, but probably won’t be the last.

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