The Guild S-100

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is a lightweight solid-body guitar made by the

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. It features two humbucking pickups and its body is styled similarly to a

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, but is slightly offset. In the 1970s, a version of this guitar was available from the factory with leaves and acorns carved in

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into the body of the guitar. Players of the Guild S-100 have included

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(on the 1975

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album ''

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''),

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and

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, Chris McCaughan of

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of Pavement,

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, Alec Stephen of

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and Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople.

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