I would be very surprised if those knobs are, indeed, "original"... don't recall any older Guild with something like that. Maybe they were there when you got the guitar, but are not factory-original?
Of course, if you have owned it since it was new, then I'm obviously way off base!
When you changed to the Element system, did your tech use the existing vol/tone pots are did he use the Baggs versions and just connect them to the knobs? If the pots are what were in the guitar, they may be a big part of the problem.
Sounds as though you are more committed to the knobs than the sound of the guitar....
Hope you find a solution that works for you...
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