I was just at our local tackle shop and they just recently accepted on consignment a dozen "custom" made rods. The makers marketing gig was spiral wrapped rods except the butt guide was placed at 90 the next was 120 (about 3 - 4 inches from the 90) then 180. I realize it doesn't really matter how you get down to 180 but this was a configuration the I hadn't seen before.

They were good looking rods priced about $140 to $170 for bass to salmon/steelhead lines. The maker was not local but had a relative in the area peddling them.

Joy Dunlap pioneered that type spiral wrap system a few decades back. It will work fine, provided you aren't pulling crankbaits that cause line to pile heavy to the spiral side.

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Also with it at 90 What about line hitting your hand - depending on how you hold the rod -- I use the 0 butt guide to keep line off the hand and or thumb

Bill - willierods.com

It looks to me that having that quick of a transition with the guides that close together there would be more resistance or friction on the line passing through the guides than on a "slower" spread out configuration which would/should make for a little longer casting distance. But, like they say, "if it works for you and you like it, do it!".