Guild Starfire IV - Cherry Red

This marks the welcome return of a highly popular semi-hollow Guild classic, with a graceful double-cutaway thinline body and incomparable tone and feel. The original Starfire IV was prized by many guitarists from the mid-1960s onward as a distinctively rocking instrument, and its spirit and design pervade this new model. Other premium features include a rock-solid three-piece neck, special vintage-style LB-1 “Little Bucker” pickups and the classically brilliant Cherry Red.

The Guild LB-1 "Little Bucker" was first offered in 1962 as an upgrade from single coil pickups. Tonally, it has a little more jangle than a traditional PAF humbucker.  The resistance and inductance of these pickups sit comfortably between a typical single coil and typical humbucker - contributing to the airy nature of the LB-1 without compromising its warmth.  The LB-1 has a unique footprint, placing it in between a mini-humbucker and a full size humbucker.

Specs:

• Body Type:  Semi-Hollowbody
• Body Shape:  Starfire IV
• Body Top:  Arched Mahogany
• Body Sides:  Mahogany
• Body Back:  Arched Mahogany
• Purfling:  Black / Ivory ABS
• Body Binding:  Cream ABS
• Neck Material:  Mahogany with a Maple Center Strip
• Scale Length:  24 3/4" (629mm)
• Neck Shape;  Vintage Soft "U"
• Nut Width:  1 11/16" (43mm)
• Neck Thickness 1st Fret:  20mm
• Neck Thickness 9th Fret:  24mm
• Truss Rod:  Dual Action
• Truss Rod Wrench:  7mm Socket Wrench
• Fingerboard Material:  Indian Rosewood or Ebony 
• Fingerboard Radius:  9 1/2" (240mm)
• Fingerboard Inlays:  Pearloid Dots
• Frets Total:  22
• Fret Type:  Narrow Jumbo
• Fingerboard Binding:  1-Ply Ivory ABS
• Finish - Gloss Polyurethane
• Bridge String Spacing:  2" (52mm)
• Hardware Finish / Plating:  Nickel Plated
• Bridge:  Pinned Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Rosewood or Ebony Base
• Tailpiece:  Guild Harp Tailpiece Short - Nickel
• Nut Material:  Bone
• Tuning Machines:  Grover® Sta-Tite™ Open-Gear 18:1
• Strap Buttons:  Vintage Style
• Pickguard:  Black with Guild Logo
• Bridge Pickup:  Guild LB-1
• Neck Pickup:  Guild LB-1
• Pickup Switch:  3-Way Toggle: 1. Bridge Pickup - 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups - 3. Neck Pickup
• Controls:  Neck Volume & Tone, Bridge Volume & Tone, 3-way Toggle Pickup Switch
• Strings:  D'Addario EXL115 Nickel Wound, Medium (.011 - .049)
• Included Case:  TKL Deluxe Hardshell