Guild Starfire IV - Cherry Red
Guild





Regular price $1,449.00
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