Guild Starfire IV - Cherry

Guild Starfire IV - Cherry Description

The Guild Starfire IV Cherry Red is a superbly built semi-hollow electric guitar, hand-crafted in Korea, and comes with a deluxe hard case. This marks the welcome return of a highly popular semi-hollow Guild classic, featuring 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. Newark St. models are handcrafted instruments with authentic Guild electric tone and superior feel.

Key Features:

• Rock-solid three-piece neck
• Special vintage-style "anti-hum" pickups
• Classically brilliant Cherry Red finish
• Authentic Guild body shapes, arch radii, and neck profiles
• Authentically vintage-style pickups and hardware
• Improved playing action, ideal for today’s alternative styles

Body Specifications

• Material: Laminated Mahogany
• Shape: Starfire™ IV
• Back: Arched Laminated Mahogany
• Sides: Laminated Mahogany
• Top: Arched Laminated Mahogany
• Finish: Gloss Urethane
• Bracing: Center Block
• Purfling: Black/Ivory White
• F Holes/Sound Holes: Unbound F Holes
• Depth: 1.75" (44.45 mm)
• Length: 20.25" (514 mm)
• Width (Lower Bout): 16.38" (416 mm)
• Binding: Ivory White with Black/White Purfling

Neck Specifications

• Shape: Vintage Soft "U"
• Number of Frets: 22
• Fret Size: Jumbo
• Position Inlays: Pearloid Dot
• Fingerboard Radius: 9.45" (240 mm)
• Fretboard Material: Rosewood
• Neck Material: 3-Piece Mahogany/Maple/Mahogany
• Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Scale Length: 24.75" (628 mm)
• Headstock: Newark St.™
• Binding: 1-Ply Ivory White
• Truss Rods: Dual-Action Head Adjust
• Truss Rod Nut: Hex

Electronics

• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Bridge Pickup: Guild® "Anti-Hum" Dual-Coil
• Neck Pickup: Guild® "Anti-Hum" Dual-Coil
• Pickup Switching:
  • Position 1: Bridge Pickup
  • Position 2: Bridge and Neck Pickups
  • Position 3: Neck Pickup
• Controls:
  • Volume 1 (Neck Pickup)
  • Tone 1 (Neck Pickup)
  • Volume 2 (Bridge Pickup)
  • Tone 2 (Bridge Pickup)

Hardware

• Finish: Nickel-Plated
• Bridge: Guild® Adjusto-Matic™ with Rosewood Base
• Tuning Machines: Grover® Sta-Tite™ Die-Cast
• String Nut: Bone
• Pickguard: Opaque Plexi Pickguard with Guild® Logo

Tools

• Truss Rod Wrench: Yes

Miscellaneous

• Strings: D'Addario® EXL115 Nickel Wound, Medium/Blues-Jazz Rock (.011-.049 Gauges)
• Unique Features:
  • Thinline Double Cutaway Semi-Hollow Body
  • Guild® "Harp" Tailpiece
  • Chesterfield Headstock Inlay

Accessories

• Control Knobs: Black Plastic
• Deluxe Hard Case

This guitar combines classic design with modern craftsmanship, making it a perfect choice for players seeking premium quality and authentic tone.