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Guild STARFIRE VI Semi Hollow-Body Electric Guitar

Description

The Newark St. Series Starfire VI semi-hollowbody electric guitar offers the feel and style of a popular 1960s icon with a touch of high-end class. The body is made from stunning AAA flamed maple. A pair of LB-1 "Little Bucker" pickups with their own tone and volume controls fine-tune your sound for a tone that is as distinct as the guitar's looks. And the Starfire VI offers the smooth bending and pitch control you'll only get from a great vibrato tailpiece. The Starfire VI is the uptown sibling of the Starfire line.

A dressed-up classic

Based on the Starfire from the '60s, this Guild Starfire VI semi-hollowbody electric guitar packs the intricacies that made the original a popular guitar during the rock revolution. The semi-hollowbody's arched AAA flamed maple top and back make for a seductive look and feel to the instrument. The open-back, vintage-style Grover Sta-Tite tuning machines recall the originals, but with the tuning stability of a modern guitar. And the individual tone and volume controls for each pickup and master volume knob let you dial in endless tonal shades.

Mahogany thinline construction

The semi-hollow thinline design of the Starfire VI blends the benefits of a solidbody and hollowbody electric guitar. The hollow wings offer more warmth and detail to your sound, while the centerblock helps fight feedback at loud performance volumes. The guitar's body is made of AAA flamed maple for an articulate tone. And the 3-piece maple/walnut/maple neck is ultra stable and adds attack with plenty of note fundamental to your sound. The Starfire VI blends the best of both worlds effortlessly.

LB-1 anti-hum pickups

The Guild Starfire VI is outfitted with a pair of hum-canceling LB-1 Little Bucker pickups. Originally designed in the 1960s, the Little Buckers were an alternative to single-coil pickups. The output sits somewhere between a single-coil and a vintage-style PAF humbucker. They offer more jangle than a PAF but a little more warmth than a traditional single-coil. Factor in the 3-way pickup selector, and you'll discover why players are loving the Starfire VI.

Features

Thinline semi-hollowbody based on the '60s Guild Starfire
LB-1 pickup serves up rich, vintage-style tones
AAA flamed maple construction looks high end and classy
Exceptional tone and looks from laminated maple back, sides, and top
3-piece maple/walnut/maple neck
Guild vibrato tailpiece offers vintage warble
Grover Sta-Tite tuners give you excellent tuning stability
Specifications

Number of Strings6
Left-/Right-handedRight-handed
Body
Body TypeSemi-hollowbody
Body ShapeDoublecut
Body MaterialFlame maple
Top MaterialFlame maple
Body FinishGloss Polyurethane
ColorBlonde
Neck
Neck Material3-Piece Maple/Walnut/Maple
Neck ShapeVintage Soft U
Neck JointSet Neck
Radius9.5"
Fingerboard MaterialEbony
Fingerboard InlayMother-of-pearl/Abalone V-Block
Number of Frets22
Scale Length24.75"
Nut Width1.675"
Nut MaterialBone
Hardware
Bridge/TailpieceGuild Tune-O-Matic with Rosewood Base and Guild Vibrato Tailpiece
TunersGrover Sta-Tite Die-cast
Electronics
Neck PickupLB-1 humbucker
Bridge PickupLB-1 humbucker
Controls2 x pickup volume, 2 x tone, 1 x master volume
Switching3-way toggle pickup switch
Miscellaneous
StringsD'Addario EXL115 Nickel Wound, .011-.049
Case/Gig BagHardshell Case
Manufacturer Part Number:99-742-0210