Featuring Guilds iconic double-cutaway Starfire body shape, the Starfire VI has stunning AAA flamed maple top, back, and sides, and a solid centerblock. Dual LB-1 Little Bucker pickups, replicas of Guilds 1960s smaller size humbucking pickups, offer a range of tones well-suited for a variety of playing styles and genres. The Starfire VI has a three-piece maple/walnut/maple neck and a bound ebony fingerboard inlaid with mother-of-pearl and abalone V-blocks. It also features a pinned Tune-o-Matic bridge with ebony base, and comes adorned with gold hardware, 5 ply black and ivory purfling, deluxe f-hole and body binding, and a Guild Vibrato Tailpiece. Its available in a high gloss blonde finish, and includes a hardshell case. Guilds most deluxe Starfire on the market, the VI has the vintage look, tone, and feel that you can only get from a Guild Starfire.
Specifications
body:
| Body Construction | Semi-Hollowbody |
| Body Top | Arched Laminated Flamed Maple |
| Body Back | Arched Laminated Flamed Maple |
| Body Sides | Laminated Flamed Maple |
| Body Shape | Starfire VI |
| Bracing | Center Block |
| Finish | Gloss Polyurethane, Blonde |
| Body Depth Upper Bout | 1 5/8 (41 mm) |
| Body Depth Lower Bout | 1 3/4 (44.45 mm) |
| Body Length | 18 1/4 (464 mm)
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| Body Width Lower Bout | 16 3/8 (416 mm) |
| Body Width Upper Bout | 11 3/4 (298 mm) |
| Overall Guitar Length | 41 1/2 (1055 mm) |
| Body Binding | Ivory ABS
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| Purfling | Black/Ivory
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| Soundhole/F-Holes | Ivory ABS |
neck:
| Neck Material | 3-Piece Maple/Walnut/Maple
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| Neck Shape | Vintage Soft U
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| Neck Finish | Gloss polyurethane
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| Scale Length | 24 3/4 (628 mm)
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| Nut Width | 1 11/16 (43 mm)
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| Nut Material | Bone |
| Neck Binding | Ivory ABS |
| Fingerboard Material | Ebony |
| Fingerboard Radius | 9 1/2 (240 mm)
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| Fingerboard Inlays | MOP/Abalone V-Block |
| # of Frets | 22 |
| Fret Size | Jumbo Narrow |
| Tuning Machines | Grover Sta-Tite Open-Gear 18:1 |
| Hardware Finish/Plating | Gold |
| Truss Rod | Dual-Action |
| Truss Rod Wrench | 7mm Hex Truss Rod Wrench |
features:
| Bridge | Guild Tune-O-Matic with Rosewood or Ebony Base (Dependent on production date)* |
| Strings | DAddario EXL115 Nickel Wound, Medium/Blues-Jazz Rock, (.011-.049 Gauges)
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| Case or Gig Bag | TKL Deluxe Hardshell |
| Bridge Pickup | LB-1 |
| Neck Pickup | LB-1 |
| Pickup Configuration | HH |
| Pickup Switches | 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
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| Control Knobs | Clear Amber Plastic
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| Controls | Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
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| Strap Buttons | Vintage-Style |
| Pickguard | Black with Guild Logo
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| Item Number | 379-2305-801 |
