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) |
| 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 |
| Purfling |
Black/Ivory |
| Soundhole/F-Holes |
Ivory ABS |
neck:
| Neck Material |
3-Piece Maple/Walnut/Maple |
| Neck Shape |
Vintage Soft U |
| Neck Finish |
Gloss polyurethane |
| Scale Length |
24 3/4 (628 mm) |
| Nut Width |
1 11/16 (43 mm) |
| Nut Material |
Bone |
| Neck Binding |
Ivory ABS |
| Fingerboard Material |
Ebony |
| Fingerboard Radius |
9 1/2 (240 mm) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Control Knobs |
Clear Amber Plastic |
| Controls |
Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) |
| Strap Buttons |
Vintage-Style |
| Pickguard |
Black with Guild Logo |
| Item Number |
379-2305-801 |
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