Semi-hollow body. A deluxe double cutaway loaded with features that give a fully expressive voice to your individual playing style. The classic Guild Starfire V is a semi-hollow beauty with a graceful 16 3/8″ thinline body and twin Guild LB-1 “Little Bucker” pickups that make it an outstanding choice with an authentic Guild voice perfect for rock, blues, roots and more. The Starfire V’s all-mahogany body features an arched top and back, with dual f holes, elegant ivory white body binding, black/white purfling and center-block construction.
Other premium features include bound three-piece mahogany/maple/mahogany neck with vintage-style “soft U” profile, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with 9 1/2″ radius and pearloid block inlays, three-way pickup selector switch, individual volume and tone controls for each pickup and master volume, Tune-O-Matic bridge with rosewood base, Guild vibrato tailpiece, Grover Sta-Tite™ tuning machines, nickel hardware. Includes plush-lined hardshell case.
specifications
body:
Body Construction |
Semi-Hollowbody |
Body Top |
Arched LamiNaturaled Mahogany |
Body Back |
Arched LamiNaturaled Mahogany |
Body Sides |
LamiNaturaled Mahogany |
Body Shape |
Starfire™ V |
Bracing |
Center Block |
Finish |
Gloss Polyurethane, Cherry Red |
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) |
Guitar Weight |
9 lbs |
Body Binding |
Ivory White with Black/White Purfling |
Purfling |
Black/Ivory White |
Soundhole/F-Holes |
Unbound F Holes |
neck:
Neck Material |
3-Piece Mahogany/Maple/Mahogany |
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 |
1-Ply Ivory White |
Fingerboard Material |
Indian Rosewood |
Fingerboard Radius |
9 1/2″ (240 mm) |
Fingerboard Inlays |
Pearloid Block |
# of Frets |
22 |
Fret Size |
JumboNarrow |
Tuning Machines |
Grover® Sta-Tite™ Die-Cast |
Hardware Finish/Plating |
Nickel Plated |
Truss Rod |
Dual-Action |
Truss Rod Wrench |
7mm Hex Truss Rod Wrench |
features:
Bridge |
Guild® Tune-O-Matic with Rosewood Base |
Strings |
D’Addario® 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 |
Black 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 |
379-2205-866 |