Guild Starfire V Newark St Semi-Hollow, Cherry Red Overview
The Guild Starfire V is a fantastic rock machine, similar in nearly every way to thhe Starfire IV but with the addition of a Guild vibrato tailpiece for adding colour to your lead playing.The Starfire V's semi-hollow mahogany body adds a great resonance when plugged in, a pair of Guild LB-1 mini humbuckers give it a bright tone with balanced lows and highs. The soft-U profile 3 piece mahogany/maple/mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard is great to play, its jumbo narrow frets are brilliant for bends. Other features include ivory coloured binding, a classic Guild headstock and pickguard logo, individual volume and tone controls for each pickup and an additional master volume control. If you want a vintage-vibe semi, look no further than the Guild Starfire V.
- Body Construction: Semi-Hollowbody
- Body Top: Arched Laminated Mahogany
- Body Back: Arched Laminated Mahogany
- Body Sides: Laminated Mahogany
- Bracing: Center Block
- Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Body Binding: Ivory White with Black/White Purfling
- Purfling: Black/Ivory White
- Soundhole/F-Holes: Unbound F Holes
- Neck Material: 3-Piece Mahogany/Maple/Mahogany
- Neck Shape: Vintage Soft "U"
- Neck Finish: Gloss polyurethane
- Scale Length: 24 3/4"³ (628 mm)
- Nut Width: 1 11/16"³ (43 mm)
- Nut Material: Bone
- Neck Binding: 1-Ply Ivory White
- Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 9 1/2"³ (240 mm)
- Fingerboard Inlays: Pearloid Block
- Number 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
- Bridge: Guild® Tune-O-Matic with Rosewood Base
- Strings: D'Addario® EXL115 Nickel Wound, Medium/Blues-Jazz Rock, (.011-.049 Gauges)
- Bridge Pickup: LB-1
- Neck Pickup: LB-1
- Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
- Pickguard: Black with Guild Logo
