Starfire IV ST Flamed Maple

This guitar puts a modern twist on a highly popular semi-hollow Guild classic. With its graceful double cutaway and thinline body, the original Starfire IV was prized by many guitarists from the mid-1960s onward for its incomparable tone and feel. Premium features include an all flamed maple body, a solid spruce center block, rosewood fingerboard, and Guild’s hallmark maple neck with walnut center seam. This model features a Tune-O-Matic bridge, with a stopbar tailpiece for increased sustain and stability. The Starfire IV ST Flamed Maple includes dual LB-1 “Little Bucker” pickups, replicas of Guild’s original smaller size humbucking pickups, and includes a hardshell case.

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Body

Body Type	Semi-Hollowbody
Body Shape	Starfire IV
Body Top	Arched Maple
Body Wood (Solid Bodies)	N / A
Soundhole / F Holes Binding	Unbound F Holes
Body Sides	Maple
Body Back	Arched Maple
Purfling	Black / Ivory ABS
Body Binding	Cream ABS

Neck

Neck Material	Mahogany with a Maple Center Strip
Scale Length	24 3/4" (629mm)
Neck Shape	Vintage Soft "U"
Nut Width	1 11/16" (43mm)
Neck Thickness 1st Fret	20mm
Neck Thickness 9th Fret	24mm
Truss Rod	Dual Action
Truss Rod Wrench	7mm Socket Wrench
Fingerboard Material	Indian Rosewood or Ebony (Dependent on production date)*
Fingerboard Radius	9 1/2" (240mm)
Fingerboard Inlays	Pearloid Dots
Frets Total	22
Fret Type	Narrow Jumbo
Fingerboard Binding	1-Ply Ivory ABS

Finish

Finish - Top	Gloss Polyurethane
Finish - Back and Sides	Gloss Polyurethane
Finish - Neck	Gloss Polyurethane

Hardware

Bridge String Spacing	2" (52mm)
Hardware Finish / Plating	Nickel Plated
Bridge	Guild Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece	Stopbar Tailpiece - Nickel
Nut Material	Bone
Tuning Machines	Grover® Sta-Tite™ Open-Gear 18:1
Strap Buttons	Vintage Style
Pickguard	Black with Guild Logo

Electronics

Bridge Pickup	Guild LB-1
Neck Pickup	Guild LB-1
Pickup Switch	3-Way Toggle: 1. Bridge Pickup - 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups - 3. Neck Pickup
Controls	Neck Volume & Tone, Bridge Volume & Tone, 3-way Toggle Pickup Switch

Other

Strings	D'Addario EXL115 Nickel Wound, Medium (.011 - .049)
Included Case	TKL Deluxe Hardshell
Upper Bout Width	11 3/4" (299mm)
Lower Bout Width	16 3/8" (416mm)
Body Depth Upper Bout	1 5/8" (41mm)
Body Depth Lower Bout	1 3/4" (44mm)
Body Length	18 1/4" (464mm)
Overall Length	41 1/2" (1055mm)

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