The Starfire IV ST Maple 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 maple body, a solid spruce center block, rosewood fingerboard, and Guild’s hallmark mahogany neck with maple center seam. This model features a Tune-O-Matic bridge, with a stopbar tailpiece for increased sustain and stability. The Starfire IV ST Maple includes dual LB-1 “Little Bucker” pickups, replicas of Guild’s original smaller size humbucking pickups. Available in Emerald Green, Natural Flamed Maple or Vintage Sunburst, and includes hardshell case.
Specifications
Body:
Body Construction
Semi-Hollowbody
Body Top
Arched Laminated Maple
Body Back
Arched Laminated Maple
Body Sides
Laminated Maple
Body Shape
Starfire IV
Bracing
Center Block
Finish
Gloss Polyurethane, Emerald Green
Body Depth Upper Bout
1 5/8″ (41 mm)
Body Depth Lower Bout
1 3/4″ (44 mm)
Body Length
18 1/4″ (464 mm)
Body Width Lower Bout
16 1/2″ (419 mm)
Body Width Upper Bout
11 3/4″ (298 mm)
Overall Guitar Length
41 1/2″ (1055mm)
Body Binding
Ivory White with Black/White Purfling
Purfling
Black/Ivory White
Soundhole/F-Holes Binding
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 Dot
# of Frets
22
Fret Size
Narrow Jumbo
Tuning Machines
Grover Sta-Tite Open-Gear 14:1
Hardware Finish/Plating
Nickel Plated
Truss Rod
Dual-Action
Truss Rod Wrench
7mm Hex Truss Rod Wrench
Features:
Bridge
Guild® Tune-O-Matic bridge with Stopbar tailpiece
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 Blade: 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)
