Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire I DC Cherry Red Semi-Ac

Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire I DC Cherry Red Semi-Acoustic Guitar
Product no: 9000-0062-2169 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The Guild Starfire I DC makes a refreshed comeback and brings a number of just as fresh upgrades. This Newark St. Collection reissue has a thinner neck, a fitted centre-block, and two new Guild HB-2 Humbuckers. The thinner neck profile immediately lifts the playability of this vintage-styled hollowbody, while the modern touch of the centre-block fitted under the arched top has the double benefit of reducing on-stage feedback and adding a little more stability in terms of both tuning and intonation. The specially developed pair of HB-2 pickups shape a deliciously classic Fifties-slash-Sixties double-wound sound with a nice extra dose of definition and, to broaden the tonal palette further, a push/pull coil-split is provided. This version of the reborn Starfire has been finished with a stopbar tailpiece.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	22
Number of strings	6
Body depth	thinline
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + tailpiece
Centre block	yes
Sustainable product	not specified
Pickup configuration	HH
Pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Suitable style of music	warm blues, rock
Neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	mahogany
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Wood type (soundboard)	mahogany
Wood type (sides)	mahogany
For what genre?	Rock & Blues (overdrive)
Includes cover	no
Includes case	no
Colour	red
Country of origin	South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam
Left-handed	no
Body material	mahogany
Scale length	24.75 inches (629mm)
Body type	hollow-body
Set	no

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	5,1 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	118,0 x 45,0 x 15,0 cm

Product specifications

Guild semi-acoustic guitar
- model: Starfire I DC
- series: Newark St. Collection
- colour: Cherry Red
body
- material: mahogany
- finish: high gloss
- shape: doublecut hollowbody
- top: mahogany
- binding: white
neck
- joint: set
- material: mahogany
- finish: high gloss
- profile: Modern Thin U
- scale length: 24.75 inch (629 mm)
- fretboard: Indian rosewood
- fretboard radius: 12.5 inch (320 mm)
- binding: white
- number of frets: 22
- fret type: narrow, tall
- string nut material: synthetic
- string nut width: 43 mm (1.69 inch)
- position markers: pearloid dots
- truss rod: dual action
hardware
- bridge: Guild Tune-O-Matic
- tailpiece: stopbar tailpiece
- hardware finish: nickel
- machine heads: Guild vintage-style open-gear
- pickguard: black
- strings: D'Addario EXL115 .011 - .049
electronics
- pickups: 2x Guild HB-2 Humbucker
- controls: 2x volume, 2x tone, 3-way pickup switch, push / pull coil split

Reviews from other countries

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Alexander L. 14 July 2021

Wrote the following about Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire I DC Cherry Red Semi-Acoustic Guitar

A fabulous guitar, great action, well made, very versatile range of sounds with the coil tap function on both pickups. Very comfortable to wear for playing. I'd recommend an angled jack lead into the guitar output as a straight jack tends to get in the way. There are quite a few semi acoustics at this price point, but in my opinion this one is the best.

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Delivery time unknown

Recommended price £644.00

£509.00

Number of frets	22
Number of strings	6
body depth	thinline
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + vibrato
centre block	yes
Sustainable product	not specified
Pickup configuration	HH
pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Suitable style of music	warm blues, rock
neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	maple
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Wood type (soundboard)	maple
Wood type (sides)	maple

For what genre?	Rock & Blues (overdrive)
includes cover	no
includes case	no
colour	blue
country of origin	South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam
left-handed	no
Body material	maple
Scale length	24.75 inches (629mm)
body type	hollow-body
set	no
Complete	~
Original packaging	~
Condition of product	~

Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire I DC Emerald Green Semi-Acoustic Guitar with Tremolo

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Order now and receive delivery within approx. 4 weeks

Recommended price £644.00

£529.00

Number of frets	22
Number of strings	6
body depth	thinline
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + vibrato
centre block	yes
Sustainable product	not specified
Pickup configuration	HH
pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Suitable style of music	warm blues, rock
neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	maple
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Wood type (soundboard)	spruce
Wood type (sides)	spruce

For what genre?	Rock & Blues (overdrive)
includes cover	no
includes case	no
colour	green
country of origin	South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam
left-handed	no
Body material	maple
Scale length	24.75 inches (629mm)
body type	hollow-body
set	no
Complete	~
Original packaging	~
Condition of product	~

Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire I DC California Burst Semi-Acoustic Guitar

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Order now and receive delivery within approx. 4 weeks

Recommended price £743.00

£595.00

Number of frets	22
Number of strings	6
body depth	thinline
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + tailpiece
centre block	yes
Sustainable product	not specified
Pickup configuration	HH
pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Suitable style of music	warm blues
neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	mahogany
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Wood type (soundboard)	mahogany
Wood type (sides)	mahogany

For what genre?	Rock & Blues (overdrive)
includes cover	no
includes case	no
colour	brown, burst, wood/natural
country of origin	South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam
left-handed	no
Body material	mahogany
Scale length	24.75 inches (629mm)
body type	hollow-body
set	no
Complete	~
Original packaging	~
Condition of product	~