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Guild Starfire II semi-acoustic guitar, natural

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Guild Starfire II semi-acoustic guitar, natural
Product no: 9000-0024-0823 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

A semi-acoustic guitar by a well-known brand doesn't have to cost a fortune, as Guild shows with this Starfire II. It's a hollowbody guitar with an arched mahogany body and a natural finish that really shows off its characteristic wood grain. One look at this semi-acoustic is enough to know you're dealing with a top-notch instrument. Plug it into a good (tube)amp, and you'll have the warm tone of mahogany and the clear sound of the Guild humbuckers at your disposal.

Construction

The body of this Guild Starfire II is thinner than most standard semi-acoustic guitars, which makes it easier to handle while playing. Despite its thinner shape, the sound is full and warm, which has everything to do with the construction of this fully-laminated mahogany body. The top frets are easy to reach thanks to a Florentine cutaway, and two Guild LB-1 pickups add sparkling trebles to the overall sound to prevent it from getting too woolly. For those who are not fans of the vintage-style vibrato unit, the T.O.M bridge with tailpiece is a godsend. On top of it all, this guitar is easy to intonate and stays in tune with remarkable stability.

Guild Little Buckers

A characteristic feature of the Guild is its pickup configuration that consists of two Guild 'Little Buckers'. As far as sound is concerned, they are somewhere between a classic humbucker and a sparkling single-coil. They offer the brightness and clarity of a traditional P90 but with more warmth a lot less noise than a single-coil. The unwanted feedback hollowbodies are sometimes known for is effectively countered thanks to a solid block of mahogany at the bridge position. The comprehensive tone control enables you to produce a wide range of sounds. In short, this guitar has all the features you want in a hollowbody!

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	22
Number of strings	6
Body depth	thinline
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + tailpiece
Centre block	yes
Pickup configuration	HH
Pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	mahogany
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Wood type (soundboard)	mahogany
Wood type (sides)	mahogany
Includes cover	no
Includes case	no
Colour	wood/natural
Country of origin	South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam
Left-handed	no
Scale length	24.75 inches (629mm)
Set	no

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	6,8 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	113,0 x 55,0 x 14,0 cm

Product specifications

Guild semi-acoustic guitar
model:
- series: Newark St. Collection
- colour: natural
body
- top: arched, laminated mahogany
- sides: laminated mahogany
- back: arched, laminated mahogany
- finish: high gloss
- binding: cream coloured
- sound holes: F-style without binding
- reinforcement: bridge block
neck
- neck joint: set-in
- material: mahogany
- finish: high gloss
- profile: thin 'u'
- scale length: 24.75 in
- fretboard: rosewood
- fretboard radius: 9.5 in
- number of frets: 22
- fret type: thin jumbo
- string nut material: urea
- string nut width: 1.69 in
- position markers: white dots
- truss rod: single-action
hardware
- bridge: T.O.M-style
- tailpiece: stop tail
- hardware finish: chrome-plated
- machine heads: Guild vintage-style open-gear
electronics
- bridge pickup: Guild LB-1 'Little Bucker' (B)
- neck pickup: Guild LB-1 'Little Bucker' (B)
- controls: 2x volume, 2x tone, 3-way pickup switch

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