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Guild Guitars Starfire I SC Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitar, Vintage Walnut, Florentine-Cut, Newark St. Collection

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Color: Vintage Walnut


Style: Single Cutaway


Features

  • An affordably priced, single cut Starfire has arrived.
  • Based on the timeless Starfire II and III single cut body shape, the Starfire I SC features a 2 thick, hollow body with an added bridge block to increase bridge stability and improved resonance.
  • Made with a sturdy arched maple top, back, and sides, the Starfire I SC has the airy tonality of a hollow body instrument with bright overtones and pronounced lows.
  • The 24 3/4 scale length and modern thin U neck profile provide a fast, smooth playing neck, while the premium Guild Vintage 18 tuners and Tune-o-matic bridge ensure the strings are accessible and in tune.
  • Rich, vintage tone is injected by Guilds own HB-2 Alnico II humbuckers, and the push-pull coil splitting feature allows for singing, single coil tones from either pickup.
  • Natural wood has unique spirit and varies greatly in color richness and wood grain; Product shipped may appear lighter or darker in color than the product shown here.

Description

An affordably priced, single cut Starfire has arrived. Based on the timeless Starfire II and III single cut body shape, the Starfire I SC features a 2“ thick, hollow body with an added bridge block to increase bridge stability and improved resonance. Made with a sturdy arched maple top, back, and sides, the Starfire I SC has the airy tonality of a hollow body instrument with bright overtones and pronounced lows. The 24 3/4” scale length and modern thin “U” neck profile provide a fast, smooth playing neck, while the premium Guild Vintage 18 tuners and Tune-o-matic bridge ensure the strings are accessible and in tune. Rich, vintage tone is injected by Guild’s own HB-2 Alnico II humbuckers, and the push-pull coil splitting feature allows for singing, single coil tones from either pickup. All of these features come standard on the Starfire I platform. Available in Antique Sunburst or Vintage Walnut finishes. For those looking for something a little extra, the Starfire I SC GVT comes equipped with Guild’s vibrato tailpiece featuring a roller tension bar for additional tonal versatility. Available in Seafoam Green and Snowcrest White finishes.

Brand: GUILD


Color: Vintage Walnut


Top Material Type: Maple Wood


Body Material: Maple


Back Material Type: Maple Wood


Neck Material Type: Mahogany


Fretboard Material Type: Indian Rosewood


Guitar Pickup Configuration: H


String Material Type: Nickel


Hand Orientation: Right


Item Weight: 7.5 pounds


Product Dimensions: 41.5 x 16.38 x 1.63 inches


Item model number: Starfire I SC VWN


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: September 24, 2020


Back Material: Maple Wood


Body Material: Maple


Color Name: Vintage Walnut


Fretboard Material: Indian Rosewood


Guitar Pickup Configuration: H


Scale Length: 24.75


String Material: Nickel


Top Material: Maple Wood


Neck Material Type: Mahogany


Number of Strings: 6


Guitar Bridge System: Tune-O-Matic


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • First Mid-Range Guitar
Color: Cherry Red Style: Double Cutaway
Absolutely love this guitar. It's everything I could have wanted for a first guitar for myself. I've played bass for years and had guitars around, but never one of my own. The cherry finish is gorgeous, everything about this guitar is visually pleasing. The double binding, the headstock logo, I could go on and on about how it looks without even mentioning how well it plays. Which it does. You can play it without being plugged in and while it doesn't have a full acoustic sound by any means, it's certainly louder than any electric I've ever played. The sound from the pickups is amazing, I love being able to switch between series and parallel and soften the effects I'm using by just pulling the volume knob. The only issue I've noticed is a slight interference at times from the pickups not being fully shielded which I think is an easy enough fix, definitely not enough to warrant a 4-star rating. Overall, no regrets on this guitar. An absolute steal for the price and I haven't stopped getting compliments on it since I bought it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022 by Chris Kingsley Chris Kingsley

  • Great Guitar
Color: Vintage Walnut Style: Single Cutaway
I've found this to be way more versatile and useful than I expected for use in recording situations. Love the pickups. They are also in the Surfliner HH series. Can't go wrong with this. Great quality from Guild.
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2024 by JohnH

  • Great playing guitar right out of the box.
Color: Emerald Green Style: Double Cutaway
the guitar came double boxes. Guild's nice shipping box designed for snug support and another box on the outside to give it extra protection. I took my time unboxing. Did not want to mess it up by rushing things. Let it climatize before tuning and playing. surprised that it was already in playing condition. The action was already very good. The sound was very nice and clean. I like the single coil pull/push volume controls. I actually did not know that it had that additional feature. I bought this instead of a Gretsch. I liked the price and reviews seemed very good. no regrets. Great purchase! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2021 by Paulinimo

  • A dream guitar at a great price
I made out like a bandit here. I bought a "used good" from Amazon Warehouse and essentially got a brand new guitar. If you are looking at their used options, absolutely do it. The guitar itself I thoroughly researched and is the best guitar you can get dollar for dollar. You are getting what would be a $1000 guitar from some of the more commercially known brands. I watched a few YouTube videos with headphones on to compare tones, and I preferred the tone on the Starfire I SC and DC to the P90 model and a number of other SC guitars out there. I was very attracted to the coil splitting and the quality of the Guild humbuckers. And, boy, they do NOT disappoint. In person on my Vox amp is even better. Buy the guitar. It's an easy choice. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2023 by Soren

  • Almost a good guitar
Color: Vintage Walnut Style: Double Cutaway
The guitar appears well constructed and sounds good. The setup was good. The output socket for the Jack is loose and turns when I tried to tighten it. Should have used a mounting plate. Tuners are vintage and must be replaced.
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2023 by Dick

  • This is a good guitar
I am no guitar expert but learning to play and beginning to take a keen interest in the tech and build aspects of the instrument. The extremely light weight of this guitar was quite surprising but it was well finished, came generally well set up and ready to play and it sounded good. I was forced by some personal changes to return it even though nothing was wrong with it. I felt that loss. It looked good, played good and sounded good. I only had a beef with the packaging for shipping. It was cheap and in my view, the instrument could have easily been damaged in transit. I plan on buying it again when things work out. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2023 by Cy Gikori

  • Great tome! Great Guitar
Color: Antique Burst Style: Single Cutaway
Not well known, Guild are great professional guitars with geat tone. WAs dissappointed whtn I recieved it with the input jack inside the guitar. Preatt easy fix. Strings and pickups wad se weair d but easy to pix.Now a great sounding blues or jass guitat! WAs a little pissed theyat Amazone dropped the price by $50 afer it shipped but still love it! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2023 by jc

  • STAY AWAY
First of all, the package was 3 days late, no notice what so ever. Amazon dropped the ball big time there. Then the actual quality of the guitar. This was a very sentimental thing for me to buy. And man....what an absolute let down....binding has cracks in it, paint and some weird black stuff ingrained in the paint some places as well as on the edges of the neck where the binding is. Action was so high you'd have to be SRV to even attempt to play it. The MOST cheapest knobs I've ever felt. I have a 150$ knockoff strat that has better feeling hardware. I could honestly cry. What an absolutely terrible purchase. You'll be lucky if I don't send this monstrosity back. I feel so defeated with this. This was around 100$ cheaper than my epiphone les paul modern figured. And man that epi is a hell of a guitar. This guild shouldn't be more than 200$ MAX. AND THATS BEING NICE ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2024 by James S.

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