Description: Up for sale, a 1980 Guild Starfire IV model SF4 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and factory documentation. Not to be confused with recent Starfire iterations, this is a genuine vintage USA-made Guild, produced at the Westerly, RI factory, loaded with the original pair of HB-1 humbuckers. Featuring a semi-hollow maple body, maple neck, and bound rosewood fingerboard, this Guild has a bright, bold natural acoustic bark. The HB-1 humbuckers delivering a powerful range of tones with excellent definition and warmth. These pickups have a distinctive note attack and immediacy, with a sparkling treble register and taut, woody wound strings, offering a hair more punch and fullness than the '60s Guild AntiHum humbuckers with a slightly smaller form factor. This Starfire has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation. Neck Specs: -Wood: Two-piece maple -Shape: Chunky C, full shoulders, measuring .905” 1st fret, .970” 12th fret -Fretboard: Bound rosewood, block inlay -Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled and crowned (no wear) -Scale Length: 24 3/4” -Nut: 1 5/8" -Headstock: Chesterfield, Guild inlay -Tuners: Guild-branded, Schaller-made -Serialization: “Made in USA” stamp, serial on back of headstock translates to ‘80 production Body Specs: -Wood: Maple -Pickups: HB-1 humbucker x2, 6.9k ohms -Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Master Volume (on cutaway), Three-way pickup selector -Hardware: Roller bridge, “G” harp tailpiece -Plastics: Reflector cap knobs, four-ply pickguard The gloss Sunburst nitro lacquer finish exhibits limited checking, and cosmetic wear includes some minor finish chipping along the binding and F hole edges, light buckle rash on the back, and a handful of small dings on the body as a whole, largely relegated to the back. The neck profile exhibits a couple shallow marks and some finish loss on the treble side of the carve behind frets 9-11. The original black tolex hardshell case is included, along with the factory documentation (matching serial).
Price: 2999.99 USD
Location: Seattle, Washington
End Time: 2024-08-22T08:49:59.000Z
Shipping Cost: 150 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Guild
Model: Starfire IV
Type: Electric Guitar
Body Color: Sunburst
Body Material: Maple
Body Type: Semi-Hollow
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Fretboard Material: Rosewood
Handedness: Right-Handed
Model Year: 1980
Neck Material: Maple
String Configuration: 6 String
