Description
What’s special about this guitar: This is a great sounding vintage Guild Starfire IV with as awesome looking finish and fantastic tone. The finish has faded just right and the binding has developed a great looking patina. This gives the guitar an authentic vintage look and vibe! This one has a very comfortable neck with a very nicely rounded profile and it really makes for great playability! The bridge pickup has been replaced with a Schaller humbucker while the neck pickup remains original. Though unoriginal, it does arguably give the guitar a little extra versatility. The guitar is in very good shape for its age with just enough play wear to give it a cool vintage look!
Condition: Very good shape overall! There are various scratches, small nicks and dings and some finish checking throughout the instrument. The binding has shrunk slightly in some areas but is not crumbling or falling apart. There is some heavy buckle rash on the back that has worn the finish down to the bare wood and there are some small finish chips on the back of the neck as well. The fingerboard and frets are in very good shape with only moderate play wear and some heavier play wear towards the lower registers. The neck is very comfortable with great action up and down the fingerboard and the truss rod functions perfectly. The bridge pickup is unoriginal and the pickup cavity was routed to fit the new pickup. The tuners, master volume control knob and nut are also unoriginal and marks from the original machines are visible. All electronics and parts are in perfect working condition.
Body: Double-bound semi hollow body with mahogany top, back and sides in cherry finish. Guild trapeze tailpiece with a rosewood-based nickel bridge with six individual saddles. Skirted control knobs with silver inserts, dual f-holes and a black pickguard.
Neck: Very nicely rounded and instantly comfortable mahogany neck with a bound rosewood fingerboard. Pearloid dot inlays and a 1 11/16” nut. The nut itself is a little wider as it is unoriginal but it functions just fine. Grover tuners, 24 ¾” scale length.
Pickups/Electronics: Original Guild pickup in the neck and a Schaller humbucker in the bridge. Dual volume and tone controls, a 3-way selector switch and a master volume control.
Neck: 6.93K Ohms.
Bridge: 7.70K Ohms.
Weight: 8lbs, 5.0oz.
Case: Includes an unoriginal hardshell case.
