FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The Starfire VI was reissued in 2016 as a '60s inspired model as shown here. The biggest and most glaring "error" is the Chesterfield inlay on the headstock. The Starfire VI historically had the G-shield headstock inlay, but Guild decided that only guitars made in the US would use that inlay. Interestingly, the model was prototyped 2 years earlier in 2014 and that particular guitar can be found on Guild's website. The guitar was first offered in natural, followed by Shoreline Mist and Snowcrest White in 2021. There was also a special run in 2016-17 of Cherry Red with nickel hardware. The Starfire VI is basically an extra fancy version of the Newark Street Starfire V. It has 6-ply body binding, single bound headstock and F-holes, V-block fretboard inlays and gold hardware. Perhaps the biggest difference that, well, makes a difference is that the SF-VI has a body constructed of laminated maple fitted with a 3-piece maple neck. The SF-V has a laminated sapele ("mahogany") body fitted with a 3-piece mahogany neck. The body/neck difference results in a small, but noticeable, shift in the SF-VI's tone being a bit stronger in the midrange with a snappier response. 

 Body:  Semi-hollow; laminated 2-piece flame maple top, back, and sides; 6-ply bound top and back

 Finish:  Natural,  polyurethane

 Neck:  3-piece maple/mahogany, set-in; black headstock overlay with mother of pearl logo and Chesterfield inlay

 Fingerboard:  Ebony, single bound; mother of pearl block markers with abalone inserts 

 Number of Frets:  22

 Pickguard:  Acrylic

 Bridge:  Tune-o-matic on rosewood base, Guild/Bigsby B-9 vibrato tailpiece

 Nut:  Bone

 Tuners:  Grover Sta-Tite 97-18, gold

 Pickups:  Two, Guild LB-1 humbucking with adjustable pole pieces, gold

 Controls:  Master volume, tone and volume controls for each pickup, 3-way pickup selector

 Scale Length:  24 3/4 inches

 Neck Width at Nut:  1 11/16 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout:  16 7/16 inches

 Body Depth:  1 3/4 inches

 Weight:  7.6 lb