Starfire I DC

The Guild Starfire I DC semi-hollow double-cutaway electric guitar combines vintage vibes with modern updates. Its HB-2 humbucking pickups deliver classic PAF-inspired warmth and clarity, while dual coil-split switches enable you to add single-coil colors to your tonal palette. The Starfire I DC LH Cherry Red is available for left-handed players.

Arched Mahogany Top with Solid Mahogany Center Block
This elegant semi-hollow instrument features an arched mahogany top and mahogany or maple back and sides (depending on finish), combined with a chambered mahogany center block that increases depth and sustain while reducing feedback when performing live.

Comfortable Neck and Fingerboard
The guitar's Modern Thin U-shape mahogany neck and Indian rosewood fingerboard, along with its 24.75" scale length, make it comfortable and easy to play. The 18th fret neck-to-body joint also provides easy access to the upper frets.

Guild HB-2 Humbuckers with Push/Pull Coil Split
A pair of HB-2 humbucking pickups with Alnico II magnets deliver classic PAF-inspired warmth and clarity, while dual coil-split switches enable you to add single-coil colors to your tonal palette—resulting in an exceptionally wide range of tonal options.

Premium Guild Hardware
The Starfire I DC guitar features a Guild Tune-o-matic bridge and Guild Vintage 18 tuners with an 18:1 gear ratio for precise, accurate, and stable tuning.

Woman playing a Starfire I DC Emerald Green in a cabin

PUSH/PULL COIL-SPLITTING FEATURE

Push/Pull Coil-Splitting feature illustration

Pull up on either pickup’s volume knob to engage coil split mode for each pickup individually, allowing for lush humbucking tones, jangly single-coil tones, and every combination in between using the three-way toggle switch.

Starfire I DC Emerald Green

Starfire I DC Cherry Red

Starfire I DC LH Cherry Red

Starfire I DC Pelham Blue

Starfire I DC California Burst

BODY

Body Type

Semi-hollow Body

Body Shape

Starfire I Double Cutaway

Body Top

Arched Maple (GRN, BLU) / Arched Mahogany (CHR, CAB)

Body Wood (Solid Bodies)

N / A

Top Bracing Pattern

N / A

Soundhole / F Holes Binding

Unbound F Holes

Top Binding

Ivory ABS

Body Sides

Maple (GRN, BLU) / Mahogany (CHR, CAB)

Body Back

Arched Maple (GRN, BLU) / Arched Mahogany (CHR, CAB)

Purfling

2-Ply Black and Ivory

Body Binding

Ivory

NECK

Neck Material

Mahogany

Scale Length

24 3/4" (629mm)

Neck Shape

Modern Thin "U"

Nut Width

1 11/16" (43mm)

Neck Thickness 1st Fret

20.5mm

Neck Thickness 9th Fret

22.5mm

Truss Rod

Dual Action

Truss Rod Wrench

4mm Allen Key

Fingerboard Material

Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius

12.5" (320mm)

Fingerboard Inlays

5mm Dots - Pearloid

Fingerboard Inlay Location

3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (x2), 15

Frets Total

22

Fret Type

Narrow Tail

Fingerboard Binding

Ivory ABS

FINISH

Color

Emerald Green (GRN) or Pelham Blue (BLU) or Cherry Red (CHR) or California Burst (CAB)

HARDWARE

Bridge String Spacing

2" (51mm)

Hardware Finish / Plating

Nickel

Bridge

Guild Tune-O-Matic - Nickel

Tailpiece

Guild Vibrato Tailpiece Semi Hollow - Aluminum

Nut Material

Composite

Tuning Machines

Guild Vintage 18 Open Gear

Strap Buttons

Vintage Pawn

Pickguard

Black with Guild Logo

ELECTRONICS

Bridge Pickup

Guild HB-2 Humbucker Nickel

Neck Pickup

Guild HB-2 Humbucker Nickel

Pickup Switch

3-Way Toggle: 1. Bridge Pickup - 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups - 3. Neck Pickup

Controls

Neck Volume & Tone, Bridge Volume & Tone, 3-way Toggle Pickup Switch, and Push/Pull Coil Split

OTHER

Strings

D'Addario EXL115 Nickel Wound, Medium (.011 - .049)

Included Case

Case Sold Separately

Upper Bout Width

11 3/4" (299mm)

Lower Bout Width

16 3/8" (416mm)

Body Depth Upper Bout

1 3/4" (44mm)

Body Depth Lower Bout

1 3/4" (44mm)

Body Length

18 1/4" (464mm)

Overall Length

41 1/2" (1055mm)

Due to ongoing product development efforts, exact specifications are subject to change from time to time.

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