Starfire Deluxe DC Sweet Tea
SKU: 99-742-0690
The Guild® Starfire Deluxe DC Sweet Tea semi-hollow body double-cutaway guitar boasts an arched maple top and back, HB-2+ humbucking pickups, and an eye-catching Sweet Tea gloss finish. Part of the Newark St. Collection of vintage-inspired guitars and basses, this reissue honors its ’60s-era legacy of exceptional quality and vibe while adding contemporary touches—at a price working guitarists will appreciate.
- Double-cutaway semi-hollow body
- Arched maple top and back, maple sides
- Sweet Tea gloss polyurethane finish
- Vintage Soft U mahogany set neck
- Bound rosewood fingerboard with block inlays
- Guild Peak logo and Chesterfield headstock inlays
- HB-2+ humbucking pickups with Alnico V magnets
- (2) Volume, (2) Tone, Master Volume controls
- Guild Tune-o-matic bridge, Guild stop tailpiece
- Grover® G2TM open-gear tuners
HB-2+ Humbucking Pickups
A pair of Guild HB-2+ humbucking pickups with Alnico V magnets combined with the enhanced resonance of the semi-hollow body delivers a wide range of tones from old-school warmth and depth to cutting-edge crunch and clarity. And in addition to dual Volume and Tone controls a Master Volume control lets you adjust the overall volume without affecting the settings for the individual pickups.
Deluxe Trim Package
The Guild Deluxe trim package includes a rosewood fingerboard with pearloid block inlays; ivory body, F-hole, and fingerboard binding; pearloid Guild Peak logo and Chesterfield headstock inlays; 3-ply black and ivory top and back body purfling; a black pickguard; and a rosewood bridge base.
Grover and G2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Grover/Trophy Music Group.
BODY
Body Type |
Semi-hollow Body |
Body Shape |
Starfire DC |
Body Top |
Arched Maple |
Body Wood (Solid Bodies) |
N / A |
Top Bracing Pattern |
N / A |
Soundhole / F Holes Binding |
Ivory ABS |
Top Binding |
Ivory ABS |
Body Sides |
Maple |
Body Back |
Arched Maple |
Purfling |
Black / Ivory |
Body Binding |
Ivory |
NECK
Neck Material |
Mahogany |
Scale Length |
24 3/4" (629mm) |
Neck Shape |
Vintage Soft "U" |
Nut Width |
1 11/16" (43mm) |
Neck Thickness 1st Fret |
21mm |
Neck Thickness 9th Fret |
22.5mm |
Truss Rod |
Dual Action |
Truss Rod Wrench |
4mm Allen Key |
Fingerboard Material |
Rosewood |
Fingerboard Radius |
12" (305mm) |
Fingerboard Inlays |
Blocks - Pearloid |
Fingerboard Inlay Location |
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17 |
Frets Total |
22 |
Fret Type |
Narrow Jumbo |
Fingerboard Binding |
Ivory ABS |
FINISH
Color |
Sweet Tea (SWT) |
HARDWARE
Bridge String Spacing |
2" (51mm) |
Hardware Finish / Plating |
Nickel |
Bridge |
Guild Tune-O-Matic |
Tailpiece |
Guild Stopbar Tailpiece |
Nut Material |
Bone |
Tuning Machines |
Grover® G2 Open Gear |
Strap Buttons |
Vintage Style |
Pickguard |
Black with Gold Guild Logo |
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup |
Guild HB-2+ Humbucker |
Neck Pickup |
Guild HB-2+ Humbucker |
Pickup Switch |
3-Way Toggle: 1. Bridge Pickup - 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups - 3. Neck Pickup |
Controls |
Neck Volume & Tone, Bridge Volume & Tone, Master Volume, 3-Way Toggle Pickup Switch |
OTHER
Strings |
D'Addario® EXL110 - Nickel Wound Regular Light (.010" - .046") |
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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Starfire Deluxe DC Sweet Tea
D’Addario is a registered trademark of D’Addario & Co.