(B-Stock) Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire I SC Antique

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Warranty:	This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
Complete	Yes
Original packaging	Missing (now in Bax Music box)
Condition of product	Traces of use (no damage/scratches)
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(B-Stock) Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire I SC Antique Burst Semi-Acoustic Guitar
Product no: 5000-0026-8849 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

While Guild have powered up the Starfire I SC with a few welcome upgrades, they've still managed to squeeze this luxurious thinline model into their more-than reasonably priced Newark St. Collection. This vintage-styled single-cut semi-acoustic has been fitted with a thinner U-profile neck that feels a touch more supple in terms of playing feel, while the fresh set of HB-2 humbuckers also have a little more bite - the kind of bite you'd expect from antique models built back in the '50s and '60s. To back them up, a push/pull coil split has been fitted, adding an extra five tone profiles to colour the amplified sound, and the mounted Tune-o-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece combine with the new centre-block (that sits under the top of the resonance chamber), to improve the tuning stability and the intonation of this more-than satisfying guitar.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets	20
Number of strings	6
Body depth	thinline
Bridge type	tune-o-matic + tailpiece
Centre block	no
Complete	Yes
Sustainable product	not specified
Pickup configuration	HH
Pickup type	humbucker (passive)
Suitable style of music	bright blues, warm blues, rock
Neck connection	set neck
Wood type (back)	maple
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Wood type (soundboard)	maple
Wood type (sides)	maple
For what genre?	Soul & Blues (clean)
Includes cover	no
Includes case	no
Colour	burst
Country of origin	South Korea / Indonesia / China / Vietnam
Left-handed	no
Body material	maple
Scale length	24.75 inches (629mm)
Body type	hollow-body
Original packaging	Missing (now in Bax Music box)
Set	no
Condition of product	Traces of use (no damage/scratches)

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	7,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	115,0 x 22,5 x 54,0 cm

Product specifications

Guild semi-acoustic guitar
- model: Starfire I SC
- series: Newark St. Collection
- colour: Antique Burst
body
- material: maple
- finish: high gloss
- shape: singlecut hollowbody
- top: maple
- binding: white
neck
- joint: set-in
- material: maple
- finish: high gloss
- profile: Modern Thin U
- scale length: 24.75 inch (629 mm)
- fretboard: Indian rosewood
- fretboard radius: 12.5 inch (320 mm)
- binding: white
- number of frets: 20
- fret type: narrow, tall
- string nut material: synthetic
- string nut width: 43 mm (1.69 inch)
- position markers: pearloid dots
- truss rod: dual action
hardware
- bridge: Guild Tune-O-Matic
- tailpiece: stopbar tailpiece
- hardware finish: nickel
- machine heads: Guild vintage-style open-gear
- pickguard: black
- strings: D'Addario EXL115 .011 - .049
electronics
- pickups: 2x Guild HB-2 Humbucker
- controls: 2x volume, 2x tone, 3-way pickup switch, push / pull coil split

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Bart March 26, 2025

Wrote the following about Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire I SC Antique Burst Semi-Acoustic Guitar

Fijne en mooie gitaar die goed klinkt. De coil split functie vind ik niet bijdragen, maar de normale humbucker sounds zijn goed.

René July 31, 2023

Wrote the following about Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire I SC Antique Burst Semi-Acoustic Guitar

Prachtige gitaar. Werkelijk niets op aan te merken.

Pascal February 23, 2021

Wrote the following about Guild Newark St. Collection Starfire I SC Antique Burst Semi-Acoustic Guitar

Une finition remarquable, très bon instrument.
Cette nouvelle série est une réussite totale.
Une vraie Jazz box en micro manche et une palette sonore très versatile grâce au micros HB2 splitables.
Le manche est assez large et très confortable.
Cette Guild prends une place de choix dans ma collection et soutient largement la comparaison avec des guitares nettement plus chères !