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Guild Starfire Bass announced at NAMM


EssentialTension
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Thomann are showing these with a price but they also say:

'The item you selected is currently unavailable and the distributor is probably unable to deliver at short notice.'

Is someone making these again or are they merely unavailable because they've been unavailable for years?


[url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/guild_starfire_bass.htm"]http://www.thomann.d...arfire_bass.htm[/url]

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[quote name='evilLordJuju' timestamp='1358984792' post='1948277']
Wait, is this one

[url="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-GUILD-STARFIRE-SF-1-BASS-LIMITED-EDITION-2-OF-11-CHERRY-/221180920778"]http://www.ebay.com/...Y-/221180920778[/url]?
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I think that is a US made limited edition (40 or so only) with NOS humbuckers and is different to, as well as much more expensive than, the Thomann model above which is apparently called Newark Street Collection..

See the relevant threads at the [url="http://letstalkguild.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=6"]Let's Talk Guild[/url] forum.

Here's the rumoured to be Korean version: [url="http://www.lamusic.ca/Guild-Starfire-Electric-Bass-Cherry-Red-with-Cas-p/3792400866.htm"]http://www.lamusic.c.../3792400866.htm[/url]

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[quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1359054128' post='1949186']
Saw the spec sheet ....
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[b]Guild Starfire Electric Bass, Cherry Red, with Case[/b]
From the jangle of the Byrds to the psychedelia of Jefferson Airplane to countless other acts, many sounds of the '60s were underpinned by the deep and indispensable sound of the Starfire Bass, and players can now enjoy that rich sound and feel once again. Guild's new Starfire Bass has it allthe extra-thin semi-hollow body, the elegant double-cutaway design, a single powerful Bi-Sonic pickup, the classic Cherry Red finish and a great deal more. The welcome return of a true Guild classic.

[b]Features[/b]
Series: Newark St.™ Collection
Body Shape: Mid '60s Starfire™ Bass
Body Style: Thinline Hollow Body Archtop
Body Top: Arched Laminated Mahogany
Back and Sides: Laminated Mahogany
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Color: Transparent Cherry Red
Body Depth: 1.69" (47mm)
Body Length: 20.25" (514 mm)
Bracing: Center Block
Headstock: Newark St.™ Headstock
Neck: 3-Piece Mahogany/Maple/Mahogany
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck Binding: Single-Ply Ivory White
Nut Width: 1.5" (38.1 mm)
String Nut: Bone
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 12" (305 mm) Radius
Frets: 21, 6105 (.055" Tall x .090" Wide)
Position Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Scale Length: 30.75" (781mm)
Hardware: Nickel-Plated
Bridge: Guild® Combo Bridge-Tailpiece with Rosewood String Saddles
Tuning Machines: Grover®
Strings: D'Addario® EXL165 Nickel Wound Bass, Custom Light, 45-105
Pickups: Guild® "Bi-Sonic" Bass (Bridge)
Truss Rods: Dual-Action Head Adjust
Truss Rod Nut: Hex
Controls: Volume, Tone

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  • 5 months later...

Used to own one in the early 80s. Nice bass but didn't get on with the short scale. I used to have to play the bottom string with only half the force of the other string or the notes would go sharp. It's the way I play, I can't help it.

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