2001 DeArmond™ Starfire™ Custom Left Hand Version Natural, Excellent, Original Hard

Offered for sale;

Used c2001 DeArmond Starfire Custom Left Hand version serial number KC9101314.

The DeArmond version of the Guild Starfire IV, this guitar is in excellent condition. The neck and frets are fine, cosmetically quite clean.

The back story:

Harry DeArmond invented the first commercially available attachable guitar pickup sometime in the 1930’s. Originally the chief user of DeArmond pickups were guitar players looking to be heard above the sound of a big band. The other group of users were jazz guitarists seeking a clean sound and to be heard as well as a trumpet or drums. Older Gretsch guitars used DeArmond Dynasonic pickups. D’Angelico guitars featured DeArmond pickups. Guild electric guitars also featured DeArmond pickups.

Fender acquired Guild in 1995, DeArmond in 1997, and introduced the Guild designed line of DeArmond guitars in 1998. The DeArmond guitars were based on older Guild electric guitars and manufactured in Korea and Indonesia. Our research leads us to believe that the instruments were then shipped to the United States to install the electronics including new DeArmond pickups.

Fender test marketed the guitars, branded DeArmond in Europe and Asia and the line was very successful. The guitars were later marketed in the United States and Canada and continued until 2004 when Fender suddenly dropped the line. The Korean made DeArmonds are excellent guitars. The Korean instruments have set in necks, the fret markers are much nicer plastic versions. They are bound on the top with plastic trim and the logo is inlaid. The wood is superior using maple for the tops and walnut for the backs or solid mahogany for some of the models. The necks were made of maple or mahogany.

This guitar is quite well made and offers a great semi-hollow body sound in an instrument that is very affordable compared to others.

Original hard shell case included.

GUITAR SPECS:

Year: c2001

Serial number: KC9101314

Body: Double-bound semi hollow body with maple top, back and sides, dual f-holes

Neck: Maple

Finish: Natural

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Scale Length: 24 ¾”

Number of Frets: 22

Pickguard: 5-Ply Black

Bridge:  Adjustomatic

Tuners:  Sealed nickel tuners

Pickups:  DeArmond goldtone humbuckers

Controls:  Skirted DeArmond control knobs for dual volume and tone controls and a 3-way pick up selector switch

Width at Nut:  1 11/16”

Weight: 8.4 lbs.

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