Guild Starfire I DC Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Cherry Red

The guitar is overall good quality. The hum-bucker pickups sounded mid range to bright. They were non-microphonic, obviously wax potted. A good thing. No need to upgrade them. The build and finish is nice. The fret ends could use a little polishing, but not much. Playable as is. The neck was straight and setup playable right out of the box. I am a jazz player and very picky about playability up and down the neck. The guitar was easily fretting. The neck radius was larger than expected, more D than U. Which I liked. Now, the things that I did not like. The tuners were somewhat loose feeling. The potentiometers were almost frictionless and turned too easily, making it difficult to dial in volume and tone. Not good in a live performance. Aesthetically, a pleasing instrument, but too much gloss for my taste. They should mute the shine a bit. Also the neck color did not seem to match the body color. Overall, I would have kept it, but I already own another semi-hollow within a similar price range. I recommend this guitar to anyone who would like an affordable ES type guitar that gives good tones, value and quality.