All of these features come standard on the Starfire I platform. Rich, vintage tone is injected by Guild’s own HB-2 Alnico II humbuckers, and the push-pull coil splitting feature allows for singing, single coil tones from either pickup. The 24 3/4” scale length and modern thin “U” neck profile provide a fast, smooth playing neck, while the premium Guild Vintage 18 tuners and Tune-o-matic bridge ensure the strings are accessible and in tune. Made with a sturdy arched maple top, back, and sides, the Starfire I SC has the airy tonality of a hollow body instrument with bright overtones and pronounced lows. Based on the timeless Starfire II and III single cut body shape, the Starfire I SC features a 2“ thick, hollow body with an added bridge block to increase bridge stability and improved resonance. Excellent Condition.An affordably priced, single cut Starfire has arrived. Overall this is a very nice package of 1960s hollowbody goodness including a well=-preserved original Guild-marked HSC. The original frets show hardly any wear and the guitar plays very well with a better action than many.
The pickguatd has a hazy look in some areas from the underpainting separating from the Lucite. The binding is fully intact the headstock veneer shows enough shrinkage that there appears to be a bound edge but is not pulling up appreciably or crumbling. The back of the neck has just a few small dings into but not through the lacquer. A spot of belt-buckle wear to the back which is the only noticeable area of loss there is some typical scuffing under the bridge base. The finish retains a nice cherry color without much fade and shows mostly small dings, dents and scuffs overall. This is a clean and all-original example of this classic Starfire with just some typical minor wear.
(4.8 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. (41.3 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 7/8 in. Today these original Starfires represent few of the remaining comparatively affordable original American classics of the period still a versatile and great-sounding instrument.
Guild starfire professional#
The Starfire III was easily Guild's most popular professional grade electric guitar at the time. This exact model was extensively used by many top mid-1960s groups including the Kinks, Beau Brummels, Music Machine, Dakotas, and many more even the young Jerry Garcia. The Starfire III is a great '60s rock and roll guitar from the end of the "Beat Boom" era, and is well-suited to jazzier stylings as well. This mid-1967 example is little changed from earlier 1960s models except for the Japanese-made machines Guild began using in 1966. The Starfire III is a fully hollow thinline body guitar with a cherry finish, triple-bound top and back, and equipped with Guild's 1960s Humbucking pickups and a Guild-logo Bigsby vibrato.
This particular example remains original with no repairs or alterations and is in very nice shape overall. This 1967 Guild Starfire III was the highest-ranked single-cutaway, fully hollow guitar in the very popular Starfire line.
Guild starfire serial#
Guild Starfire III Model Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1967), made in Hoboken, NJ, serial # EK-2445, cherry lacquer finish, Laminated mahogany body, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, original black hard shell case.
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