Guild Starfire II Model Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1966), made in Hoboken, NJ, cherry lacquer finish, laminated mahogany body and neck, molded plastic hard shell case.
A nice 1966 single cutaway Starfire II. This was the simplest Starfire model with the Guild harp tailpiece, adjustable Hagstrom-made bridge, and two Guild Humbucking pickups. The fully hollow thinline body has a cherry finish, bound top and back, and a one-piece mahogany neck and bound dot-inlaid rosewood fingerboard.
A great 60's rock and roll guitar from the end of the "beat boom" era, and one of the few remaining competitively affordable, original, classic American guitars. This type of Guild was extensively used by countless mid-1960's groups including the Kinks, Beau Brummels, Music Machine, Dakotas, and many more, and was easily Guild's most popular professional-grade electric guitar.
Overall length is 41 3/8 in. (105.1 cm.), 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.).
Average finish wear overall; complete and original, except missing the pickguard and one knob is a slightly later 1970's Guild fitting. Comes with an odd, if functional, unlined molded plastic case we have never seen before! Very Good + Condition.
