Guild Starfire III Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1966)
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Item #6757
Guild Starfire III Model Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1966), made in Hoboken, NJ, cherry lacquer finish, laminated mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, black chipboard case.
A lovely example of a 1966 Starfire III, the highest-ranked single cutaway guitar in the Starfire line with the Guild-logo Bigsby tailpiece and bridge and Guild Humbucking pickups. This model is a fully hollow thinline body with cherry finish, triple bound top and back. A great '60's Rock and Roll guitar from the end of the 'Beat Boom' era, and one of the few remaining comparitively affordable original classic American guitars. This model was extensively used by many 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 in the era.
Overall length is 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm.), 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 1/2 in. (622 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.). Very clean original condition; there are a couple of small areas of buckle wear to the back and marks under the bridge (where it was likely once glued down) but the finish overall is bright and unfaded. There is one ding to the back of the neck behind the ninth fret region. Everything is original except the Bigsby bridge, which is the correct style but not quite as old as the instrument. Overall a very nice example, cleaner than most with a better neck angle than many and a great sounding guitar as well. Excellent Condition.
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A lovely example of a 1966 Starfire III, the highest-ranked single cutaway guitar in the Starfire line with the Guild-logo Bigsby tailpiece and bridge and Guild Humbucking pickups. This model is a fully hollow thinline body with cherry finish, triple bound top and back. A great '60's Rock and Roll guitar from the end of the 'Beat Boom' era, and one of the few remaining comparitively affordable original classic American guitars. This model was extensively used by many 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 in the era.
Overall length is 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm.), 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 1/2 in. (622 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.). Very clean original condition; there are a couple of small areas of buckle wear to the back and marks under the bridge (where it was likely once glued down) but the finish overall is bright and unfaded. There is one ding to the back of the neck behind the ninth fret region. Everything is original except the Bigsby bridge, which is the correct style but not quite as old as the instrument. Overall a very nice example, cleaner than most with a better neck angle than many and a great sounding guitar as well. Excellent Condition.