About This Listing

This is an outstanding vintage hollowbody with mojo for days. It's likely had a refinish as I'm not aware of any with this finish option. I believe it's mostly original, including the DeArmond Dynasonic pickups which sound oh so good. I'm also not sure if the Bigsby is aftermarket as most that I've seen from this period have the Guild-branded Bigsby. But if it is a replacement it's in perfect working order and looks just as old as the rest of the guitar. All the volume and tone knobs are in excellent condition with no crackling.

All the binding is in excellent shape with no chipping or cracking. All in all it's in excellent shape for a 63 year old guitar.

Below is a video I recorded with it a while back to give you a feel for tone. Let me know if you have any questions. Always happy to talk guitars. Thanks!

Body: Hollow; laminated 1-piece mahogany top and back, and laminated mahogany sides; single bound top and unbound back

Finish: Natural Mahogany

Neck: 1-piece mahogany, set-in; black plastic headstock overlay with pearloid logo and Chesterfield inlay

Fingerboard: Brazilian rosewood, single bound; pearloid dot markers

Number of Frets: 20

Pickguard: None

Bridge: Bigsby aluminum on aluminum base with Bigsby B-2 tailpiece

Nut: Bone

Tuners: Grover Sta-Tite, nickel

Pickups: Two, DeArmond single coil with adjustable pole pieces

Controls: Tone and volume controls for each pickup, 3-way pickup selector

Scale Length: 24 3/4 inches

Neck Width at Nut: 1 5/8 inches

Body Width at Lower Bout: 16 1/4 inches

Body Depth: 1 7/8 inches

Weight: 6.2 lb

Listed2 months ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Starfire III
Finish
  • Cherry
Categories
Year
  • 1961
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Pickup Configuration
  • SS
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Shape
  • Single Cutaway
Color Family
  • Red
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Number of Frets
  • 20

About the Seller

Alex's Fine Musical Goods

Durango, CO, United States
(19)
Joined Reverb:2021
Items Sold:8
Product Reviews
Guild Starfire III 1961
Guild Starfire III 1961
Originally $3,250, now $3,000 ($250 price drop)
$250 price drop

About This Listing

This is an outstanding vintage hollowbody with mojo for days. It's likely had a refinish as I'm not aware of any with this finish option. I believe it's mostly original, including the DeArmond Dynasonic pickups which sound oh so good. I'm also not sure if the Bigsby is aftermarket as most that I've seen from this period have the Guild-branded Bigsby. But if it is a replacement it's in perfect working order and looks just as old as the rest of the guitar. All the volume and tone knobs are in excellent condition with no crackling.

All the binding is in excellent shape with no chipping or cracking. All in all it's in excellent shape for a 63 year old guitar.

Below is a video I recorded with it a while back to give you a feel for tone. Let me know if you have any questions. Always happy to talk guitars. Thanks!

Body: Hollow; laminated 1-piece mahogany top and back, and laminated mahogany sides; single bound top and unbound back

Finish: Natural Mahogany

Neck: 1-piece mahogany, set-in; black plastic headstock overlay with pearloid logo and Chesterfield inlay

Fingerboard: Brazilian rosewood, single bound; pearloid dot markers

Number of Frets: 20

Pickguard: None

Bridge: Bigsby aluminum on aluminum base with Bigsby B-2 tailpiece

Nut: Bone

Tuners: Grover Sta-Tite, nickel

Pickups: Two, DeArmond single coil with adjustable pole pieces

Controls: Tone and volume controls for each pickup, 3-way pickup selector

Scale Length: 24 3/4 inches

Neck Width at Nut: 1 5/8 inches

Body Width at Lower Bout: 16 1/4 inches

Body Depth: 1 7/8 inches

Weight: 6.2 lb

Listed2 months ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Starfire III
Finish
  • Cherry
Categories
Year
  • 1961
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Pickup Configuration
  • SS
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Shape
  • Single Cutaway
Color Family
  • Red
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Number of Frets
  • 20

About the Seller

Alex's Fine Musical Goods

Durango, CO, United States
(19)
Joined Reverb:2021
Items Sold:8
Product Reviews

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