Guild Guitar Company - Wikipedia
WEBDuring the 1960s, Guild moved aggressively into the electric guitar market, successfully promoting the Starfire line of semi-acoustic (Starfire I, II and III) and semi-solid (Starfire IV, V and VI) guitars and basses.
Why the Guild Starfire is the semi-hollow guitar for every player
WEBAs the 1960s begat a new form of guitar-driven pop music, the Starfire rose to meet the new demands of a very different breed of players. The first Starfires were launched in 1960 and in truth were something of a bridge between full-depth jazzboxes like the Aristocrat and the Stratford, and the guitar the Starfire would become.
A Brief History of Guild Guitars
WEBThe first Guild Guitars were full-depth hollowbody electric guitars, primarily because of Dronge’s love for jazz music – the advent of the solid body electric guitar had shifted the focus of companies like Fender and Gibson away from …
Guild Starfire Electric Guitar >> Vintage Guitar and Bass
WEBThe Guild Starfire is one of those iconic guitar models that helped define the sixties. Gibson produced the first thinline semi-acoustics in the mid 1950s, but Guild certainly helped in popularising the concept with their Starfire line.
WEBFrom 1979 to 1983 (inclusive), Guild resumed using separate serial number prefixes for each guitar model. This chart details the year, model and last serial number produced for each instrument during that period.
Guild Guitars Serial Numbers. Date Your Guitar.
WEBApr 17, 2024 · Find your Guild Guitars Serial Numbers with our decoder 2024. Discovering your guitar's history can be a very rewarding thing to do.
Blues legends and beyond: the transformations of the Guild Starfire
WEBNov 21, 2019 · The Guild Starfire has transcended the genres as well as the decades. Its sound, design and versatility made it a hidden gem in the world of blues, rock, indie, jazz and more. Born in the Big Apple. The first Guild guitars were produced 536 Pearl Street in …
1966 Guild Starfire III - GAD's Ramblings
WEBMar 13, 2019 · According to Hans Moust’s The Guild Guitar Book, the Starfire III was first introduced in 1961 and went through changes over the years, perhaps the most notable having to do with the pickups included.
Guild Starfire III - VintageGuitarEncyclopedia.com
WEBThe Starfire name worked well enough that Guild used it on a series of double-cutaway semi-hollow models – The Starfire IV, V, VI and XII – beginning in 1963. The single-cut Starfire III was discontinued in 1974 but Guild brought it back as a reissue from 1995-2005.
A Brief History Of Guild Guitars - Vintage Guitar Masters
WEBAug 28, 2022 · Founded in 1952 by Alfred Dronge, a music-store owner and professional guitarist, and George Mann, a previous executive and vice president at Epiphone Guitar Company, Guild Guitars was created to become a fantastic alternative after the Gibson-Epiphone merger.
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