Guild electrics of the 50s and 60s do more than hold their own against the Gibson and Fender counterparts of the era, bringing something a little different than both of those heavyweight brands to the table. Popular amongst jazz and blues players, they often have a leaner, cleaner, and brighter tonality that excels at clean tones.

The Starfire lineup is arguably Guild's most popular collection of electrics ever made, with variations on thinline hollowbodies and semi-hollowbodies that went toe-to-toe with Gibsons of the period. This 1968 Starfire III in its original Cherry finish is a fabulous example of the single-cut hollowbody variant. The original mini humbuckers offer sweet and chimey tone that's reminiscent of some DeArmond Dynasonics but in a hum-cancelling format.