Starfire VI Stereo

[JB]

Hi everyone !

I just bought a 1973 Starfire VI which is labelled "Stereo" on the truss rod plate.

I wonder if there was a lot of these guitar made.

So if anybody has some infos please be my guest

 

[hansmoust]

Hi everyone !

I just bought a 1973 Starfire VI which is labelled "Stereo" on the truss rod plate.

I wonder if there was a lot of these guitar made.

Hello JB,

Stereo guitars are quite rare. Stereo wiring was introduced as an option on Guild electric guitars during the mid-'60s, but from what I've gathered so far I believe that the early seventies was the most popular period for guitars with that particular feature.
I think I have less than a dozen stereo guitars from that period in my database, which obviously is only the number of guitars that I've come across so there will be more. However if you really wanted a stereo guitar from that period I believe you'd have a hard time finding one.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[Default]

Only about 15 years after Guild's stereo amplifier!

 

[JB]

Hello JB,

Stereo guitars are quite rare. Stereo wiring was introduced as an option on Guild electric guitars during the mid-'60s, but from what I've gathered so far I believe that the early seventies was the most popular period for guitars with that particular feature.
I think I have less than a dozen stereo guitars from that period in my database, which obviously is only the number of guitars that I've come across so there will be more. However if you really wanted a stereo guitar from that period I believe you'd have a hard time finding one.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

Thanks Hans for your precise, helpful and very instructive answer as usual

The serial number on this one is #88553. The previous owner labelled it from 1978 but regarding the Guild serial number chart, it seems to be 1973.