Where is Guild Starfire III made?

Where is Guild Starfire III made?

Korea
Product Specs

Brand Guild
Model Newark St. Collection Starfire III
Finish Black Cherry Red
Year 2013 – 2021
Made In Korea, Republic of

Where are Guild Starfire guitars made?

Sure, it’s made in Korea, and the siren song of an American-built guitar will forever drag many of us into troubled financial waters, but the reality is that it would be impossible for Guild to bring a guitar of this quality in at this price point were it crafted in the USA.

Is Guild American made?

Where are Guild Guitars made? Guild USA acoustic models, currently including the M, D, F, and F twelve-string body shapes, are proudly made in our Oxnard, California factory. As our Oxnard facility grows, we will gradually add new models to our USA-made line including electric models.

Who is Guild owned by?

The Guild Guitar Company is a United States-based guitar manufacturer founded in 1952 by Alfred Dronge, a guitarist and music-store owner, and George Mann, a former executive with the Epiphone Guitar Company. The brand name currently exists as a brand under Córdoba Music Group….Guild Guitar Company.

Type Subsidiary
Website guildguitars.com

Does Guild make a parlor guitar?

The P-240 Memoir is a small-bodied parlor guitar built with a solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides with a sleek, gloss finish and a 12 fret-to-body neck.

Are Guild guitars any good?

Guild has earned themselves a good reputation as having guitars with quality that rivals Gibson, Taylor, and even the mighty Martin. Although guitars of different shapes, sizes, and woods all have their own distinct tones, the sound of Guild guitars in general is often described as somewhere between Martin and Taylor.

Is Guild a good guitar?

Do Guild guitars hold value?

Guild is one of the best values in vintage guitars today. Plenty of them are available, the asking prices are not sky-high, and you don’t need to avoid certain eras or years, since the company was producing high-quality acoustic guitars at every point in its history.

Is Guild owned by Gibson?

Cordoba Music Group (CMG), based in Santa Monica, California, stepped in and purchased the Guild brand rights and began setting up a new manufacturing facility in Oxnard, California, led by Gibson alum Ren Ferguson as the VP of Manufacturing and R&D.

What happened to the Guild Starfire III?

Various minor changes happened over that time, with the most notable probably being the pickups which included DeArmonds, Guild AntiHums, and finally Guild HB1s. The Starfire III would remain discontinued for 24 years until its reintroduction in 1997, making this guitar a first year reissue Starfire III.

When did the westerly Starfire III come out?

Today’s bit of 1990s Guild goodness is a Westerly-made Guild Starfire III from 1997. This black beauty came to me by way of private sale after requesting a Westerly Starfire with SD1 pickups on a popular guitar site.

What is a good price for a Starfire III?

If you’ve ruled out a vintage one, and don’t really dig the current import reissues, ‘90s Starfire IIIs made in Westerly are a pretty good deal still – $1200-1300 usually, give or take 10%. Agreed on the 90s models. My burst III was my main guitar for quite a few years.

What kind of wood are Starfire guitars made of?

Starfire IIIs have usually been available in mahogany or maple, and the 1966 Hoboken Starfire III and the 2016 Newark St. Starfire III that I reviewed were both mahogany guitars.