| Model | Starfire SF-I | Starfire SF-II |
| Available | 1965-1975 | 1967-1977 |
| Pickups | Hagstrom bisonic pickups, replaced by Guild humbuckers in 1970 |
| Scale | 30 3/4" |
| Width at nut | 1 1/2" |
| Body | Bound Maple (Sunburst and Flonde finishes) or Mahogany (all other finishes). Width 16 3/8", 1 7/8" thin, length 20 1/4" (1968) 18" (1975). Overall length 46 3/4" |
| Neck | Initially one-piece (later three piece) Peruvian Mahogany, rosewood fingerboard |
| Hardware | Hagstrom bridge, Guild tuners, volume and tone control, hand rests | Hagstrom bridge, Guild tuners, 2 volume and 2 tone controls, master volume, pickup selector. Push-button bass boost, replaced by a tone switch in 1970 |
| Finishes | Sunburst, Cherry, Emerald Green, Ebony Grain, Amber, Brown, Black, Walnut, Blonde, Natural Mahogany |
| Options | Fretless | Fretless and or stereo circuitry |
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The Guild Starfire was one of the most respected basses of the 1960s, and gained recognition by its high profile users of the mid sixties such as Jack Cassidy of Jefferson Airplane, and Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead. The Starfire pickups of the 1960s (Hagstrom bisonic) were very highly regarded, and the Starfire bass stood up well against hollowbody rivals such as the Epiphone Rivoli, Gibson EB2 and Fender Coranado.
The earliest single pickup Starfire basses had the pickup in the bridge position, later moving to the neck position. Throughout the production run, the Starfire kept the Hagstrom bridge, which changed shape slightly in 1968  Guild Starfire - When we unwrapped it we were knocked-out
This very early Starfire bass advert (mid 1965) from British music magazine Beat Instrumental shows the single pickup Starfire bass with the Hagstrom bisonic pickup in the bridge position. The doub... |  Guild Starfire - New Thunderbass amplifier
Half-page advert for the Thunderbass amplifier, also featuring Allan Montoya (Brooks Brothers) with a Starfire bass |  Guild Starfire - Guild Quantum Bass Amplifier
Delivers that hard-driving, up-front, "Motown"-type sound - without going through the engineers control board
1967 add showing two members of the Blues Project; Steve Katz playing a Guild Starfi... |  Guild Starfire - Maybe its time you played a different bass!
Black and white advert for the solid body JS II (fretted and fretless) and M-85 II basses, and the hollow body Starfire SF-bass II |  Guild Starfire - Guitars Amplifiers Strings
Features the Starfire V guitar, the Starfire bass II, Thunderstar bass amp, and the F-47 Bluegrass flat top |  Guild Starfire - Buddy Guy Blues Band
1970 Guitar Player advert featuring Buddy Guy's band - Buddy uses a Starfire SF IV through a Thunderbird guitar amp. The bass player uses a Starefire SF bass through a Quantum X amplifier | |
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30 1/2" scale and long slender starfire neck. Double pickup model with master volume.
