Alembic Guitars Club

Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: tmoney61092 on October 15, 2012, 08:08:58 PM

Title: One for you Guild Starfire 2 fans
Post by: tmoney61092 on October 15, 2012, 08:08:58 PM

here's a beauty that looks willing to be Alembicized or in your Grateful Dead tribute band or heck, even both! ;)
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vinatge-1967-Guild-Starfire-II-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Rare-USA-/200832427955?pt=Guitar&hash=item2ec28ba7b3 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vinatge-1967-Guild-Starfire-II-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Rare-USA-/200832427955?pt=Guitar&hash=item2ec28ba7b3)
 
~Taylor

Title: One for you Guild Starfire 2 fans
Post by: edwin on October 15, 2012, 09:43:03 PM

That's a very nice one!

Title: One for you Guild Starfire 2 fans
Post by: sonicus on October 16, 2012, 04:26:03 PM

Yes, I agree .  Some binding issues but looks nice all in all .

Title: One for you Guild Starfire 2 fans
Post by: edwin on October 25, 2012, 06:21:26 PM

$3,107.77! Yikes! I've got a '67 (Sunburst) sitting around with some unfortunate headstock damage and figured it was unsellable, but I think I'll gave to put it up there and see what happens. It plays fine (and has the most beautifully figured rosewood fingerboard), it's just a shame about the headstock. Time to cash in?

Title: One for you Guild Starfire 2 fans
Post by: pasewark on October 25, 2012, 06:47:43 PM

I might have to sell mine too. I might need the $$$ to pay from my Alembic That's ini production right now.

Title: One for you Guild Starfire 2 fans
Post by: sonicus on October 25, 2012, 06:55:42 PM

Edwin , Perhaps you can have the headstock issue dealt with in a creative manor such as multiple laminations Alembic style. My remaining  one has a lamination on the backside of the headstock.

Title: One for you Guild Starfire 2 fans
Post by: edwin on October 25, 2012, 07:21:50 PM

There's a local guy who offered to repair and rebuild the headstock to almost new looking with laminations and graphite. The cost estimate was about $1k. Too rich for my blood. Given this guy's work, it could be really cool, but I'm thinking it might be better to sell and have the buyer do the repairs. Also, if I fix it, it might be too tempting to keep it and play it! It's got a pretty cool zing to it, a very lively bass.

Title: One for you Guild Starfire 2 fans
Post by: tmoney61092 on October 26, 2012, 12:54:29 PM

Wow I thought these things sold between $1800-2000! That's insane!  
 
And Edwin, if you're just gonna let it sit around then you can send it to me and I'll pay shipping ;)
 
~Taylor

Title: One for you Guild Starfire 2 fans
Post by: smokinbear on October 26, 2012, 02:23:12 PM

I hope there are more Starfire buyers like that out there as i have a few extras too! Upright lessons are costly and while on my honeymoon i developed an expensive hobby/habbit....skydiving. ;-)

Title: One for you Guild Starfire 2 fans
Post by: tmoney61092 on November 11, 2012, 12:03:34 PM

it's back on there, looks like someone failed to mention a headstock crack and the buyer wasn't too happy, certainly not going sell for as much as it originally did
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vinatge-1967-Guild-Starfire-II-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Rare-USA-/200841551217?pt=Guitar&hash=item2ec316dd71 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vinatge-1967-Guild-Starfire-II-Electric-Bass-Guitar-Rare-USA-/200841551217?pt=Guitar&hash=item2ec316dd71)
 
~Taylor