Starfire VI w/Bigsby special color ?

[JakeMasterFlash]

Folks,
I worked in a music store in the late 60's-early 70's. A guitar teacher there had the most amazing color SF VI. It's wasn't total black and it wasn't total green . The grain showed through nicely and I have never seen this color since.
Am I crazy? Was it an emerald green that faded ?

 

[GGJaguar]

Welcome to LTG! Yes, it sounds like it could be Emerald Green which tended to be dark. Here's a pic of a 1967 Emerald Green Starfire IV.

 

[JakeMasterFlash]

GG,
Thanks for the quick response. It is possible that it darkened .It would have been a '67 or so. When did the master volume appear ?

 

[SFIV1967]

It would have been a '67 or so. When did the master volume appear ?

Welcome to LTG! Since you asked about a Starfire VI originally, the VI and the Starfire V always had a master volume. The Starfire IV got the MV around 1973 but some specials had one earlier.

Here is a 1966 SF VI with flame maple top in Emerald Green, in that case without Guildby. They still had a 16th fret neck to body connection at that time.



Ralf

 

[BradHK]

If it had a green tint, then I am with GG that it would have been emerald green. Emerald green can range from lighter to so dark it almost looks black.

Regarding the master volume, you said it was a Starfire VI and I those always had a master volume ( I will wait to be corrected)). The green one above is a Starfire IV which in this era would not have a master volume as standard but could have one as a special order.

If it was more black it could be ebony grain like this one:

 

[BradHK]

You beat me to it Ralf!

 

[JakeMasterFlash]

If it had a green tint, then I am with GG that it would have been emerald green. Emerald green can range from lighter to so dark it almost looks black.

Regarding the master volume, you said it was a Starfire VI and I those always had a master volume ( I will wait to be corrected)). The green one above is a Starfire IV which in this era would not have a master volume as standard but could have one as a special order.

If it was more black it could be ebony grain like this one:

This is very much the one in my memory I don't think it had gold hardware Wow , it is the grain that I remember . I would love to own this guitar . I have a 1975 X-500 sunburst in very very good condition. Trade ?

 

[JakeMasterFlash]

So perhaps it was Ebony. My 1st electric was a Starfire II in black 1972, I sold it to buy the X-500.

 

[JakeMasterFlash]

I want to post a few pix of my SF II what is correct format ?

 

[jp]

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[fronobulax]

In the pre 1970's Starfire bass world the emerald green on a maple body is remembered as being much brighter than emerald green on mahogany. So the OP mentioned guitar may have ]been on mahogany.

 

[JakeMasterFlash]

I didn't know Guild used mahogany in the SF line.

 

[GGJaguar]

I didn't know Guild used mahogany in the SF line.

It was most commonly used for the Starfire II, III, IV and V in the 1960s. The Starfire VI was more commonly made with flame maple (fancy!) probably because it was the top of the line model.

 

[hansmoust]

It was most commonly used for the Starfire II, III, IV and V in the 1960s.

Don't forget the Starfire I.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[rbrcbr]

Welcome to LTG! Since you asked about a Starfire VI originally, the VI and the Starfire V always had a master volume. The Starfire IV got the MV around 1973 but some specials had one earlier.

Here is a 1966 SF VI with flame maple top in Emerald Green, in that case without Guildby. They still had a 16th fret neck to body connection at that time.



Ralf

Jeeeeeez, a Green VI

 

[Hobbesickles]

Here's a Mahogany 1974 Starfire VI with a Walnut finish:

 

[chazmo]

That's pretty, Hobbesickles!