Since its birth in New York in the early 1950s, Guild had established itself as a serious player in the US guitar-manufacture scene. Jazz was still the dominant serious musical force and, indeed, was ...

Guild’s I Series guitars are an avowed classic. Guild I-12 electric Starfire model, as Paul Riario demonstrates here, “maintains classic Guild tone and response without sacrificing playability,” all ...

A deluxe addition to Guild's Newark St series that evokes the end of the jazz era and the start of rock 'n' roll Dynasonic nerds might quibble with the 'cheap' pickups. No case or gigbag, no lefties.

Keenly priced with a tidy short-scale build and a plethora of old-school thump, the Starfire I is a welcome blast from the past that remains relevant today. No case included. MusicRadar's got your ...