1990 HB1's

[Mapleman54]

Could anyone advise me if HB1's made in 1990 are any different than earlier versions?

Thanks for any advice!

 

[HeyMikey]

There is a 4-wire version made around 1993/4 that GAD has included in his articles below. After that then Guild switched to Seymour Duncan pickups and then the newer HB1s which were a different pickup other than in name.

Guild HB1 Pickups: New vs. Old | GAD's Ramblings

As you may know, I am a huge fan of Guild guitars and especially their vintage HB1 pickups. Guild recently released a new version of the coveted HB1s, so I bought one and decided to see how it compared with a vintage model. As of right now, this comparison is only regarding appearance and size. …

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Guild Full-Sized HB1 and SD1 Pickup Variations | GAD's Ramblings

One of the questions I see on the guitar forums quite a bit is, “What kind of pickups does this Guild guitar have?” Since I’ve posted in many of these threads, I seem to get a lot of emails with the same question. I thought that I might write up a quick summary of the …

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[Mapleman54]

There is a 4-wire version made around 1993/4 that GAD has included in his articles below. After that then Guild switched to Seymour Duncan pickups and then the newer HB1s which were a different pickup other than in name.

Guild HB1 Pickups: New vs. Old | GAD's Ramblings

As you may know, I am a huge fan of Guild guitars and especially their vintage HB1 pickups. Guild recently released a new version of the coveted HB1s, so I bought one and decided to see how it compared with a vintage model. As of right now, this comparison is only regarding appearance and size. …

www.gad.net

Guild Full-Sized HB1 and SD1 Pickup Variations | GAD's Ramblings

One of the questions I see on the guitar forums quite a bit is, “What kind of pickups does this Guild guitar have?” Since I’ve posted in many of these threads, I seem to get a lot of emails with the same question. I thought that I might write up a quick summary of the …

www.gad.net

Thanks! Yeah I followed those excellent threads (partly inspired by having made a mistake on assessing my '98 Starfire pickups which was put right for me), but this guitar is specifically 1990, marking the date I think at which the Starfire IV achieved its last reissue. (new serial number edition) thats why I was wondering if there had been any late '80's changes.

 

[GAD]

would love to see it! I have a ‘92 that’s gorgeous. They’re thinner than I prefer but I live the style of the ‘90s Starfires.

 

[Mapleman54]

Hi GAD, my apologies… I never replied to the previous request on the 90’s Starfire… here’s a pic!

 

[GGJaguar]

Hi GAD, my apologies… I never replied to the previous request on the 190 Starfire… here’s a pic!

Oh, that's sweet! Red and gold!

 

[krysh]

My first guild was a 1990 SF-4, and the HB-1s were great!

 

[Mapleman54]

My first guild was a 1990 SF-4, and the HB-1s were great!

I can imagine! I haven’t measured the resistance on these yet but they have a lovely ‘woody’ quality (one of my friends described as ‘’cello-like’) which I find really exciting!