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[mavuser]

just innocently came across this moster ebay auction, hey now!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... ink:top:en

 

[Qvart]

http://www.letstalkguild.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=34399

 

[mavuser]

thanks!

 

[mgod]

Interesting. Those look more like EB-1/2s or 335s, than Starfires. The horns are too round for Guild.

 

[twocorgis]

Interesting. Those look more like EB-1/2s or 335s, than Starfires. The horns are too round for Guild.

I might have played both of these particular instruments at LMG3, and sadly wasn't impressed. I think the pickups in the DA Starfires are sound way better than the GSR "SFs". Apparently, Guild no longer owns the rights to call them "Starfires", so they must use "SF". The finish sure was nice on them, but that alone doesn't make them worth >$3K to me.

 

[idealassets]

Interesting. Those look more like EB-1/2s or 335s, than Starfires. The horns are too round for Guild

You are exactly right. After seeing these both and holding them at LMG III, and with having the contour of my 2 different year original Starfires etched in my memory, I noted that the bodies appeared thinner from the side, and slighlly smaller from the front, and the proportions and curves looked a little different.

Don't worry folks your vintage Starfire's cannot not be replaced with these new 2012 humbucker beauties.

I might have played both of these particular instruments at LMG3, and sadly wasn't impressed

I actually am impressed with the fact that a bass player can now obtain a Guild SF bass under warrantee. It requires lots of patience to try and find an original one that does not have a few, or many problems with it.

I could go on and state the exact differences in the cut of the wood, the hardware differences, and a few other features, but I could also be talking to a sparse audience where it would have very little meaningful impact.

You cannot recreate a vintage original Harley, T-bird, or Corvette, nor Criss-Craft with modern production. It may look similar, but thats where it ends. The Guild 60's Starfires have a totally different overall appearance, and I commend you owners for being able to keep these great axes in good and healthy condition, such as you have.

-Craig

 

[fronobulax]

Interesting. Those look more like EB-1/2s or 335s, than Starfires. The horns are too round for Guild.

Yep. Not sure what they patterned it on but it wasn't the SF bass we know. Rumor was that the bodies had been built for a Donnie Wade project that was suspended for several years. Maybe they didn't measure your basses properly

AFAIK I am the only person who played one THROUGH A BASS AMP at LMG III. I make that claim because the only bass amp in the house was my Line 6 and I don't recall anyone else borrowing it. I didn't play the SF II. I did play the SF I. If I closed my eyes you could tell me it was my '67 SF and I would believe it. If I opened my ears it reminded me of my JS. Bottom line for me personally is that it would not replace a vintage Starfire or a vintage JS with humbuckers. These are basses for the collector, for someone who places an extremely high value on the fact that an instrument is new (All the Mojo is MINE! and so is the warranty) or for someone who is not comfortable in the used/vintage market.

IMO.