Thanks all! I was lucky enough to find one locally in St Paul. I'd been looking for the right T-100 D for a couple of years - hoping that money and opportunity would all work out - but when i saw the Starfire - i just had to have it. Two weeks later, i found the T-100 D in Tennesee and my wife gave me the green light. In an absolutely maddening twist of fate - this is the current state of the T-100 D.
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back in the box in came in until Christmas. Will it be sweeter when it comes out? Lets hope so. I'll let you know more about the pickups Dec 25!
The mini humbuckers are amazing. Sensitive and strong. They go from and amazingly rich and full jazz tone to a crunchy angry growl. My limited experience with the T-100D is that is brighter but i haven't really given it a test drive yet. Sigh.