Oldbassguy
Junior Member
I have a Guild Starfire - BA 1227 that I bought used in 72 or 73.... I have kept it in pretty good condition. There were a few dings when I bought it, and have added a few myself - mostly due to youth. I take better care of it now.
I am sort of thinking of selling it to get a boutique type bass - Sadowsky, or Alembic that I generally could not afford, but thought I might be able to depending on what these go for. But, I am obviously torn - a lot of sentimental value, it is gorgeous, and has a sound that can't be matched. I don't play it much mostly due to neck dive that drives me bananas, and I got an EBMM Sterling that just fits my body really nicely.
Anyways, over at Talkbass, one of the people suggested this forum, and so here I am. I guess I am going to expect everyone to tell me to keep it, and I am leaning that way, but would be interested in people's thoughts about the bass, its worth, or anything else of interest.
Whole thing is original stock except the nut (which I kept, but it was too worn down to use for playing. Wooden Saddles are original. I am not sure if it was made in 1967 or in the early 70s. There was a Vintage Magazine article that mentioned the neck pickup was brought in the 70's, but the serial number puts it in 1967 - 68. I have the OHSC as well.
Anyways, i will look forward to some comments. This looks like a great site. I can't post pictures, probably because I am a new member, hopefully will be able to do so in a day or 2, or will have to upload to a site, and have them available there. My avatar picture is the guitar, although probably too small to tell much...
I am sort of thinking of selling it to get a boutique type bass - Sadowsky, or Alembic that I generally could not afford, but thought I might be able to depending on what these go for. But, I am obviously torn - a lot of sentimental value, it is gorgeous, and has a sound that can't be matched. I don't play it much mostly due to neck dive that drives me bananas, and I got an EBMM Sterling that just fits my body really nicely.
Anyways, over at Talkbass, one of the people suggested this forum, and so here I am. I guess I am going to expect everyone to tell me to keep it, and I am leaning that way, but would be interested in people's thoughts about the bass, its worth, or anything else of interest.
Whole thing is original stock except the nut (which I kept, but it was too worn down to use for playing. Wooden Saddles are original. I am not sure if it was made in 1967 or in the early 70s. There was a Vintage Magazine article that mentioned the neck pickup was brought in the 70's, but the serial number puts it in 1967 - 68. I have the OHSC as well.
Anyways, i will look forward to some comments. This looks like a great site. I can't post pictures, probably because I am a new member, hopefully will be able to do so in a day or 2, or will have to upload to a site, and have them available there. My avatar picture is the guitar, although probably too small to tell much...