advid
Junior Member
..I've been playing guitar for 50+ years (pro and semi-pro)...Have owned Gibson / Fender / Gretsch in my time....
Recently (now fully retired) I decided to buy my first Ever Guild (Starfire 1 LC)...not the most expensve guitar around - i know...
Straight from the box (brought new) it played ectremely well - very little adjustment was needed - very pleased....
It produces a wide variety and range of sound - using the both the standard and single coil pushh pull controls...
Great for all sorts of music I thought - I play pop/rock/blues/jazz and I love picking like Chet and Merle...
The only sound I couldn't produce to my liking was a 'real' earthy jazz tone ? I changed the strings to 11/50's flatwounds but even this didn't do it for me....
I know it's not a deep 175 or L5 body but i really thought it would be better...
I'm even thinking of putting on a rosewood or ebony bridge to thicken the sound and perhaps lessen the sustain a bit....
Perhaps I'm asking too much ? Any comments from anyone on here would be most welcome....I'm a 'newby' by the way - just joined...
Recently (now fully retired) I decided to buy my first Ever Guild (Starfire 1 LC)...not the most expensve guitar around - i know...
Straight from the box (brought new) it played ectremely well - very little adjustment was needed - very pleased....
It produces a wide variety and range of sound - using the both the standard and single coil pushh pull controls...
Great for all sorts of music I thought - I play pop/rock/blues/jazz and I love picking like Chet and Merle...
The only sound I couldn't produce to my liking was a 'real' earthy jazz tone ? I changed the strings to 11/50's flatwounds but even this didn't do it for me....
I know it's not a deep 175 or L5 body but i really thought it would be better...
I'm even thinking of putting on a rosewood or ebony bridge to thicken the sound and perhaps lessen the sustain a bit....
Perhaps I'm asking too much ? Any comments from anyone on here would be most welcome....I'm a 'newby' by the way - just joined...