Guild Starfire bass sighting

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On the AXS showing of 2015's British Summer Time at Hyde Park, while checking for The Who, I spied a Guild Starfire bass during a Beck's set. It looks too new to be vintage, but, you never know. I'll let you bass experts speak on that.
Best video I could find (no pics on Google.)
 
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looks like a 1990's Starfire Bass II, with those humbuckers and no suck switch! the tuners and body depth are the other 2 immediate checks, but I don't have a clear shot of either on my phone.
 

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looks like a 1990's Starfire Bass II, with those humbuckers and no suck switch! the tuners and body depth are the other 2 immediate checks, but I don't have a clear shot of either on my phone.

Mark the date. I understand what mavuser posted and agree with everything :)
 

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ha! nice! also can't see the bridge/saddles which should be different than 1970's
 

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I like the Ampeg SVT/8x10 back line for the SF II (head has black switches and possibly metal knobs, so maybe early '70s?). It looks like it's next to an Acoustic Bass Head w graphic EQ on a single 15" cab, so I don't know which amp is providing most of the tone!
 
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