matsickma
Senior Member
Haha... I thought the same thing!
Here are my initial thoughts on the Jet Star that arrived the other day: The fit and Sea Foam Green finish is excellent. Very good workmanship. The fretwork is likewise well done. I have yet to plug it in, but have played it acoustically for about a half hour so far. The playability is very good; smooth, easy chording and string bends, no dead spots on the fretboard, straight neck, relatively light weight and what I've now realized is an almost perfect sized neck; a bit of a chunky C shape, not too thin, but not a baseball bat. It feels good in my hand, and I'm a pill about skinny necks, which I abhor. My NS SF-IV and S-200 have the exact same necks, so Guild's consistency in this respect is excellent. So far, I'm impressed with the Jet Star. Will be plugging it in tonight to see how she sounds.
I have not tried them on stage, but i've spent some time playing a bit louder, trying different pole magnets height and different settings with my amp (a Fender Blues Deluxe).That's a great find, certainly the most affordable option I would ever expect to find. Still humbuckers though. If you hadn't mentioned the lack of charcater I may have been tempted to try them. Please let us know what you think after you have tried them on stage.
I do like the LB1s a lot, I must say. The thick and warm tone from the neck is right up my alley. I just like to have a single coil alternative, therefore I have ordered a set of TV Jones T-Armonds. Alas it takes ages for them to arrive in Europe, I hope I'll be able to make the swap this year.
More I look at the Jetstar the more it intrigues me.
Wondering if a Duesenberg Staytrem or Vibramate would work well.
I have a polara reissue and a tbird both made in Korea . How come the Jetstar is MIC?