Hi folks, I have what I feel like will be a cinch question here on this forum. I've attached a photo of a guitar I'm considering purchasing. My question is this: do these pickups look like they are the non Fender made buckers? As in, more than likely these are the Duncan made HB's for Guild? This is a 2000 SF4, made in Westerly.
I read a ton of GAD's extremely helpful information about what to look for in terms of how far apart the two adjustment screws are. So, according to his information, this should be the Duncan made pickups for Guild (seeing that, I'm assuming it's not even possible that it would be an original HB-1, being a 2000 guitar), considering these adjustment screws appear to be farther apart, and not closer together like the Fender made ones. However, the main reason I ask is because I've browsed a few guitars that were a couple years older than this particular guitar, and they had the obvious Fender made humbuckers, according to the two adjustment screws "closeness". How could a Duncan made pickup make it into a guitar built in 2000, when guitars from 97', 98', etc. received the Fender made ones? Is this possible and I'm just not familiar with how things went in their factory? Or, despite the farther apart adjustment screws on the photo of the guitar attached, could this still be Fender made pickups?
It's not a complete deal breaker, but if I do acquire the guitar I'd much prefer that it doesn't have the Fender made pups.
On a completely separate issue, I also notice there is a tiny bit of "space" between the top of the neck pickup ring and the bottom of the neck/fret board. I notice most pics, such as GAD's on his reviews, do NOT have this space and the pickup ring butts right up to the bottom of the fret board. I do see where some Starfires also have this gap, but it seems like all the 2000's would be consistent with this?? Lots of questions!!
Anyway, thank you in advance, and I look forward to reading replies. Cheers!
I read a ton of GAD's extremely helpful information about what to look for in terms of how far apart the two adjustment screws are. So, according to his information, this should be the Duncan made pickups for Guild (seeing that, I'm assuming it's not even possible that it would be an original HB-1, being a 2000 guitar), considering these adjustment screws appear to be farther apart, and not closer together like the Fender made ones. However, the main reason I ask is because I've browsed a few guitars that were a couple years older than this particular guitar, and they had the obvious Fender made humbuckers, according to the two adjustment screws "closeness". How could a Duncan made pickup make it into a guitar built in 2000, when guitars from 97', 98', etc. received the Fender made ones? Is this possible and I'm just not familiar with how things went in their factory? Or, despite the farther apart adjustment screws on the photo of the guitar attached, could this still be Fender made pickups?
It's not a complete deal breaker, but if I do acquire the guitar I'd much prefer that it doesn't have the Fender made pups.
On a completely separate issue, I also notice there is a tiny bit of "space" between the top of the neck pickup ring and the bottom of the neck/fret board. I notice most pics, such as GAD's on his reviews, do NOT have this space and the pickup ring butts right up to the bottom of the fret board. I do see where some Starfires also have this gap, but it seems like all the 2000's would be consistent with this?? Lots of questions!!
Anyway, thank you in advance, and I look forward to reading replies. Cheers!
