Sadly no pics, it's in the shop for a setup (I like .11s with a wound G). It's a gorgeous 60's Starfire II, Cherry Red and sooooo pristine I couldn't believe it. Nice original 60's Hardshell case with the "Guild" metal badge next to the handle, Harp tailpiece on it (I got away from Bigsby lust after totally grooving on the Harp with my SFXII). With the dirty power in my house, these 'buckers are perfect, no hum like a P-90 would have, not as squashy strong like a Seth 'bucker would have. Well, at least that's been the rule with the SFXII again. Also the XII is a double mickey mouse ear cutaway, so the classy sharp one-cutaway Venetian is great. Gets jazzy with neck only and rolling off the highs a bit, strums rhythm in the middle position, and allows me to embarass myself with the bridge position with my lame blues solos. I couldn't be happier, and the best part is no money left the wallet since I traded a bass for it - who am I kidding, I'm no bassist! Heck, I'm barely a guitarist! When it comes home next week I'll take pics and find out what the serial number is (totally forgot to write it down, had a Hoboken label and the era-appropriate Chesterfield pillar inlay on the headstock with "Starfire II Special" or something like that written on the label). WHEE!
Edit - hold on, this is odd, looked up pics of the SFIIs on the internet and mine is different. Mine has a master volume control (definitely a guild vol knob tho) on the treble bout where the cutaway is, and the tuners are grover open back tuners (really nice ones in my opinion) that look original, no extra holes on the back of the headstock like the replacements on my SFXII. Plus the bridge has a rosewood base but adustable metal saddles on top for each string. HMM! Is my memory going that quickly, am I totally confusing it with the '67 SFIV I was playing just before it, or what? I'm half tempted to go back to the store now just to confirm what the heck I just got.
Edit - hold on, this is odd, looked up pics of the SFIIs on the internet and mine is different. Mine has a master volume control (definitely a guild vol knob tho) on the treble bout where the cutaway is, and the tuners are grover open back tuners (really nice ones in my opinion) that look original, no extra holes on the back of the headstock like the replacements on my SFXII. Plus the bridge has a rosewood base but adustable metal saddles on top for each string. HMM! Is my memory going that quickly, am I totally confusing it with the '67 SFIV I was playing just before it, or what? I'm half tempted to go back to the store now just to confirm what the heck I just got.
