I am considering picking up a Starfire 3 or 4. Some comments I have heard regarding Corona is that they are hand built using the original tooling. Are these as good as the one's made previously in the States?
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BIGFOOT said:That's good news to my ears. I would like to get a fairly fresh guitar, rather than one that looks like it was used as a broom in a bar.
Are the pups on the Corona equivalent to the Westerly?
I have seen a couple NOS SF4's appear on ebay. Never trying one, but owning 2 Guild acoustics I would be still be willing to buy one based on pictures.
coastie99 said:Hard to imagine you being unhappy with a SF4 Bigfoot, if you do spring for one.
I don't believe I've seen any negative comment, anywhere, about Corona-built electrics.
There were finish issues (checking) with a lot of acoustics, but nothing concerning electrics.
I may be wrong, but I'm sure I've read that some / a lot / most electrics got pretty much Custom Shop attention.
BIGFOOT said:I am considering picking up a Starfire 3 or 4. Some comments I have heard regarding Corona is that they are hand built using the original tooling. Are these as good as the one's made previously in the States?
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california91207 said:Building electric Guilds in Corona was the one thing that Fender did right. After all, the shop has years of building quality electric guitars. I have a Corona Bluesbird and a Westerly Bluesbird, when you compare them side by side they're Bluesbirds, both excellent quality and no real difference between the two other than yellowing in the logo on the older guitar. The Corona is a goldtop, not an easy finish to master, and the paint job on this guitar is awesome.