New member - just saying hello.

[mavuser]

Notice how your M-85 has a regular volume knob for the master volume (not like your Starfire). That is how they came (Guild Guitar Book by Hans Moust, page 94).

 

[twocorgis]

Welcome Tim, and you sure know how to make an entrance! '68 was a great year for Guild, and here's mine.

 

[Minnesota Flats]

That's some eye candy (and, I'll bet, ear candy as well) you have there, tsarter.

Welcome!

 

[tsarter]

What a beautiful bass!

 

[hieronymous]

I was pointed this way from a new online friend I was discussing basses with. Tim Sarter from Northern California here. By way of introduction, here’s my pair of ‘68s:

What a great duo, and they look so good together! I've got a solidbody M-85 but have never seen one of the earlier ones like yours in person. Very nice in the matching finishes! Cool to have a set like that - I can match a few of mine over various aspects (both from '71 or "brown") but this is a nice set.

 

[mavuser]

btw tsarter, do u need a Guild truss rod cover for the M-85? just send me a message if so. it should look like this one from our forum member GuildsofGrot:

 

[Vermonter]

After seeing those two beauties I came to realize I’m severely under-bassed. Thanks for sharing a photo of those gorgeous basses.

 

[tsarter]

After seeing those two beauties I came to realize I’m severely under-bassed. Thanks for sharing a photo of those gorgeous basses.

Glad you enjoyed them!

 

[lungimsam]

Those headstocks look crazy thick. Can you give us a depth measurement? I am curious what they measure.

 

[Cougar]

Hey Tim, welcome to LTG! Your avatar pic reminds me of a guy I used to be in a group with. Well, vaguely reminds me. He's playing a big ol' Gretsch in the pic below, but his ability to also play bass is what got him a gig with Paul McCartney at the Superbowl (in 2002?). He's played live gigs with him ever since. Bass is a good thing to have on your resume!

 

[tsarter]

Those headstocks look crazy thick. Can you give us a depth measurement? I am curious what they measure.

They look pretty standard to me, but here you go:

 

[tsarter]

Hey Tim, welcome to LTG! Your avatar pic reminds me of a guy I used to be in a group with. Well, vaguely reminds me. He's playing a big ol' Gretsch in the pic below, but his ability to also play bass is what got him a gig with Paul McCartney at the Superbowl (in 2002?). He's played live gigs with him ever since. Bass is a good thing to have on your resume!

Ha! That’s a nice gig to land. Love the Gretsch too. Loos like he loves playing as much as I do.
Thanks for saying hello!

 

[lungimsam]

Thanks I will compare to my NS Starfire.

 

[tsarter]

Thanks I will compare to my NS Starfire.

Cool. Let me know how it compares. I’ve never checked out any of the NS Guilds.

 

[Nuuska]

VEER

What is the purpose of that RED SCALE - it seems to be half of normal scale . . . like a built-in-divide-by-two-calculator ???

 

[tsarter]

VEER

What is the purpose of that RED SCALE - it seems to be half of normal scale . . . like a built-in-divide-by-two-calculator ???

Ha! I’ve never noticed that before. That’s pretty much it - looks like they are breaking it up into two inch segments on the red side. So strange!

 

[lungimsam]

My 2013 NS Starfire is 9/16 inch deep (14mm).
3 3/4” point to point width on the headstock (widest points like you have in your pics).
So looks the same!

 

[tsarter]

My 2013 NS Starfire is 9/16 inch deep (14mm).
3 3/4” point to point width on the headstock (widest points like you have in your pics).
So looks the same!

I thought they looked the same. As I said I’ve never checked out the NS basses. Thanks for sharing this.

 

[mgod]

Hi Tim.

 

[tsarter]

Hey Dan!