Newbie -intro- SF /T100 question

matsickma

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I looked more closely at the bridge and believe it is an origional Hagstrom type. They come in two flavors: 1) rocker like on a Thunderbird or Polara and 2) standard like seen on some of the T100 of the mid 60's era. Unfortunately I can't tell what flavor that bridge is. It tends to look like the non rocker type.
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I've noticed that the main difference between Hoboken/60s Starfires vs Westerly 70s and up are that they are have a slightly thinner body depth and lighter build. I think newer SFs up through the 2000s have slightly more bulk to them and feel more solid. As a result, I feel they resonate differently -- not better or worse -- just differently. I prefer the lighter builds of the Hoboken years, but I've played many fine SFs from Westerly that sound and feel great.

And although Guild is known for having very consistent neck profiles, especially during the Westerly years, the earlier year examples commonly have slightly thinner neck profiles.

There are many other marked differences from electronics, finish, hardware, et al., so you may want to try examples from both eras to see what you prefer. For more in-depth info, check out GAD's excellent and thorough reviews of SFs from three eras. There's a link to his blog in his signature.
 

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I would love to try these in person, but, with this pandemic, that would be difficult.
I am still a bit wishy washy in my decision making 😂
 

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That black SFII looks killer! That T100DP looks great too - very different guitars, though.
 

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It does! But everytime I see a black guitar the only thing that comes to mind is "fingerprints." ;)

This will sound silly, but the thing that makes me hesitate with black,is, I wear all plack at shows,and i don't think the guitar wou;d show up as well ;)
 

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At one time I was going to cover the pickup to this in holographic Mylar, and put blinking lights in the soundholes
 

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sorry to bump my own thread again, but, i keep seeing 1993 SFIII's . did they even make them in 93?
 

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sorry to bump my own thread again, but, i keep seeing 1993 SFIII's . did they even make them in 93?

You are well on your path to recognizing the widespread BS found in used Guild ads. :)
 

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any guesses on that toggle switch? to switch between caps or something?
i wonder why they put it on the wrong side?
 
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