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Title: 1969 - '70 Guild Starfire for restoration
Post by: edwardofhuncote on November 19, 2018, 05:58:55 AM

It's a sad mess, and the price is a little steep, but the bridge and tailpiece suggest someone had bigger plans for this Starfire at one time.

https://reverb.com/item/16857248-guild-starfire-ii-bass-1970-needs-full-restoration-bad-headstock-break-repair-for-parts-repair

Kinda' reminds me, I need to get back to work on my Starfire project...

Title: Re: 1969 - '70 Guild Starfire for restoration
Post by: lbpesq on November 19, 2018, 08:50:04 AM

Looks like the headstock/neck joint was formerly lunch for a beaver!

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: 1969 - '70 Guild Starfire for restoration
Post by: edwin on November 22, 2018, 10:53:26 PM

Whatever they are smoking, they should share. That price is insane. Anything over $500 should be able to play out of the gate to some degree.

Title: Re: 1969 - '70 Guild Starfire for restoration
Post by: sonicus on November 23, 2018, 02:23:38 AM

Yikes !

Title: Re: 1969 - '70 Guild Starfire for restoration
Post by: edwardofhuncote on November 23, 2018, 05:22:49 AM

Yeah, pretty crazy. They've got the ad set so you can't even make an offer, and have rationalized the price by past or current sales, somehow missing they were/are playable instruments. I don't smoke, but brownies are nice. ;D

Still, the sentimental idiot in me gazes into the pictures, and thinks- "I could totally fix that headstock... re-bind that body..."

Anybody got a guess on the bridge pickup make?

Title: Re: 1969 - '70 Guild Starfire for restoration
Post by: elwoodblue on November 23, 2018, 09:17:26 PM

After reading the description it seems this fan is attached to the big numbers other
better examples have sold for. Maybe time will cure that  ;)


I'll guess a Teisco variant on the bridge pickup.
At first I thought Univox, but I don't see any Univox foil pups.

Title: Re: 1969 - '70 Guild Starfire for restoration
Post by: edwin on November 23, 2018, 10:25:52 PM

Quote from: elwoodblue on November 23, 2018, 09:17:26 PM

After reading the description it seems this fan is attached to the big numbers other
better examples have sold for. Maybe time will cure that  ;)




I'll guess a Teisco variant on the bridge pickup.
At first I thought Univox, but I don't see any Univox foil pups.

Guild used some funny looking pickups prior to the BiSonic, so it may be original.

Title: Re: 1969 - '70 Guild Starfire for restoration
Post by: elwoodblue on November 23, 2018, 10:43:14 PM

Quote from: edwin on November 23, 2018, 10:25:52 PM

Guild used some funny looking pickups prior to the BiSonic, so it may be original.

Good call Edwin

Title: Re: 1969 - '70 Guild Starfire for restoration
Post by: rv_bass on November 25, 2018, 06:08:06 AM

As Edwin pointed out, likely an old Guild pickup


https://picclick.com/Vintage-Guild-Guitar-Pair-Of-Pickups-Super-273450419511.html

Title: Re: 1969 - '70 Guild Starfire for restoration
Post by: hieronymous on November 25, 2018, 12:37:13 PM

I believe those are referred to as the "Mickey Mouse" pickup. I don't think anyone knows why. Apparently they were not made by Hagstrom. All my info comes from letstalkguild.com (http://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/forum.php)