1969 - '70 Guild Starfire for restoration

[edwardofhuncote]

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...

[lbpesq]

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

Bill, tgo

[edwin]

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.

[sonicus]

Yikes !

[edwardofhuncote]

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.

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?

[elwoodblue]

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.

[edwin]

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.

[elwoodblue]

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

Good call Edwin

[rv_bass]

As Edwin pointed out, likely an old Guild pickup


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

[hieronymous]

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