idealassets
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Is that some variety of Alembic bridge on there?Did someone say maple burst?
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Is that some variety of Alembic bridge on there?Did someone say maple burst?
My fading memory suggests that some time in 1967 Starfire II's appeared with a master volume.
1967:
The bass in the picture is from 1968.
I'll bite. What do you see that makes it a '68?
I never was good at those find the difference picture games but compared to BA-1427 which should be '67...
I know very well what Hans has said about batches and numerical order. What is completely new to me and what I am not quite understanding is all your data on pot codes and and why you believe you are dealing with regular production as opposed to an anomaly or post production repair. How many pot codes are you extrapolating from?
'67 was the big year for serial numbers - roughly 1000 from BA-655 BA-1696 and less than 500 for each of the other years. I can imagine making a lot of bodies in necks in '67 and not finishing them until '68 but this is a new hypothesis to me with more speculation than data and I am hoping to change that.
Nobody'll happier than me if I'm proven wrong.
Is that some variety of Alembic bridge on there?
A cryptic answer to my e-mail query to Guild as to whether or not a run of green NS SF-II basses lies in our future arrived today:
"Thank you for your interest in Guild Guitars! I believe this was a test run that received positive reviews, so although I cannot say with 100% certainty, I believe you will be very happy in the coming months."
No promise, perhaps, but certainly better than "no such plans presently and future prospects for same seem very unlikely".
Stay tuned and keep your fingers crossed...