DrumBob
Senior Member
Pics by any chance? Or are you on a non-disclosure?
You can find pics on Guild's website.
Pics by any chance? Or are you on a non-disclosure?
The nut is 1 3/4". The neck feels great, regardless of the nut width. I wanted to take it on my gig Sunday, but figured it would be best to get better acquainted with the guitar before attempting to work with it on a gig. I was also hesitant to take it out as not to damage it, as it's a loaner, and the folks at Cordoba have been very, very good to me. More to come.
I don't think Mark was saying that necks should all be wider from now on, only that manufacturers should reliably make them whatever width they list in their specs, or reliably report in their specs what width they're making them, or something like that. That way, people that want 1 3/4" will know which guitars to look at for purchase.
That might not even be possible, depending on how much hand work goes into shaping and sanding the neck.
That caught my attention, and I bet it's because they needed to differentiate between the Harp/Guildsby and the Stopbar Tailpiece models.I just wanted to clarify something. I wrote my VG review and sent it to Naomi Con at Cordoba for vetting, and she pointed out to me that the SF-XII is actually called the Starfire IV ST-12. I think most of us remember that guitar from years ago being called the SF-XII, but they've renamed it. Why they did that, I have no clue, but that's the reality. It's a positive review, but shorter than I would have liked, as my word count was limited to 325.
Any idea when this review will be published? I would particularly like to hear about a comparison with other SPG-made 12 strings such as the D'Angelico and/or the Gretsch Electromatic 12.
Actually the Guild webpage calls it on the overview page different as "Starfire IV-12 ST" however the actualy site calls it IV ST-12 ! So it looks like they are confused as well!I wrote my VG review and sent it to Naomi Con at Cordoba for vetting, and she pointed out to me that the SF-XII is actually called the Starfire IV ST-12.
Insert rant on Cordoba’s senseless renaming policy here.Actually the Guild webpage calls it on the overview page different as "Starfire IV-12 ST" however the actualy site calls it IV ST-12 ! So it looks like they are confused as well!
https://guildguitars.com/guitars/electric-guitars/newark-st-collection/
https://guildguitars.com/g/starfire-iv-st-12-in-cherry/
Now that makes both no sense to me... The normal "Starfire IV" and the "Starfire IV ST" make sense, but why didn't they name it "Starfire XII ST" which would have matched the historical naming much better?
Ralf
My son asked me and I don't have an answer, as I have only seen black/white photos...what color was the piece they gifted to John Lennon? Is that guitar in a collection somewhere now, like the RRHF or one of the HRC's?
My son asked me and I don't have an answer, as I have only seen black/white photos...what color was the piece they gifted to John Lennon? Is that guitar in a collection somewhere now, like the RRHF or one of the HRC's?