sonicreducer
Junior Member
Hey guys, so my 4 year quest for a Guild SF-V with mini hbs almost came to a joyous end today, when I came across someone with a '69 cherry red Starfire in the shop! The asking price is $1700. I almost jumped on it, but I wanted to run it by the experts first. First and foremost, when did Guild start using Guild labeled Grover rotos? This one has the patent pending tuners, while my D50 has the namesake labels.
This guitar has a non-original pickguard, and the bottom rim has two horizontal holes showing on either side of the new bracket. The aluminum floating Hagstrom bridge is glued down, but is intonated properly. Still, I'm concerned that the guitar's intonation is at the mercy of the current placement.
The Guildsby doesn't have the felt pads under it, but I think that should be an easy fix. Doesn't seem scratched up under there.
There's no sticker inside the F-hole. There is an EM serial on the headstock, which I stupidly forgot.
Last of all, there is no hardshell case with it.
But it plays great! Feels good. I just want to know if this is a good deal. The guy said he'd be willing to go down a hundred bucks. Thank you, and I hope to join the electrified ranks of the lot of you real soon!
This guitar has a non-original pickguard, and the bottom rim has two horizontal holes showing on either side of the new bracket. The aluminum floating Hagstrom bridge is glued down, but is intonated properly. Still, I'm concerned that the guitar's intonation is at the mercy of the current placement.
The Guildsby doesn't have the felt pads under it, but I think that should be an easy fix. Doesn't seem scratched up under there.
There's no sticker inside the F-hole. There is an EM serial on the headstock, which I stupidly forgot.
Last of all, there is no hardshell case with it.
But it plays great! Feels good. I just want to know if this is a good deal. The guy said he'd be willing to go down a hundred bucks. Thank you, and I hope to join the electrified ranks of the lot of you real soon!