New to the forum. Thanks for letting me in!
New to me last month is a 97 Starfire II. It appears to have spent its whole life in the case. Gorgeous guitar and it plays great. Sounds fine acoustically but when I plug it in, yuk. Especially the neck pickup which is the one I would use the most on this guitar. It literally sounds like a blanket is covering the amp. Same amp, same cable, with my CE-100 Newark Street and the blanket is gone.
I’ve lowered the pickups as far as they can go, mild improvement, but still ‘muddy’, not clear and defined like the Capri. All pots work and are opened up, gets much worse as the tone pot rolls back. Not so with the Capri.
Rosewood bridge on the Starfire II, tune-o-matic on the Capri, but acoustically both guitars sound clear and ‘articulate.’ Could that cause the muddy sound? I’m not inclined to think so given the acoustic tone of the guitar. But this is my first guitar with a wooden bridge.
I’ve removed the HB-1s for ID and to inspect for damaged wires, etc… but I did not pull the controls, jack, and switch. Did a tone cap get improperly placed across the volume control lugs? The guitar sure sounds that way. I’m going to pull the whole harness and have a look. But before I spend the time, I wonder if somebody might have something that I’ve overlooked. Shame to put a tool to this guitar. I assume that this is the reason it stayed in its case for 26 years…
Thanks for reading!
New to me last month is a 97 Starfire II. It appears to have spent its whole life in the case. Gorgeous guitar and it plays great. Sounds fine acoustically but when I plug it in, yuk. Especially the neck pickup which is the one I would use the most on this guitar. It literally sounds like a blanket is covering the amp. Same amp, same cable, with my CE-100 Newark Street and the blanket is gone.
I’ve lowered the pickups as far as they can go, mild improvement, but still ‘muddy’, not clear and defined like the Capri. All pots work and are opened up, gets much worse as the tone pot rolls back. Not so with the Capri.
Rosewood bridge on the Starfire II, tune-o-matic on the Capri, but acoustically both guitars sound clear and ‘articulate.’ Could that cause the muddy sound? I’m not inclined to think so given the acoustic tone of the guitar. But this is my first guitar with a wooden bridge.
I’ve removed the HB-1s for ID and to inspect for damaged wires, etc… but I did not pull the controls, jack, and switch. Did a tone cap get improperly placed across the volume control lugs? The guitar sure sounds that way. I’m going to pull the whole harness and have a look. But before I spend the time, I wonder if somebody might have something that I’ve overlooked. Shame to put a tool to this guitar. I assume that this is the reason it stayed in its case for 26 years…
Thanks for reading!