NGD Westerly Starfire II in Blonde Maple

[Tuberous]

Perhaps some of you saw this on Reverb recently. I grabbed it, rounding out my little collection of late-90s Westerly Starfire IIs. I like how these guitars feel and sound. The looks aren't too shabby either. This one came with the bridge pickup adjusted a bit on the high side, and that gives it a little extra kick.

 

[chazmo]

Very nice! Congrats!

 

[GGJaguar]

Beautiful flamey maple! Congrats and enjoy!

 

[Jeff Haddad]

That’s a beauty!

 

[HeyMikey]

Yeah, that one is a real beauty, and with SD1 pickups! Nice score Tuberous.

 

[Harp Tail]

Excellent - congratulations!

I just gave myself an (undeserved) present in the way of a 1997 Starfire II.. it's dark red or at least so it seems.

How many in your "little collection" so far?

 

[acmedrygoods]

That is a stunning guitar. Starfire IIs hadn't really been on my radar before but I'm now enlightened. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Harp Tail]

That is a stunning guitar. Starfire IIs hadn't really been on my radar before but I'm now enlightened. Thanks for sharing.

Tune up the radar and get some 'fire for yourself.

 

[bobouz]

Absolutely beautiful! I have a sunburst '97 Starfire III with a swapped-in harp tailpiece - but it retains the aluminum bridge, so it's almost a II. Such sweet guitars!

 

[Mapleman54]

Perhaps some of you saw this on Reverb recently. I grabbed it, rounding out my little collection of late-90s Westerly Starfire IIs. I like how these guitars feel and sound. The looks aren't too shabby either. This one came with the bridge pickup adjusted a bit on the high side, and that gives it a little extra kick.

Sweet!! I love these… the build quality is so very good!! Congratulations!

 

[chazmo]

Yeah, that one is a real beauty, and with SD1 pickups! Nice score Tuberous.

Mike, how do you tell the difference between the SD-1 and HB-1 pickups? Forgive me, but this always confuses me.

 

[GGJaguar]

Guild Full-Sized HB1 and SD1 Pickup Variations | GAD's Ramblings

One of the questions I see on the guitar forums quite a bit is, “What kind of pickups does this Guild guitar have?” Since I’ve posted in many of these threads, I seem to get a lot of emails with the same question. I thought that I might write up a quick summary of the …

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[Tuberous]

Guild Full-Sized HB1 and SD1 Pickup Variations | GAD's Ramblings

One of the questions I see on the guitar forums quite a bit is, “What kind of pickups does this Guild guitar have?” Since I’ve posted in many of these threads, I seem to get a lot of emails with the same question. I thought that I might write up a quick summary of the …

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Yeah, I was just looking for this; I remember reading it a few months back. Thanks!

 

[chazmo]

Thanks for the pointer, GG!

 

[Tuberous]

Excellent - congratulations!

I just gave myself an (undeserved) present in the way of a 1997 Starfire II.. it's dark red or at least so it seems.

How many in your "little collection" so far?

All four colors! I need to stop and appreciate them now.

 

[walrus]

Beautiful!

walrus

 

[GGJaguar]

All four colors!

You need to post a group photo of them! Please!

 

[Harp Tail]

That sounds fun! Please post a "family shot" when you have a chance.

And thanks for the sound advice - I truly need to stop and enjoy all sixty of them... not long ago I found a nice Telecaster of mine I had completely forgotten about.

 

[wombat]

Very nice!!

Could you offer any observations on the difference in sound between the maple and mahogany SFs with SD-1s?

Thanks!

 

[Tuberous]

You need to post a group photo of them! Please!

Ok, they're on the wall in my living room. Photo is in Mug Shots.