Starfire II ST Dyna and Starfire III Dyna

[Harp Tail]

These may not be across the Pond yet but they don't seem to be a Sweetwater exclusive..

As much as I adore DeArmonds (even if they sounded like S**T, the looks alone do it) you can still purchase US Starfires of any of the three different provenances for the same money or less... perhaps wait until these start to pop up on the used market.

 

[Walter Broes]

I can't find any of the new ones in Europe. They still seem to be Sweetwater only

At the shop I work at, we've already sold one, and we have another one in stock.

 

[guitarlover]

Was this one of the new ones or a DeArmond Starfire Special?

I can't find any of the new ones in Europe. They still seem to be Sweetwater only.

It was one of the new ones. The shop has a second one in stock now. ( Guitar Bar in Antwerp, Belgium). They do ship internationally.

 

[guitarlover]

At the shop I work at, we've already sold one, and we have another one in stock.

You were a bit faster than me ;-)

 

[parker_knoll]

At the shop I work at, we've already sold one, and we have another one in stock.

Sadly I'll have to pay duties after Brexit.

Am I searching for SF III Dynasonic?

 

[parker_knoll]

Also interesting that the Dynasonic one is 50% more than the non Dynasonic one. Why?

(In Europe, btw. The Korean models are for some reason more expensive in the US. Probably tariffs)

 

[guitarlover]

Here it is listed as follows :

Guild Starfire III Dynasonic w/Guild Vibrato tailpiece

Buy Guild Starfire III Dynasonic w/Guild Vibrato tailpiece at The Guitar Bar ✓ Free pickup or free delivery from €100* ✓ Advice by experts ✓ In-house luthier

www.theguitarbar.be

(I have no commercial intrests in the shop, just a happy customer.)

 

[Dirtyhands]

I only have one Guild guitar, and it’s a 1966 SFlll, so I have nothing to compare it to pickup wise. However I love the original pickups in mine and they give me just about any tone type I need. I’ve seen the SFll Dyna Sonic models but what do they do that’s any better than the original pickups??

 

[Walter Broes]

I only have one Guild guitar, and it’s a 1966 SFlll, so I have nothing to compare it to pickup wise. However I love the original pickups in mine and they give me just about any tone type I need. I’ve seen the SFll Dyna Sonic models but what do they do that’s any better than the original pickups??

"better" is subjective, they're different. You can get things from single coil pickups you can't get from humbuckers and vice versa.

 

[parker_knoll]

I only have one Guild guitar, and it’s a 1966 SFlll, so I have nothing to compare it to pickup wise. However I love the original pickups in mine and they give me just about any tone type I need. I’ve seen the SFll Dyna Sonic models but what do they do that’s any better than the original pickups??

Different sonic profile; more even output across the frequency spectrum. It still has midrange prominence but less than the minihums, and a lot more highs. I love them.