Starfire iv serial number mystery

[Jakeolly]

hi all
ive tried really hard to not trouble everybody with this but i cant find any info . What year is this please and which pickups are they likely to be please?

 

[GAD]

Pretty!

HB1s

Hard to read the number in the pic, though. It almost looks like 0x9915 which is hexidecimal so that can't be right.

It's definitely a '70s model, though. Not the original switch tip.

 

[hansmoust]

Guitar is from 1973 and the pickups are HB-1s.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[GAD]

Tried to enhance a bit and I still don't know what number that is.

Doesn't matter, though. Hans is the source of truth for such things.

 

[GAD]

I guess that's an eight then? Yeesh.

 

[Norrissey]

Just an FYI this guitar just sold on Ebay in the US last week. I'm not familiar with Gumtree but I'm surprised to see the guitar apparently for sale again. Could the Gumtree ad be fake? Or perhaps someone is flipping the guitar?

 

[Jakeolly]

Thanks everybody. That is incredibly helpful. It is on gumtree at a low price so I now feel very suspicious but will pursue . I may be risking losing a bargain but its being offered at £500!

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

CBH!

 

[Jakeolly]

CBH?

 

[GGJaguar]

CBH?

Confirmed by Hans.

 

[HeyMikey]

Sold Ebay listing of this same guitar. Beware of a scam using the ebay pics.

Guild Starfire IV 1973 Vintage Guitar | eBay

<p>1973 Vintage Guild Starfire IV</p><br /><p>Great sounding and playing guitar. Neck straight plays well and trussrod adjust tested and working. Frets good.</p><br /><p>All electronics are in good working condition. </p><br /><p>Bone nut, frets, trussrod cover, pickguard, bracket for pickguard...

www.ebay.com

 

[Jakeolly]

Thanks. Ive asked a few questions, got nothing back, so I assume a scam. Thank you everybody