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Hello!
I bought a Newark St. Starfire V about 6 months ago and gigged it shortly after and remember being really happy with the sound. Lately, however, I'm on the verge of selling it because I'm just not happy with the sound. The best way I can describe it is "dull" and as if the amp has something covering it, with varying levels of treble (although still fundamentally muffled) depending which pickup combination I'm on. The only way I can get a sound that has just enough "oomph" is with the volumes on full, which isn't ideal when I like to drop for rhythm and roll up to 10 for solos. I've played around with pickup heights but that doesn't seem to give me what I'm after. Some more specific questions below:
1. A couple of times now, the input jack has fallen into the body. I have fixed it each time but we did lose some washers along the way. Could there be a problem with the jack that is effecting output?
2. With a "Gibson-style" control layout, I usually like to have the neck pickup on about 5, and the bridge pickup on 8-10 depending on rhythm or lead. Are Guild controls wired differently to Gibsons?
3. Sounding really muffled as soon as I roll volume off even a tiny amount - is this just a quirk of stock Guilds? Would a pot change help?
Appreciate any input people can give - whether you've had similar experiences with Starfires or if it just sounds like I have a dud (although I loved the guitar at first so I'm not sure about that). Thank you!
I bought a Newark St. Starfire V about 6 months ago and gigged it shortly after and remember being really happy with the sound. Lately, however, I'm on the verge of selling it because I'm just not happy with the sound. The best way I can describe it is "dull" and as if the amp has something covering it, with varying levels of treble (although still fundamentally muffled) depending which pickup combination I'm on. The only way I can get a sound that has just enough "oomph" is with the volumes on full, which isn't ideal when I like to drop for rhythm and roll up to 10 for solos. I've played around with pickup heights but that doesn't seem to give me what I'm after. Some more specific questions below:
1. A couple of times now, the input jack has fallen into the body. I have fixed it each time but we did lose some washers along the way. Could there be a problem with the jack that is effecting output?
2. With a "Gibson-style" control layout, I usually like to have the neck pickup on about 5, and the bridge pickup on 8-10 depending on rhythm or lead. Are Guild controls wired differently to Gibsons?
3. Sounding really muffled as soon as I roll volume off even a tiny amount - is this just a quirk of stock Guilds? Would a pot change help?
Appreciate any input people can give - whether you've had similar experiences with Starfires or if it just sounds like I have a dud (although I loved the guitar at first so I'm not sure about that). Thank you!