Westery SF-4 “Blonde”
Good day all!
I’m not a current guild owner but am hoping to remedy that soon! I’ve owned a New Hartford D-40 in the past that I still regret selling, though it was to fund a grail acoustic that I’ll never part with.
Anyway, I’ve fallen down the electric rabbit hole the past couple years or so and am loving it! I’ve so far owned a Am std. Strat, Am pro Tele (both sold due to unforeseen expenses and not really bonding), and currently own a couple of cheaper local finds; an Ibanez AR-500 and a Peavy somethingorother that was $100...
What I’m finding with the Ibby and Peavey is that I really prefer Gibson style guitars (shorter scale).
Lately I’ve been doing lots of listening and a bit of testing out and everything is leading me towards an ES335 style guitar. Just love the tone of semi hollows. The cleans are rounder and fatter and the driven tones have more... grit? Grind? Everything is just sweeter and fatter.
Of course I’d love an es335 but they are pretty overpriced relative to what they are and I just don’t have the energy to wade through all the dogs to find a good one.
That brings me to Starfires! Since I’m not really a trem/vibrato guy, I’d be looking at IV’s. Since I like bigger necks that leads me to Westery era IV’s.
Now that you’ve waded through that ramble, here’s my specific question for you folks: there is one I saw for sale recently with a maple neck. It’s a 1995 SF-4 “Blonde” with a serial number of AG000015. Some kind of “limited run” I guess? Have any of you played one? It’s my belief that the neck is a huge factor in tone and that mahogany tends to fatten the sound. Do you think a basically 100% maple guitar would end up being too bright relative to one with a mahogany neck like a 335? It’s too far away for me to test out.
Thanks!!
Good day all!
I’m not a current guild owner but am hoping to remedy that soon! I’ve owned a New Hartford D-40 in the past that I still regret selling, though it was to fund a grail acoustic that I’ll never part with.
Anyway, I’ve fallen down the electric rabbit hole the past couple years or so and am loving it! I’ve so far owned a Am std. Strat, Am pro Tele (both sold due to unforeseen expenses and not really bonding), and currently own a couple of cheaper local finds; an Ibanez AR-500 and a Peavy somethingorother that was $100...
What I’m finding with the Ibby and Peavey is that I really prefer Gibson style guitars (shorter scale).
Lately I’ve been doing lots of listening and a bit of testing out and everything is leading me towards an ES335 style guitar. Just love the tone of semi hollows. The cleans are rounder and fatter and the driven tones have more... grit? Grind? Everything is just sweeter and fatter.
Of course I’d love an es335 but they are pretty overpriced relative to what they are and I just don’t have the energy to wade through all the dogs to find a good one.
That brings me to Starfires! Since I’m not really a trem/vibrato guy, I’d be looking at IV’s. Since I like bigger necks that leads me to Westery era IV’s.
Now that you’ve waded through that ramble, here’s my specific question for you folks: there is one I saw for sale recently with a maple neck. It’s a 1995 SF-4 “Blonde” with a serial number of AG000015. Some kind of “limited run” I guess? Have any of you played one? It’s my belief that the neck is a huge factor in tone and that mahogany tends to fatten the sound. Do you think a basically 100% maple guitar would end up being too bright relative to one with a mahogany neck like a 335? It’s too far away for me to test out.
Thanks!!