OK, I realize I mislead some of you initially. I'm glad to hear that you guys like the Starfires. We'll see how the pickup situation shakes out when it arrives. I figure I could always switch the pickups around if the bridge is louder, or look for a vintage Guild bucker online.
The good news is, I have a brand new Newark Street SF-IV in cherry with a stop tailpiece due to arrive Wednesday from Sweatwater. I didn't want the floating bridge or harp tailpiece. I made a good deal with a member of gretsch-talk. He had an $1100 credit with Sweatwater, which bought the SF, plus he sent me a nice amount of cash. In return, he's getting my Gretsch 6118T Anniversary, a guitar that never did it for me.
If you watch Cordoba's demo video of the SF-IV, you'll hear how it nails the Clapton Cream tone circa '68. Let's just say I was highly impressed.
This guitar finally makes up for the fact that I should have bought a Starfire when I worked at Guild all those years ago.
