Hello I am new to LTG – I am in the process of purchasing a 1970 guild StarFire bass II
The serial number is 46719, But there are some odd things about it. The first ofd thing that I noticed Is that it has whale tail tuners and I thought it was supposed to have clovers? The second thing is the model number – says SF base II SB. I thought SB meant Sunburst, But it is cherry red...? The third thing is that it has an early 70s DeArmond Pick up in between the two Bisonics, and there is a “chicken head” six position pick up switch, where the normal starfire pick up switch Is normally located. There is also two additional volume/tone knobs. The bass had all of these modifications done to it before 1974, when my friend purchased the bass. I tried to upload pictures, but I am having struggles with that. He is asking $1000, but the case Is not original and is not in very good condition. Does this seem like a good deal? Is it possible that this bass came from Guild this way, and SB stands for “studio bass?” Thanks for any assistance you could give me!
The serial number is 46719, But there are some odd things about it. The first ofd thing that I noticed Is that it has whale tail tuners and I thought it was supposed to have clovers? The second thing is the model number – says SF base II SB. I thought SB meant Sunburst, But it is cherry red...? The third thing is that it has an early 70s DeArmond Pick up in between the two Bisonics, and there is a “chicken head” six position pick up switch, where the normal starfire pick up switch Is normally located. There is also two additional volume/tone knobs. The bass had all of these modifications done to it before 1974, when my friend purchased the bass. I tried to upload pictures, but I am having struggles with that. He is asking $1000, but the case Is not original and is not in very good condition. Does this seem like a good deal? Is it possible that this bass came from Guild this way, and SB stands for “studio bass?” Thanks for any assistance you could give me!