Thanks for the quick replies and thoughts, guys.
I just sent an email to Cutis Novak earlier today, requesting how much it would cost to send and have him rewind a Guild MB pup to vintage specs. I'm still waiting for his reply.
In the meantime, I was wondering, what would it be like if I used a bridge Dynasonic (TVJ T-armond or Dearmond equivalent), since the earlier Starfire III's from 1960-1963 had the Dearmond/Dyna type single coils. I'm thinking tone will be a little different, but how much different? And a "Tele on steroids" isn't enough to describe it to me. I've heard other descriptions as well..."super glassy, but with bite and growl"..."super twangy and sparkly"....
Do you think TVJ T-Armond bridge pup would match well with a Guild neck MH pup? Or if not, at least what would the tonal combination from pup to pup be like, especially when in dual pickup mode?
\\ I've read from other "esoteric" sources online that a T-Armond or Dynasonic, one would tend to think of the lead riff in "Baby Please Don't Go" by Them.\\
\\ Similarly when I think of the Guild MH, I tend to think of the "Laugh Laugh - Live Shindig 1965" by Beau Brummels.\\
But....erhh...I'm not sure how accurate these descriptions of these sounds are, is as it's subjective to the old recordings compared to today's recording technology. Hard to say what they actually sound like in real life.
Anybody with some experience of Dynasonics vs Guild Mini-bucker tones, feel free to chime in?
Again, thank you everybody, for the thoughts and advise so far. Let's keep the thoughts on rollin'.
-- RH
P.S. That TV Jones T-Armond in Filtertron mount looks pretty darn tempting to me in the moment!
P.P.S. 'course I'll be dealing with a different sound when it comes to the Dyna, but am I getting into "tonal trouble" here?