Goldstar model help please.

[makaze]

Hi and thanks for any input.

I'm really struggling to id this Goldstar.

It has 2 piece alder center seem.

Routes are normall tokai, codes are in the control cavity and 1 in front pup.

E pups and on non-stamped 3 ply guard with tokai pots and copper plate.

Neck profile on rear is like a c / v

Rosewood side it has a much flatter profile than any tokai I have had and feel like a modern profile. It produces clean notes on every single fret.

The rosewood itself it beautiful and it is the best playing guitar I have ever had.

Tuners stamped deluxe and saddles final prospec.

It has a square string tree

The neck plate has a 4 digit serial number.

I can not get acetone test postive on this guitar but I can't on my stamped hard V neck st-80 (*2).

I presume it is at least a st-60.

Thanks for your help.

http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll276/zepteppy/Goldstar%20st-60-70-80/

 

[Anonymous]

ST60 seems the obvious conclusion. The board doesn't look any flatter than the usual for a Goldstar though, but if it is, it could be a previous owner flattened it off & refretted it. Do the frets look original?

Mike

 

[makaze]

It's the first rosewood goldie I've had if that's the norm for the fretboard I've been missing out big style.

Yes the frets look original.

 

[Anonymous]

If you mean the quality of the rosewood, most of the 80s models I have seen (and that's a few!) have had gorgeous rosewood.

This was one of the nicest, the black Goldie ST50 I sold to a forum member last year. I'll include a pic of the neck butt so you can see the curvature of the board - standard Fender "vintage" 7.25".

 

[Anonymous]

Yours as a comparison:

Because it's a cap board, it wouldn't be possible to flatten the board without this showing up in an end-on view like this - the cap would look thinner in the middle if this was done. On a slab board it would be harder to detect.

 

[makaze]

I think all my springy's have had very vintage radius fretboard, this guitar is blowing me away, the maple necks goldies I've had just haven't done it for me.

I can see it's a similar profile radius. The grain is wonderful.

1 converted Goldie fan.......oh dear, watch out wallet :wink:

Only issue with it is it needs the pups potting, they are squeeling somewhat.

 

[makaze]

Mike, are you saying that in your pic that radius is the fender 7" vintage??

 

[Anonymous]

.....the maple necks goldies I've had just haven't done it for me.

Only issue with it is it needs the pups potting, they are squeeling somewhat.

Me too! I never did understand the appeal of maple boards. Except visually.

For wax potting, Shed have done a few for me.

 

[Anonymous]

Mike, are you saying that in your pic that radius is the fender 7" vintage??

Yes. It looks like it & feels like it. 7.25"

 

[makaze]

Some of my springy's must have 5" radius

I now understand why some of you guys are Goldstar nutters, I needed to sell Goldstar but I'm going to sell things I thought I'd never sell. I'll have to get another one of these rosewood Goldie's too.

 

[Anonymous]

I'll have to get another one of these rosewood Goldie's too.

Do you like jumbo frets? I have one with jumbos that I think I'll have to let go this year, I just don't like the big frets, despite a good pro fret stone & set up.