Hello All, recently picked up this tidy Goldstar. It was sold to me as an '84, by a very honest local guitar shop. It needed a really good clean up, was certainly a gigging guitar in it's previous life and looked a little sorry for itself, looking a lot happier now though.
I've spent a while looking at other posts here, and to me it looks like at least an ST50, though the 'VI' stamped pickups are throwing me when it comes to the year.
I've not taken the neck off, not that brave, and I haven't done the test to check if it's poly or nitro on the body.
I can say that it looks to be two piece, is a nice 'brown sunburst' finish, has 'Deluxe' tuners, 'Final Prospec' saddles, cloth wiring from the pickups, a five digit serial on the neck plate, and the later script logo.
All looks to be original. Plays very well, nice chunky neck, though the pickups are the most prone to electrical interference I've ever heard!
Any input gratefully received .
I've spent a while looking at other posts here, and to me it looks like at least an ST50, though the 'VI' stamped pickups are throwing me when it comes to the year.
I've not taken the neck off, not that brave, and I haven't done the test to check if it's poly or nitro on the body.
I can say that it looks to be two piece, is a nice 'brown sunburst' finish, has 'Deluxe' tuners, 'Final Prospec' saddles, cloth wiring from the pickups, a five digit serial on the neck plate, and the later script logo.
All looks to be original. Plays very well, nice chunky neck, though the pickups are the most prone to electrical interference I've ever heard!
Any input gratefully received .