Peter Mac
Well-known member
Hi guys,
thanks fellas, all valid points . . . .however
1) I have had necks that have had a '6' or a '5' faked into an '8'
2) in logging 1,000s of Springys over the years, all the genuine '80's Ive seen have an 'A' on both neck stamp and body stamp.
3) This is particularly true in 1980 where ST-60 and ST-80 share the same body wood and electronics - they did need some way of differentiating them.
This particular guitar has an extremely early serial number - like late '79 - yet the body stamps indicate a later build like March 1980.
Apart from everything else, in luthier terms, this is one of the finest Springys I've seen - that body is perfect. It would sound great and get Les Paul type sustain. It may not have the flash of a flat-sawn body but it is sonically superior.
Peter Mac
thanks fellas, all valid points . . . .however
1) I have had necks that have had a '6' or a '5' faked into an '8'
2) in logging 1,000s of Springys over the years, all the genuine '80's Ive seen have an 'A' on both neck stamp and body stamp.
3) This is particularly true in 1980 where ST-60 and ST-80 share the same body wood and electronics - they did need some way of differentiating them.
This particular guitar has an extremely early serial number - like late '79 - yet the body stamps indicate a later build like March 1980.
Apart from everything else, in luthier terms, this is one of the finest Springys I've seen - that body is perfect. It would sound great and get Les Paul type sustain. It may not have the flash of a flat-sawn body but it is sonically superior.
Peter Mac