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Artist studio questions Mar 27, 2018 23:07:16 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by ancient1 on Mar 27, 2018 23:07:16 GMT -5

Purchased an artist studio last month off Reverb. The seller was representing the owner of a large collection and wasn't able to answer some of my questions. I am hoping that someone with more knowledge can chime in and help me out a little.
First, there is the letter "P" on the headstock. While watching a seagull factory tour with Robert Godin he mentioned the soundboard reading from pressure testing was > 600 and it was rated P. Curious if there is a correlation.
The headstock is fitted with gold 510 Gotoh machine heads. Is that original or aftermarket?
The serial # is 033478000030. All the other studio models I've seen have a second digit of 4, not 3. Would that indicate a discontinued model.
The pickguard was not attached but was with the paperwork and still had the backing paper on it. Is that typical?
I've sent several emails to seagull but currently they have not been answered so any help with these questions would be appreciated. Also, no strap button??
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Artist studio questions Mar 28, 2018 3:54:40 GMT -5 ancient1 likes this

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Post by TonyKgull on Mar 28, 2018 3:54:40 GMT -5

ancient1, The pick guard thing is typical, yes. Not all models will come that way, but I've bought many that did. It's just a model specific thing with most brands. They just want to give you the option instead of being stuck with or without the pick guard.

Not 100% sure about the tuners. Every guitar I've had from Seagull always had tuners that were blank or had the Seagull word-logo on them. So, those might be after market. Not sure why that would have been done, but I don't know how old that guitar is either. If it's really old, it might make sense cuz I don't know what kind of tuners Seagull used farther back than 12 years ago. But the Artist tuners have always been fantastic in my experience.

Dunno about the rest, sorry. CTgull will know about the serial number thing.

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Post by CTGull on Mar 28, 2018 5:59:03 GMT -5

The first 6 digits of the serial number is the product code. Oddly I don't have a list of those.

The 0 in the 7th digit indicates it wasn't a factory second.

The last 5 digits indicates it was the 30th Artist Studio made since the changed from 8 digit to 12 digit serial numbers in late 2007. So it was probably made in late 2007.

I've never heard of the P on the back of the headstock.

I've sent an email to Michel at Godin and asked these questions. I've talked to him many times and he's always very helpful and responsive.

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Post by CTGull on Mar 28, 2018 10:28:44 GMT -5

I got a reply:

The Gotoh tuners are not stock.

As for the "P", it may not have been done at the factory. That's not a code we use.

Most Artist series guitars are shipped with the pickguard in the case so that the customer has the option to install it or not.

033478 is the product code for the Artist Studio CW with Q2T electronics.

Codes sometimes change. For example, the Studio CW Q2T was #022601 from 2003 to 2008 and the code switched to 033478 in 2009.

That guitar was shipped to a dealer in early 2010, so it was most probably built in late 2009.

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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2018 10:39:33 GMT -5

ancient1, FWIW (maybe not much, given what Michel at Godin said, I have a 2013-vintage Artist Studio, and as CTGull says, the tuners on your Studio are certainly after-market. No "P" on the back of my headstock. I bought mine used; the pickguard has already been installed. You don't mention the pickup system, but mine is a Q2T, and yes, the Studio body is a cutaway design, solid spruce top over solid rosewood back and sides.

And it sounds lovely. :-)

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Artist studio questions Mar 28, 2018 12:14:43 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by ancient1 on Mar 28, 2018 12:14:43 GMT -5

Mar 28, 2018 10:39:33 GMT -5 @sleigh said:

ancient1, FWIW (maybe not much, given what Michel at Godin said, I have a 2013-vintage Artist Studio, and as CTGull says, the tuners on your Studio are certainly after-market. No "P" on the back of my headstock. I bought mine used; the pickguard has already been installed. You don't mention the pickup system, but mine is a Q2T, and yes, the Studio body is a cutaway design, solid spruce top over solid rosewood back and sides.

And it sounds lovely. :-)

Mine has the Q2T system, it does sound good oh, the "P" is on the front of the headstock and is a gold color. I'll get my laptop out and post a picture of the headstock. Thanks for the info. Is there a code to reach Michel

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ancient1 Elite Member Posts: 816 Playing guitar since: late 50's....always a beginner	Artist studio questions Mar 28, 2018 14:47:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ancient1 on Mar 28, 2018 14:47:49 GMT -5 Mar 28, 2018 12:31:24 GMT -5 CTGull said: Mar 28, 2018 12:14:43 GMT -5 ancient1 said: info@godinguitars.com thanks for that. I've been using info@seagullguitars.com
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Artist studio questions Mar 28, 2018 15:53:43 GMT -5 via mobile Derick and TonyKgull like this

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Post by ancient1 on Mar 28, 2018 15:53:43 GMT -5

Want to thank you for your informative responses. I was guessing it was somewhere between 5 and ten years old. It was sold as "mint" had no signs of use, none. It came with a grey/brown tric case with hard plastic inside covered with that furry material at the vital spots. Nothing like my new tric case.
Now the jury is still out on the "p". I've seen other artist guitars with it and just for fun scanned reverb a little while ago and found two more within minutes.
If nothing is found out about the mysterious P and friends ask me..it stands for Perfect. Hehehe

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