ash Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) This is a DeArmond Starfire reissue from when Fender bought Guild out in the 90s - it's a Korean made bass with US made pickups. The quality is superb certainly up there with the Epiphone Rivoli reissues of the time and contemporary semi acoustics like the Fender Coronado series. The finish is excellent, no dings or construction flaws. Neck is straight with lots of life in the frets, cosmetically there is slight peeling to the chrome on the bridge pickup. It's a short scale bass so very easy to play, it's strung with flats and the action is super low. The bass comes with a very nice rectangular case. I'd prefer pickup on this but happy to negotiate postage within the UK. Edited November 23, 2014 by ash
AndyTravis Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 Just picked up a sunburst one of these today, had a starfire special guitar for years and they're really decent instruments. Can't wait to rehearse mine tomorrow, and given the dosh I'd pick this one up too. Great price.
ash Posted November 10, 2014 Author Posted November 10, 2014 [quote name='AndyTravis' timestamp='1415573346' post='2601688'] Just picked up a sunburst one of these today, had a starfire special guitar for years and they're really decent instruments. Can't wait to rehearse mine tomorrow, and given the dosh I'd pick this one up too. Great price. [/quote] Thanks it's a lovely bass but superfluous to my needs unfortunately.
ash Posted November 10, 2014 Author Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Not looking for trades prefer a sale Edited November 11, 2014 by ash
James Nada Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Hi Where in the Northwest are you? Cheers
James Nada Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 [quote name='ash' timestamp='1415734771' post='2603247'] I'm in Lancaster mate [/quote] Damn it! That's quite close to me in South Cumbria. I was hoping you would be further away and it would solve my GAS issue.
2x18 Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 I saw this Starfire last Sunday at Ash"s-- Lovely bass and it comes with a hard case which is rare and essential! Will.
Fuzzbass2000 Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Any idea of the neck dimensions these like? Nut, 12th and profile (round like a "C" or flattened like a "D"). Also do you have the overall length of the bass from bottom to top (not the scale length). Thanks Edited November 12, 2014 by Fuzzbass2000
ash Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 Will measure and send details this evening
ash Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 Overall length of bass is 46" (117cms) nut width 42mm, the neck has a very slim feel along the whole length and I'd say the profile is a shallow D. Hope that helps. It's a very easy to play bass with a very low action and the intonation is spot on thanks to the adjustable bridge - one saddle per string with plenty of adjustment unlike some semi acoustics.
James Nada Posted November 12, 2014 Posted November 12, 2014 Sorry Ash, another question. What is the exact scale length of this, I've read conflicting info on the interweb. Cheers
ash Posted November 12, 2014 Author Posted November 12, 2014 Hi I just measured it - the vibrating string length from inside of the nut to inside the saddle is just under 31" on the E string - so the average as quoted on several sites of 30.75 is correct.
ash Posted November 22, 2014 Author Posted November 22, 2014 If anyone wants to have a look and play of this I'll be taking it to the Mersey Guitar Show tomorrow (Sunday 23rd Nov).
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