DeArmond / Guild Starfire Bass *** now £750 *** (Short Scale - 1997 - Korean - Very Good condition) - *WITHDRAWN* £800 West London

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*** Price Drop to £750 until end of March *** - then I need to pack up for moving house so I'll withdraw it. If anyone is interested, please drop me a line in the next week!

 

 

 

Bit undecided on this but a few other purchases need paying for so I think it's time to move this lovely short scale bass on. There is some nice wood grain to be seen through the red finish but it was hard to capture in the pictures. Currently strung with Chrome flats, plays very nicely and the DeArmond USA humbuckers do sound great. Very good condition throughout. There are a couple of tiny indentations on the top which are hard to see except when held just so and in the correct light (in fact I'd forgotten they were there until I took the photos). Have done my best to show these in the last photo below by using flash at just the right angle (tiny dinks encircled). Barely noticeable in general and certainly not affecting playability but thought it best to disclose. So not quite mint condition but pretty close for its age!

 

Comes with a padded TGI gig bag in excellent condition which the bass fits in well. Collection from West London preferred but could maybe arrange postage / meetup if needed.

 

Any questions / further pictures / sound samples needed, let me know.

 

Cheers,

Dan

 

 

 

DeArmond Starfire Bass Specifications:

PRODUCED: 1997 – 2000 approx
ORIGIN: Korea
TYPE: Double cutaway semi-hollow body, passive 4-string
BODY: Bound laminated maple with two f-holes
NECK: Maple set-neck, 21 jumbo frets
SCALE LENGTH: 781mm (30.75-inch)
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood, bound with dot inlays
HARDWARE: Chrome, stylized Bridge/tailpiece with individually adjustable saddles, Schaller sealed gear tuners
PICKUPS: Pair of DeArmond 2B Dual-coil humbuckers made in USA
CONTROLS: Volume & Tone for each pickup, 3-way pickup selector switch
FEATURES: Semi-hollow body, medium scale length

 

Edited March 23, 2023 by doonaboon
price drop update

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A bump with content - here’s Tim Lefebvre playing his DeArmond Starfire (with thanks to @richardcoughlan for the link from an older thread 😊)