hookys6stringbass Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I've got my Guild dearmond on ebay [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=160344763363&Category=4713&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2"]here[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 A deja Vu moment? Nice looking bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Wow ... didn't take you very long to figure out you didn't like it [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120435149737"]LINK[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 By the way, Dark Stars are single coils, not humbuckers. They look like 'buckers because they have one row of pole pieces with adjustment screws opposite that look like extra pole pieces from a distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookys6stringbass Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 [quote name='BigBeatNut' post='526583' date='Jun 28 2009, 11:17 AM']Wow ... didn't take you very long to figure out you didn't like it [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120435149737"]LINK[/url][/quote] I know!!! I put it though it's paces and it sounds the dog dangles - but I just can't get on with the short scale! I'm tempted to keep it just to look at it, it's lovely, but seriously I know i'm not going to play it- damn it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve A Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 (edited) Hi, I'm a bit confused as to what's going on with the sale of this bass on ebay... There are two Dearmond Starfire basses which look the same (one has the pickguard taken off). The write up is very similar but the user ID is different. One is based in Rickmansworth, one in Bucks. They end within an hour of each other... Also your listing is the same as the previous sellers.... The completed listing for the sale of this bass was on 25th June.... looks like you had it for 3 days? What's the score? Steve Edited June 28, 2009 by funkmunky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheButler Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 [quote name='funkmunky' post='527036' date='Jun 28 2009, 08:31 PM']Hi, I'm a bit confused as to what's going on with the sale of this bass on ebay... There are two Dearmond Starfire basses which look the same (one has the pickguard taken off). The write up is very similar but the user ID is different. One is based in Rickmansworth, one in Bucks. They end within an hour of each other... Also your listing is the same as the previous sellers.... The completed listing for the sale of this bass was on 25th June.... looks like you had it for 3 days? What's the score? Steve[/quote] I was also wondering about this. I'm a potential buyer, that is sorely tempted right now. If the bank decides to add fund to my account, from a maturing bond, in there next week... then i'll not be hanging about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookys6stringbass Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 [quote name='funkmunky' post='527036' date='Jun 28 2009, 08:31 PM']Hi, I'm a bit confused as to what's going on with the sale of this bass on ebay... There are two Dearmond Starfire basses which look the same (one has the pickguard taken off). The write up is very similar but the user ID is different. One is based in Rickmansworth, one in Bucks. They end within an hour of each other... Also your listing is the same as the previous sellers.... The completed listing for the sale of this bass was on 25th June.... looks like you had it for 3 days? What's the score? Steve[/quote] Don't know about the one in Bucks (i'll look) as for my listing yep it's the same as the previous sellers as I thought I couldn't add any more than he had as it was spot on. Yes I've had it for 3 days - but as I said in a previous post- I couldn't get on with the short scale, so nothing sinister. I just realised litaraly within half an hour of getting home with it that I'd made a mistake. i'm bloody gutted as it is a fantastic bass..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 [quote name='funkmunky' post='527036' date='Jun 28 2009, 08:31 PM']There are two Dearmond Starfire basses which look the same (one has the pickguard taken off). The write up is very similar but the user ID is different. One is based in Rickmansworth, one in Bucks. They end within an hour of each other...[/quote] That's strange isn't it ? Not only does the bucks advert selectively copy the text from the original one (or the ricky one), both sellers appear to have found an accoustic guitar case and added foam to the bottom. Also, ironically, both basses made in May 99 (cough). Obviously 2 different basses (the bucks one lacks the customised pickups and added pickguard) ... looks like the Bucks lister got lazy. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookys6stringbass Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 It's back up [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&salenotsupported=true&item=160348188702"]here[/url] I've had a lot of interest from the States, but am a bit reluctant to ship overseas..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 The listing(s) say: "One of the shortcomings of this guitar (as it was with the original Guild) was the rather weedy DeArmond Gold pickups used. Sad that Guild did not take the opportunity to upgrade the pickups when they re-issued it. However, an American company called Hammon Engineering came to the rescue by designing and making some awesome Humbucking pickups as a direct replacement for the DeArmond Gold pickups." This is not quite correct - as I'm sure many know. The original Guild Starfire had Hagstrom Bisonic single coil pickups which were replaced around 1971 by the goldtone humbuckers. Both the De Armond and Guild reissues had the humbuckers. The Hammon Dark Star is a re-engineered version of the original Hagstrom Bisonic single coil pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookys6stringbass Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 It's back up , and i've dropped the price a little bit [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=160350162276"]grab yourself a bargin[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsixties Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 On the way to Spain. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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