Fender Starcaster Bass!

[tdizzle]

I didn't even know it existed. A close friend says it is a prototype and there are only 2 or 3.

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[FBS1996]

I must confess, it looked better in my head. Still though, looks good. I never knew about these basses either

 

[CnB77]

Interesting, Ibanez must have copied that headstock on some of their basses in the 80s. Or just had similar inspiration, I guess.

I like the Coronado better, overall. The body on this looks all squished!

 

[chicago_mike]

$20,000 ? I'll pretend I don't know about them.

 

[tdizzle]

Yes, $20 large seems a bit steep. I remember in the 80s when you could not GIVE the Starcaster guitar away.

 

[lpdeluxe]

It's no wonder Fender didn't produce them. It combines the worst features of a Gibson with the worst features of a Fender. And 20 G?

 

[klejst]

That's extreme. They still have newer basses around using the Starcaster name. Saw a Jazz Starcaster bass the other day being sold in one of those box deals at Best Buy

 

[johnk_10]

IMO, rare or not, someone basically ruined its collectiblity by installing that BA bridge on it.

 

[48thStreetCustom]

I always loved the Starcaster guitar that Leo Nocentelli played, but I never knew they made a bass

 

[AltGrendel]

IMO, rare or not, someone basically ruined its collectiblity by installing that BA bridge on it.

Didn't look long enough to notice. The 20K price tag was enough to turn me off. I got the chance to try one "back in the day". Don't remember the finish and there wasn't anything about it that impressed me.

 

[birdman14]

Supposedly, they only made 3 of these, and this particular one is a prototype bass. Someone on another forum emailed them, and this is the response they got.

This beautiful beast is extremely rare. Guitar Aficionado just did a special on this very bass, if you get a chance to pick on of those magazines up I would highly recommend it. It is on page 28.
This is definitely a prototype bass. As far as we have been able to determine, only 3 were documented and one was allegedly lost in a New York music store fire some time ago.
They were never released into regular production. The scale length is very slightly longer than 30".
We are open to offers on this bass, so if interested please let us know.

Either way, 20G is about twice what I would think even a collector would pay for it.

 

[SvenB]

Keith Richards - Somethin' Else - YouTube

 

[lfmn16]

Sometimes there's a reason things don't make it from prototype to production. UGLY, in my opinion anyway.

 

[Stealth]

The only thing that interests me about the bass are the WRHB pickups.

 

[P. Aaron]

$20,000 ? I'll pretend I don't know about them.

10-04

 

[P. Aaron]

Keith Richards - Somethin' Else - YouTube

Like the song: Somethin' Else.