fender starcaster??

[williamk]

I've never heard of them before but I see one new for 189$ and on the picture it looks like it has jazz pickups. Can someone tell me a bit about these? Are they complete crap? Do they sound and feel like a j-bass? Where are these made?
Thanks!

 

[Meddle]

Its a shame they use the Starcaster name, as the Starcaster was a cool '70s hollow guitar.

Starcaster is a name Fender are using for sub-Squier (now that Squier make decent equipment) instruments distributed to retail firms like Argos here in the UK. Looks like a totally un-noteworthy Jazz bass copy. I'm sure its acceptable.

 

[williamk]

sub-squier? oh dear...

 

[Meddle]

sub-squier? oh dear...

I mean, Squier are no longer just making beginner basses, and their prices are creeping to match this. A cursory glance at Google shopping shows Starcaster stuff is not that widely distributed. I understand the stuff is AXL equipment made in China and branded Starcaster. AXL stuff is good, quite a lot of their stuff comes with licensed EMG pickups.

 

[cdef]

There was, however, this... The companion to the Fender Starcaster guitar, but it seems to have remained in prototype.

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[Meddle]

Individual mutes would be good to counteract between-string discrepancies on cheap flatwound strings!

 

[WilliamSandoval]

I have a major GAS leak.

WHY. WOULDN'T. FENDER. PRODUCE. THAT. BASS?


What does the headstock look like?!

 

[Steven1207]

That's the guitar headstock, the bass is basically the same.