I have an order in for a new Guild Starfire II bass. 
Yes, I'll post pics when it gets here.
Yes, I'll post pics when it gets here.
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Just ordered a new bass
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Very nice! Can't wait to see some pics. I've never played a hollowbody bass, but I have always wanted to. Can't wait for your input on the bass.
My all-time favorite bass. Ditch the crappy round-wound factory strings and put a set of flats (medium-scale) on it.
Bi-Sonic pups rule...
Bi-Sonic pups rule...
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I see they have reissued the Emerald green .........tempting. I actually owned a 68' Starfire II that was factory EG and somebody stripped it down to natural, I was almost heartbroken when I looked at the label showing it had been Emerald Green, that was a somewhat rare color back in the day, the new ones don't seem to have the nice grain pattern showing through like the old ones did.
can you post a audio clip if you have the means to do so ? I am curious how these sound. I would definitely try the flats
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I once owned a late 60's Mozrite Celebrity hollowbody bass. It sounded great. I hope the Guild sounds and plays as well.
i'm jealous, my friend. there's not many things nicer than playing a good hollow body bass during the sunset on a tropical island beach.
(i think i just squirted)
(i think i just squirted)
I picked up a german made Warwick star bass II hollowbody (semi) recently and I think it sounds and plays fantastic. Those 70's Guild Starfires and M85's as well as the Jet star models all sounded great, a lot of people dismissed the humbucker that replaced the Bi Sonic but I thought they sounded pretty good just in a different way then the Bi sonic, of course one was a single coil and the other wasn't.
Justin Meldel Johnson has made frequent use of the Starfire bass over the years. I believe most of Beck's Odelay album was recorded with this bass.
I keep gravitating towards one at my local SA, but I find the string spacing at the bridge to be too narrow for me, just like my old Höfner.
I know what you mean, its a bit getting used to, its almost like a toy compared to a full scale bass. I do like the Hofner because it weighs next to nothing and still sounds good
The body is about the same size as that of an ES-335. Being used to a Mustang at the time, I thought the Starfire body was too wide at first. After playing it for a few months, I picked up the Mustang again and it REALLY felt like a toy in comparison. I actually find the narrow string spacing to be more comfortable to play. Guess it's partly a matter of what you're used to.
Funny you should mention that comparison. I've been playing a "jazzbox" Ibanez AFB200 exclusively for the last several months for quieter restaurant duo/trio gigs for it's "acousticness" but we have a "I want it loud." outdoor full-band gig we've started rehearsing for so I decided to use my modded MIJ Mustang RI bass since the Ibby will probably feed back with the volume. When I strapped on the Mustang for the first time at rehearsal, I too was taken aback with it's small size at first but was used to it by the end of the first song. I also found the Mustang neck and string spacing to be very comfortable
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My beach is now a desert. I moved to Arizona last January.i'm jealous, my friend. there's not many things nicer than playing a good hollow body bass during the sunset on a tropical island beach.
(i think i just squirted)
I've always wanted one of those, I do have an EB-2 though and really like that and it doesn't feel toy-like at all even with the short scale, the bridge is about at least 6 inches from the edge of the bass so the necks feels like a long scale bass with the reach the way it is. Nothing like a hollow body bass for those nice boomy high notes, you can play Beatles' tunes all night if you want, I put the light .096 E La Bella deep talkin flats on mine.
