New 2013 Guild Starfire Bass Reissue

[Patski]

Does anyone know anything more about these? These look quite a bit different from the GSR model from a few months back. Doesn't look like there is a Starfire II (yet), just the I with a bridge pickup.

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[barroso]

Wow

 

[Lo-E]

Hmmm... very interesting. I'm sub'd.

 

[JoeWPgh]

I miss my 66!!!!! Someone kicked in my door and stole it (along with 3 other basses and a couple laptops) I would gladly sacrifice one of the USACG's, if I could beat the guy into a wheelchair with it.

 

[D.M.N.]

HOLY DEAR CHRIST. This is SO much better than the GSR version, and within my price reach. Hello sexy, goodbye bank account.

 

[SactoBass]

Me likey! Especially the 1.5" nut width. Nice bass for $1100.

 

[SirMjac28]

That bass is shaped like my ex-wife. I would be interested at a $700.00 price point.

 

[SactoBass]

Would anyone happen to know why this one is so dang expensive?......

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Guild-GSR-Starfire-II-Bass-Cherry-Special-Run-/261149232230

 

[SactoBass]

I would be interested at a $700.00 price point.

That would be even better!

 

[JoeWPgh]

Make it a sunburst and I'm in

 

[loopee]

the pick up is listed as a Bisonic but it sure looks like a Dark Star to me.....and I wonder how much it weighs

 

[Mr.Fingers]

The bass in that picture is a vintage one. I guess the real model will be announced at the NAMM, and that therefore there aren't any pictures of the actual bass yet.

 

[Patski]

According to the specs the neck has binding, which i can't see in that pic; so it probably is a vintage one pictured.

I find it interesting that the specs list says that they are using the rosewood blocks in the bridge like in the vintage models, none of the previous reissues had this.

 

[KeithPoker]

If I recall they used NOS 70s humbuckers. The body shape is different. The tuners are different. The finish is supposed to be really nice. Only a few dozen were made some single bridge pickup models and some two pickups.

I'll keep my '97!

 

[Nobody]

Cool!

 

[RCCollins]

the pick up is listed as a Bisonic but it sure looks like a Dark Star to me.....and I wonder how much it weighs

It's a Bi-sonic, the pickup the Dark Stars were INSPIRED by...

 

[timber22]

I like it !

 

[Ronbeast]

I'll be very interested in this when it is released, based on the spec sheet. I graduate from my 3 year engineering program next year and this is a bass that has always been on my GAS list. Perhaps I'll treat myself and order one of these.

 

[awesomesawyer]

looks nice. can someone explain to me, in terms of humbuckers, single coils, and precision coils, what dark stars sound like?

 

[sstbo]

This is great news! The vintage ones are hard to come buy in Europe and not really affordable. Will there also be a 2 pickup version?