Price of a Darkstar?

http://www.hammoneng.com/ordering1.htm

 

They're not that expensive.

 

So? I put a Dark Star in a P-bass mule and it became my #1 bass for two years. Eventually I upgraded the body to mahogany and I like it even better now. What's your goal?

Dark Stars are like heart transplants - if you know you need one, does the price matter? If you don't know you need one, let someone else have it.

 

You're gonna need a router.

 

Aside from looking cool, I guess I'd have to actually hear a bass with a darkstar p'up to be sold on them - - they don't drop directly into most routes, so you'd have to COMMITTED to the whole "Darkstar" thing to install one, yes?

So beyond just buying it because folks say it's great - where can one HEAR one?

 

for the price they better open the gates of hell mwwahahahaha

 

well you alreayd know the price

i was going to say get prepared to spend alot and than spend a little more than you thought.

 

I'm still here....sometimes a little late to the party.
Why don't y'all just write me and ask?
I spend as much time on the computer answering questions and helping people with their Dark Starred project ideas as I do making pickups.

I had to publish a "list" price at my website. It's what one does when they're in business. I'm not quite sure why.


Fred

 

hey fred, are the darkstars bigger in area than the standard gibson sidewinders? do they drop right into the same sized hole or is there some "modifing" that needs to be done to the route?

 

A little routing may be necessary. No always.
I usually don't recommend this operation for really groovy vintage basses (Gibson or Epiphone) but to my mind anything after 1974 or so with a mudbucker pickup, is fair game and I heartily encourage it.
Here's the routing specs for DS-1 and DS-2 models:



To convert to mm multiply the dimensions by 25.4.

Fred

 

Hey Fred - as long as you're on

Measuring from the back of a typical P-bass cutout, is that where the 1.75" cutout "starts"? And also, do you recommend the poles towards the bridge or the neck?

The Darkstar I have would seem to indicate (based on how much cable there is) that the poles go towards the neck.

 

What EVER it takes ... it's worth every dime!

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... As always the best to ya ... Kenny

 

The Lakland site has some great audio clips. The Decade pickups have been changed to Chi-Sonics, but for now the Decade audio clips are still of the Darkstars.

 

Damn!
Sorry, Slyjoe.
I had laid out a really detailed answer complete with multi photos and typical "Fred" pontification but I lost it, not yet being used to my new computer with the Vista software.

I think the gist of it was that I don't really know about pickup location because it's all subjective yadda-blah-etc and I only know what I like, yadda-blah, and that lead wire length should have nothing to do with it if I read your question right.

Now I'm too tired.....and you're probably better off for it.

Fred

 

Hey Fred - no problem. If you have a new Vista install, you have bigger issues than my Darkstar orientation.