Starcaster

[Gavin Jones]

I'm thinking about getting a starcaster bass. I read a review that said the headstock was a bit heavy. Does anyone who owns one have any information regarding this? Also how the performance and specs in general?

 

[walldaja]

Are you referring to the semi-hollow model or entry level jazz?

 

[Collin Bass]

I just picked up the new Modern Player Starcaster bass. If that's the one you're taking about then it is a pretty heavy bass all around weighing in at a whopping 16.7 lbs! No neck dive though. It is well balanced.

 

[Cuzzie]

What you mean one of these?!

Nice instrument, very playable being short scale and comfortable

 

[Old Blastard]

Just got one this week. It's heavy. No neck dive compared to my other Fenders and has the tonal range from P to J to Epi Rivoli. It's definitely a Fender but I love the range of sounds. It can pretty much do everything if you fool with pickup selection and tone control and add a pick now and then. But it's heavy....and the natural is beautiful in person as opposed to the photos. But it's heavy

 

[nixdad]

Gavin Jones -
I have one as well in sunburst, and it's killer.

The first three I came across (black & natural) were all logs - WAY too heavy for my taste. Luckily, I found a sunburst one at my local GC about a month later. It was the color I wanted anyway, and it was much lighter than the others.

After plugging it in, I was sold. The humbuckers sound great, and I love the pickup selector switch.

I strung mine with Thomastik flats, and it sounds awesome.

I suggest searching until you find a lighter one to your liking.

Good luck!

 

[Old Blastard]

I couldnt find one anywhere and was actually jonesing for black, but the natural turned out to be gorgeous. I don't mind the weight that much. Just heavier than my other semi hollows. It's sound is awesome and very different than my other semis. Different is awesome

 

[And I]

A semi hollow that is 16.7 pounds?! Is that the actual weight of the bass or the shipping weight?

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Sixteen pounds? I want to see that reading on a scale. I HOPE that's not accurate.

 

[bholder]

Sixteen pounds? I want to see that reading on a scale. I HOPE that's not accurate.

Mine's only 8.8 pounds, just weighed, though that's without strings and bridge and one pickup missing. All of which had better weigh less than another 8 pounds! Yikes!

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Canadian pounds?

 

[Gorn]

I think it's safe to say the bass doesn't weigh 16 pounds. It might be the shipping weight but it's probably a bad scale.

 

[walldaja]

Sixteen pounds is unreal. Mine was 8.5. I bought it for the look of the headstock. I got rid of it bexcuse it just didn't get played enough.

 

[basspedaler]

I've had 2 sunbursts. still own #2. It is on the heavy side, but balanced and plays great. I put the custom set of LaBella flats on mine, and that made it awesome. They come wired Gibson style-both volumes act like masters. I'm thinking about having mine changed to independent so I can vary the tone a bit more. The 'buckers are killer, btw..