Author Topic: Which Starfire Bass to Alembicize?  (Read 250 times)

Picure

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Which Starfire Bass to Alembicize?
« on: November 10, 2021, 09:25:05 PM »
I was watching Dan Horne's fantastic story about his Guild Starfire Bass and had me wondering, would it be worth while to take a modern reissue Starfire to get Alembicized or you have to get an real vintage one in order to have the best out of it?


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Re: Which Starfire Bass to Alembicize?
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2021, 05:25:21 AM »
My Alembicized reissue Starfire came out fantastic, couldn’t be happier with it.  :)

https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=25999.0

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Re: Which Starfire Bass to Alembicize?
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2021, 06:30:40 AM »
I also have a stock ‘67 Starfire.  When my Newark Street reissue had the bisonic in it I found little difference in tone between the two. So I wouldn’t think that you would have much of a difference in tone for an Alembicized vintage or reissue Starfire, as long as the woods and electronics are the same.

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Re: Which Starfire Bass to Alembicize?
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2021, 06:09:13 PM »
Cool, thanks rv for the advice!