Guild Starfire Bass

[sparechaynge]

*GASP*!!!! Is that a REAL Bi-Sonic!?!?!? And it's mahogany w/a three-piece neck?
 
Can someone w/inside info check this out? Oddmetersam, can you swing by the Guild booth for a second?
 
I'll take 2!
 
http://www.guildguitars.com/instruments/details/?partno=3792400866#simpleContained4

[sonicus]

This is awesome !  I looked for a 2 pickup model  but did not find one.     I  may pickup one of these my self.  
 
(Message edited by sonicus on January 24, 2013)

[sparechaynge]

Adding a 2nd pickup is doable. As long as it's well built, it's probably cheaper to add extra stuff later. 2 pups would cost a bunch, and if that's not a real Bi-Sonic it's gonna need one anyway.

[sonicus]

I will inquire with Guild and asked a few questions ! Cheaper is not usually the best option as far as quality goes. LOL ____

[sparechaynge]

I agree with the cheaper isn't better statement, my comment was poorly worded. I meant it's probably cheaper to have Guild make a decent quality bare-bones bass and then make it super-deluxe once it's on my bench. Then the cost of the parts is the only issue; not parts, labor and expenses for a business.
 
Maybe I have it wrong, I didn't actually do any math to back this up. This is the way it seemed to work when I built my guitar and with the bass I'm working on now.

[sonicus]

I understand what you mean. My reasoning is that a few extra potentiometers  and switches plus another Bi-Sonic pickup might not add up to that much . One of my questions is , where is this instrument manufactured ?

[sonicus]

These have been offered on ebay recently , NO Bi-Sonic pickups!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-GUILD-STARFIRE-SF-1-BASS-LIMITED-EDITION-2-OF-11-CHERRY-/221180920778?pt=Guitar&hash=item337f6903ca
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Guild-GSR-Starfire-II-Bass-Cherry-Special-Run-/261149232230?pt=Guitar&hash=item3ccdb50c66

[afrobeat_fool]

I have joined the Starfire club! I now have Dadabass's 73' stereo 2 p-up bass. Are they selling reissue bi-sonic's? If so, Can someone down there get 2 for me?
 
 
Thanks, Nick

[dadabass2001]

Nick, Did you get her already?
 
All the best,
Mike

[pace]

I can only assume these are foreign, as the made in New Hartford ones run on average 5x more. Kind of like their bluegrass series of acoustics.  
 
Looks nicer than a Dearmond, but I'd hold out for a Westerly Starfire even if these reissues drive their price up a bit.

[moonliner]

Wow.... I eagerly await reviews once someone gets their hands on one.

[sparechaynge]

Wolf, the ebay basses seem to be a different model. the Let's Talk Guild forum indicates that the non-Bi-Sonic models were a limited run of some kind, made in the US. Best guess on these (1 Bi-Sonic) is Korea, maybe China but hopefully not...
 
Has Fred H. got a better deal with Guild? IIRC the Lakland pair-up didn't go so well.

[cozmik_cowboy]

I think Mike's right; the price puts these among the Chinese Guilds.  On the other hand I played two of them a few weeks ago - M-120 & D-125 (Chinese-made, all-mahogany, concert & dreadnaught respectively) - and was pleasantly surprised.  While they're not what you could call spectacular instruments, there's not a thing wrong with them; very nice for the price.  I would expect the same from the Starfire.  I do wonder who's making the p/ups, though (Hagstrom's Chinese-made now, as well).
 
Peter

[hieronymous]

Peter - that's the first time I've heard the Hagstrom name brought up in discussions of these new Guilds - most of the time people mention Fred Hammon/Dark Stars. Still not a sure bet that the Guilds will be made in China though...

[jzstephan]

Anybody at NAMM see these?
 
http://www.warwick.de/modules/produkte/produkt.php?katID=22043&cl=EN