Guild Starfire Bass replacement parts recommendations?

[hieronymous]

I apologize for the misinformation - I'm not as familiar with the '70s Guilds.  
 
The Bisonics have become somewhat mythical, but there's nothing wrong with the Guild humbuckers that your bass has. The Darkstars are really popular too - it's a small business though, so you won't see big discounts and it doesn't seem that people who buy them are getting rid of them!

[edwin]

I have to disagree about the Guild humbuckers. I found them to be really unexciting pickups. The low end is indistinct and the highs are grainy and not very transparent. The darkstars are stellar pickups and take EQ very well. I also have a pair of Bartolini triple coil pickups that do series/parallel and either single coil with dummy coil, kind of like having series pickups in each pickup. Very versatile and interesting pickups and they drop right in. I'm not using them and might be persuaded to part with them. They are a huge upgrade to the Guilds.
 
Edwin

[benson_murrensun]

Has anybody installed a Dark Star pickup in an Epiphone Jack Casady bass?
I sent an email to Hammon to get more info.

[benson_murrensun]

If anybody's interested, here's what I got back from Fred Hammon, re: Dark Star pickup in Epi JC Bass:
It's been done.
You will have to dispense with the veri-ohm switch circuit as it will
be irrelevant. That only works with low impedance pickups. One of
these bass (shown) owner replaced his switch with a producers knob -
a knob which does nothing but gives the operator a sense of
involvement - a placebo control knob.
You may also to elect to install a veri-tone pot under the control
to get actual tonal changes but I suggest keeping it simple. In an
instrument like this, less is more. Rely more on right hand placement
and dynamics.
The Dark Star will still allow the bass to speak with it's own
signature voice but with a broader, more open sound. A bit less
accent on the mids - more of everything -  just bigger.
Photo links:
 
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/Hammon/Dark%20Star%20Basses/EpiJackCassidyUpgrade_11a_NewInstal.jpg
 
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/Hammon/Dark%20Star%20Basses/JackDS01.jpg
 
Fred