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FENDER STARCASTER
- Thread starter Josh Lawless
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There looks to be one on eBay currently, but it’s $1,500. I wouldn’t pay that personally, but I’m also not looking for a Starcaster bass, so them’s the breaks I suppose. Otherwise your best bet is probably just to be patient and hope one pops up for cheaper somewhere (or that Fender reissues it),
@Josh Lawless - just curious, have you played a Starcaster bass? I love mine!
Yep, $1,500 sounds a little high, but with the fact that these were only made for 2 years it will be interesting to see what the market will bear.
Just brought one yesterday, like new condition hardly used as it was owned by a keyboard player, really love it, just be patient, the right one will turn up
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Beautiful Bass, love the feel and tone, it came with rounds, looking to replace with flats, any recommendations?
Ahhhhh, good man! To me, semi-hollow basses such as the Starcaster really come to life with flats or tapes.
I use Thomastik Flats on all of my primary basses, and have had a set on my Starcaster for 10 years. The set is model JF324, which are short scale. The gauges are 43-106, and they sound lovely played with fingers or a pick (flats played with a pick on a semi-hollow bass is one of my favorite tones, especially when the strings are broken in.) Please note that the E-string winding wrap a bit on the tuning machine (not just the silk,) but I have not noticed any tone degradation. TI's should last you for decades.
Another note about TI flats - they're expensive, but you'll like buy them once for as long as you own the bass making them an incredible value; the tone is incredible, and I personally LOVE the low-tension feel. I've been buying TI flats through Amazon for the past 3-4 years as the price is typically about $20 less than through any other retailer, however, this has just changed within the past month (however, their 5-string price is only $77 at this moment on Amazon - amazing!)
I'm not sure if you've ever used tapes, but since you're considering strings here's a video with some tone examples at the end that you may want review (comparison near the end):