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Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: June 23rd, 2021, 9:05 pm
by Matt R.
A while back there was this thread about a Starfire Bass that was misrepresented by a seller.
http://www.leftybassist.com/viewtopic.p ... d+starfire
It turned out to be an innocent mistake on their part, and I was pretty pissed about it, but they made it worthwhile to keep it. I decided to mod it with a Curtis Novak BiSonic Pickup. I had to have the bass routed of course, but I needed a pickup surround to cover the spots where the old pickup cavity would be visible after installing the new pickup.
I did a tracing and sent it to WD pickguards. It's just made out of black pickguard material but it turned out great. I'm happier than expected with how this turned out. It's a really great playing and sounding bass.
The original:
The way it should be:
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: June 23rd, 2021, 11:50 pm
by crescenze
Great job Matt! Looks like it could be a factory install. Bet it sounds great too!
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: June 24th, 2021, 12:24 am
by Jeroen
That's lovely! I have to admit I was impressed with how it sounds in the demo vids on Youtube, but this is the way it should be, IMO
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: June 24th, 2021, 6:14 am
by paulo
Nice job! Can't even tell it's a mod!!
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: June 24th, 2021, 6:18 am
by tim
I bet it both looks and sounds better than the original!
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: June 24th, 2021, 8:51 am
by donahue
Looks awesome. I bet it sounds huge now.
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: June 24th, 2021, 8:57 am
by Matt R.
Thanks guys, yeah this thing shits thunder. I can’t wait to play it live in a couple days!
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: June 25th, 2021, 3:45 pm
by NoXX
Matt R. wrote:Thanks guys, yeah this thing shits thunder. I can’t wait to play it live in a couple days!
....Matt, I love your descriptions! I literally spat my coffee out with the "shits thunder" comment..... bass looks totally killer..... carry on
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: June 25th, 2021, 4:52 pm
by Matt R.
NoXX wrote:Matt R. wrote:Thanks guys, yeah this thing shits thunder. I can’t wait to play it live in a couple days!
....Matt, I love your descriptions! I literally spat my coffee out with the "shits thunder" comment..... bass looks totally killer..... carry on
Haha! Thanks! Just callin it like I see it
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: June 28th, 2021, 3:28 pm
by fivebass52
Got to pull my Eastwood clone out now and get it playable again, after seeing this....
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: July 19th, 2021, 9:49 am
by AzWhoFan
hey Matt, how did it hold up at the gig?
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: July 19th, 2021, 9:53 am
by Matt R.
AzWhoFan wrote:hey Matt, how did it hold up at the gig?
It’s a killer bass. I’m super happy with it and it got compliments from band mates and people listening
Re: Guild Starfire Mod Situation
Posted: July 19th, 2021, 6:05 pm
by superheavydeathmetal
Awesome! I am glad you finally ended up with what you were hoping for all along and that you love it!