Members ispunk Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 This just showed up on my local CL. http://reading.craigslist.org/msg/2787809904.html For Sale: Fender Starcaster -- semi-acoustic electric guitar serial number S709011, ca. 1978. Color: SunburstThis guitar was obtained as a trade at a local music shop and was played after that in a Reading-area 50's and 60's band called "Flashback" from about 1986 -- 2002. It had a few dings and scratches from the previous owner but played and sounded incredible for that genre of music. It has an asymmetrical ("offset") body, a maple fretboard, a bolt-on neck, a novel control configuration consisting of a volume and tone control for each pickup as well as a master volume control, and Fender's traditional six-on-a-side tuning pegs.It has original Fender nickel-plated pickups with a bit of "player wear", original knobs and controls and other hardware. The only electronic part that had to be replaced was the input cord jack. The pick guard has a small crack at one corner and the guitar finish has some minor dings. The padded hardshell case is not original Fender, but is included in the package. The Fender Starcaster was a semi-hollowbody electric guitar made by the Fender company. The Starcaster was part of Fender's attempt to enter the semi-hollowbody market, which was dominated by Gibson's ES-335 and similar designs. The Fender Starcaster model was produced from 1976 to 1982.This is a rare, vintage example of a classic Fender semi-hollowbody electric.$3200 OBOMore Pictures : http://s709.photobucket.com/albums/ww96/chengang6/Fender%20Starcaster%20Guitar/Location: Mohntonit's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Let It Burn... Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 They're going for the same ridiculous amount over here. Keeps getting relisted at 3500 EUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 $3200 is actually a really good price on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Usually I cringe over rosewood boards on teles and strats; but this is a guitar where rosewood and inlays would've been a better choice IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members driverhasabomb Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Usually I cringe over rosewood boards on teles and strats; but this is a guitar where rosewood and inlays would've been a better choice IMO. agreed (and I hate rosewood) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members six acre lake Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Indie cred? O is this because of that mopey guy in that non indie mega band, Radiohead? What's that? People are over tryin to be Greenwood and have moved on to trying to be Homme? Gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Naterel Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 $3200 is actually a really good price on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ILOVEMYFENDER Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Instant Idie Cred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9520575 Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 payment sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members d4rk0 Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Why don't Fender make these today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members driverhasabomb Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 Why don't Fender make these today? They're only sought after because they're rare. Remember when people used to say "Why don't they reissue the Swollen Pickle?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 better than the $6000 white one i found in Tokyo, it was clean, but..$6000?!? it had a pic of Greenwood as well. Man, he did his research and found a pawn shop gtr noone used, and the price shot up. but why dont those fender ss amps he uses become uber-pricey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 better than the $6000 white one i found in Tokyo, it was clean, but..$6000?!? it had a pic of Greenwood as well. Man, he did his research and found a pawn shop gtr noone used, and the price shot up. but why dont those fender ss amps he uses become uber-pricey? Pffft, amps. No one gets their pictures taken on stage with cool amps in their hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crohny Posted January 7, 2012 Members Share Posted January 7, 2012 That is a hideous guitar. I could find far more appealing guitars for $3200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aristotle Posted January 8, 2012 Members Share Posted January 8, 2012 No thanks $3200 is super nice les paul custom kind of money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr benn Posted January 8, 2012 Members Share Posted January 8, 2012 No thanks $3200 is super nice ES-335 kind of money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 better than the $6000 white one i found in Tokyo, it was clean, but..$6000?!? it had a pic of Greenwood as well.Man, he did his research and found a pawn shop gtr noone used, and the price shot up.but why dont those fender ss amps he uses become uber-pricey? Because they're not nearly as rare as the Starcasters are. Frankly, we all thought they were kind of crap at the time when they were still being made, and I really don't think Fender made all that many of them - at least not compared to those solid state Fender 85 amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr benn Posted January 8, 2012 Members Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'd say Johnny bought it fairly cheap when on tour in the US,and I'd say what attracted him were the pretty unique pickups which Yorke already had in his tele's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kap'n Posted January 8, 2012 Members Share Posted January 8, 2012 Frankly, we all thought they were kind of crap at the time when they were still being made, This. They were pretty much considered crap at the time. Some sort of melted 335 shape with a blaspehmous bolt on neck, long scale, and pickups you couldn't swap out for Super Distortions? There was no way you were going to play Foghat with one of these. And that doesn't even take into consideration the whole view of CBS Fender a the time. When I was a kid they routinely went for about the same cash as the other bottom-of-the-barrel pro-quality Fender, the Jaguar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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