NGD: 1976 Starcaster
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 6:31 am
Today arriveth the Starcaster. Very much a players guitar. Which is good, as I intend to play it!
It's definitely had a refret (see pics) and MAY have had the front of the neck refinned, I can't quite decide. The colour matches the front of the headstock so perhaps not.
There's also a bit of weirdness going on on the body where a lot of the original finish has worn away or has BEEN worn away, perhaps? Some of it is in quite unusual places so who knows.
The neck itself feels great, chunky and smooth. As I think someone else on here once said, I've never felt a poly neck that has aged like this. Much thinner and less "sticky" finish than on my old 73 JM.
As for the sound, I'm still dialling it in. Slightly muddy bottom end at the moment. Hoping to brighten that up a bit. Love the middle position, though. Really funky! Pickps ALMOST have some chrome left on them...!
So, funny old thing it is, not sure about stripping the front to make it uniform or leave as is. It's most certainly had a life, that's for sure!
It's definitely had a refret (see pics) and MAY have had the front of the neck refinned, I can't quite decide. The colour matches the front of the headstock so perhaps not.
There's also a bit of weirdness going on on the body where a lot of the original finish has worn away or has BEEN worn away, perhaps? Some of it is in quite unusual places so who knows.
The neck itself feels great, chunky and smooth. As I think someone else on here once said, I've never felt a poly neck that has aged like this. Much thinner and less "sticky" finish than on my old 73 JM.
As for the sound, I'm still dialling it in. Slightly muddy bottom end at the moment. Hoping to brighten that up a bit. Love the middle position, though. Really funky! Pickps ALMOST have some chrome left on them...!
So, funny old thing it is, not sure about stripping the front to make it uniform or leave as is. It's most certainly had a life, that's for sure!