Fender Starcaster

made in china
gig bag strap cable amp and tuner included
19 frets
not super quality anything

Strat Standard S/S/S vintage trem, large Fender headstock, fat, hefty neck. 3 ply white black white pickguard, rosewood fretboard, full size and thickness Agathis sunburst gloss body. Ceramic PUPS 6 ohms each.
Wt. 7 lbs 15 oz.

It has a bright growling twang, the sound is not as full (translated; thinner and lower volume)as let's say Texas Specials, but I get a real gnarly dirty bite that when played through my Super Champ XD hit a SRV LIKE sound easier than my all American Strat with Texas Specials. I have to use a couple of pedals with the Texas Specials to get to SRV heaven. (I won't tell you which cuz I spent a fortune on pedals and effects to find out). However this guitar has a nice dirty gritty sound that I really like, it's as though the pickups put out more than they read. I am planning to put some Fender Noiselesss in this guitar that's why I bought it. But the pickups it came with sound very good even though there is more hum than the big guy strat. I haven't pulled the pickguard to look for shielding.

Solid Strat all the way, even has the sharp edge frets like my USA Strat!
The frets are smooth on top and very level, strings are small gauge and set low and no buzz anywhere. The finish is polished and shiny. Except for the sharp edge on the frets, which I can fix in a few minutes, the guitar is set up well. Intonation is spot on.

As solid as any big Fender Strat.

This is a real Fender Stratocaster guitar, as real as any other. It doesn't say Squire anywhere. It's a full size, full body fat neck Strat
and should be recognized as such. It has a sound of it's own due to the wood/PU combination and is very usable for a real player. This model came
with a 10 watt 6" spkr amp, Fender gig bag, Fender tuner, extra strings,
strap, cord, picks, and training disc. This is the best deal for a Strat
I have seen in years. All told the guitar cost me 50 bucks! This package is not sold everywhere and so is sort of a secret Fender special. The price of this guitar just doesn't tell the whole story. Get one.

I love my "I don't know how old" Starcaster. bought in a pawn shop 12 years ago...500$ Canadian. I own a 60's goldtop Les paul since 1971...I now pick this thing up more than the Gibson.It has been played alot..maple neck is very used. I don't know who owned before, but by the wear, he was a blues player...and I am also a blues player..this thing just went into my hands and it was like a dream, I couldn't believe how sloppy you could be and still sound good. The longer neck has become a whole new style for me after the shorter Gibson. Probably not worth as much as the Gibson, but I would probably save this from a fire before the Les Paul.

The guitar has a Tobacco sunburst finish and is in excellent shape for an almost 30 year old guitar. I have the store tags that were hanging on it when my father bought it along with the facory inspection sticker. Serial #S708832

Excellent sound, especially when played through a Feder Twin Reverb Amp, with the fender humbucker style pickups you can get quite a wide range of sound with it. My father bought it new in 1976.

Very good, this guitar has been in its case for the last 2 years and not played since my father passed on. When I pulled it out and played it I could not believe it, just like new. All the pots are noiseless when adjusting them.

My Father played it as much as he could some times daily practicing and played alot of weekend gigs plus did some recording with it.

Never been to the shop as far as I know.

Curently it is for sale, I hate to part with it but i am just not a player like my father was. If your looking for a semi hollow body guitar with great sound then this is it plus it has the clasic Fender head stock look to it like no other semi hollow body guitar.

finish cheap black paint
body style strat
bridge, string thru
neck: thin, jumbo frets
tuners lock
accessories anything else with a crappy set... a crap amp a strap and a bag
what year... stone age... where? this hunk of junk screams sweatshop
24 frets
solid top
vol, tone, 5 way selector
pickups? i dunno singlecoils(the only good feature on here)
passive elecs
wood... i dunno plywood i guess

well, lets start. my girlfriend got one for christmas. it has sort of a dry, sound but alright. im not much of a fan of singles, but this isnt really a bad one. it can(could) get through crazy train alright.

dont know its been awhile since i first saw it. still smells factory fresh--- GLUE!!!

ok, now we can get a little bit nitty-gritty. or a lot. the bridge broke off and before that the springs in the back would constantly fall out. the nut has a chip in it, and it gets out of tune easily. lets not forget to mention the lovely "reverse" trem caused by weak springs. lovely sound and the neck is so bowed that robinhood would be proud to have it. im tempted to say no opinion considering that i dont think its even worthy of a hobo. i wanted to give it to the garbage man but i doubt the rotten cauliflower onboard should have to get rid of its spot for this garbage. by my rating i mean .00000000000000000001

dunno about it usually you dont call customer support for someone elses guitar, even your girlfriend.

ive been playing 2 years, i have a peavy amp and a les paul, aswell as a l-6s.(both gibson). this is the biggest piece of crap ive ever seen. well generally with a guitar that is seperated from its bridge you hate the bridge broken. (dont think im wierd just reading the questions above) and i hate the lovely black paint. i wish it had... no. i wish my girlfriend had a better guitar.

Mine is a 1977 with gorgeous flamey sunburst...USA-made.
these guitars are WAY underrated.
they're set up with two of Fender's split humbuckers, with a volume and tone for each and a master volume (which is actually pretty useful when it comes to recording), and a maple neck and fretboard.
mine actually I think was re-fretted at some point with jumbo frets which are fine but not as fast as the original fender ones...
it does have the infamous 3-bolt neck, but i've never had any problems with it...

God, I cannot say enough about this guitar's sound.
You know, I have read so many books and articles that mention the starcaster with distain, poke fun at its design and quirks, but obviously these guys spend too much time writing and not enough time playing the guitars they write about...
I have 19 guitars at the moment, mostly vintage fenders (jag, tele custom, coronados, etc) and gibsons (les paul, SG, LP recording, etc), and a few reverends which I love, but when I'm recording and can't quite get the sound I want, I always pull out the starcaster and it ALWAYS sounds perfect. It's crystal clear, bright and rich when clean, and has a great crisp growl when distorted...much like a tele custom..and without that howling feedback that plagues so many other semi hollowbodies.
the action is awesome and the neck is smooth
and it is one of the most noise-free guitars that I own. not bad for a nearly 30 year-old instrument..
goddam this is a truly great guitar.

perfect.
one of Fender's most under-rated guitar designs ever.

this is a tough guitar.
it takes a beating, and keeps on playing perfectly. it is solid, it stays in tune, and the three-bolt neck treats me just fine.
it looks as good today as it did new.
Like I said before I can count on this guitar for the perfect tone and sound in any situation and in any song.
the only thing it lacks is a vibrato, but who cares really...

i haven't needed them.
most of them probably don't even remember what the original starcaster was...

I first came across a starcaster about 12 years ago at a vintage guitar shop in St. Louis. I had no idea what it was, but I loved how it sounded. When I came back to buy it, it was gone. I spent the next 8 years searching for another in nashville, new orleans, new york, chicago...but the prices had shot so high I couldn't afford one. Finally I found one in wisconsin, and it was worth every penny I paid. I really can't say enough about this guitar's crisp rich sound.
If you're thinking about picking one up, I would highly recommend it over most other reasonably-priced vintage guitars. it is so choice...

A Starcaster, serial nr. 712078, so probably 76 USA, features original as known, this one is of natural color (sort of darkening yellow).

I had a Fender Dual Showman with a cabinet of two 10 inch speakers and then added this guitar. Best of the sound is to slowly remove volume from the neck pick-up, which makes the sound of the bridge one just shine. If you have an assistant, it's a rather unique phasing effect. To me it fits any style I want, maybe I take it from there. When a greek giutar crack played it once though, it sounded like a bouzuki

As I bought it 2nd hand, I can' tell much, but after 12 years everything was in shape. The small parts of the bridge I had entirerely renewed two years ago, a number of winters in a gas-heated rehearsel-room had made them corode heavily, but those are standard parts and it was no problem for the workshop.

I don't use it to often today , but I never felt I should have a backup when performing. The finish may fade a little, the yellow darkening, some samall parts renewed as mentioned above but you also renew parts of vintage cars. Smoothe tuning.

A local workshop.

It's been 17 years now and I never thought of buying another electric guitar because this one covers the range for me. So I only keep a 12-string acoustic guitar for exercise. If it was stolen, I would have to start up new. Both appearance and performance are remarkable, maybe costumers didn't trust the looks. To me it looks like the first computer aided design on guitars, a Gibson body stretched to an ankle.

I just love Fender Starcasters. From what I am told I have a pretty rare collection of them. The first one, a 1976 which had a natural finish, I bought 20 years ago and it was stolen. It always really broke my heart. About ten years ago I found another after looking for years without any luck. I thank the internet for that. It was a black Starcaster with white (aged yellow) binding. Serial # on neck mounting plate 710990 indicating 1976. The second one I bought was a blonde Starcaster unique for its factory pearlized tuning pegs that really go well with the guitar. A very nice touch. Serial # on neck mounting plate 275786. This erial number is just odd because it should indicate 1969? The third Starcaster I bought was a sunburst Starcaster (like Radiohead). Serial # on neck mounting plate 577579 indicating 1974. My fourth Starcaster was a tabacco or carmel color. Serial # on headstock S708737 indicates year 1977. My 5th starcaster was at last a natural one like I had stolen, but more flamey. It is my favorite. Serial # on neck mounting plate 715965 indicating it was a 1976. As if that wasn't enough, I bought a sixth starcaster to complete my collection. I had been refinished as far as I could tell in brown burst (yellow to brown) with an exagerated binding. The last one was not in the greatest shape and I am currently refinishing it in magenta gold finish. What makes it most unique is that it has a rosewood neck. That's right, a Starcaster rosewood neck! The neck is stamped 22FEB73R. I can only asume it was made for a Fender employee as none have ever been recorded by Fender. So I have 6 Starcasters. That's right. I have over 15 guitars including PRS and I will never give up my starcasters as long as I live. My best research indicates years of manufacture from 1973 to 1982.

The most versatile guitars I have ever played.

Each of the starcasters I have is set up a little different bu achieve the same overall playability I desire. This is possible because of the tilt-o-matic neck joint. I see some people have problems with this but my experience has been very positive. Properly setting the neck will ensure a tight fit.

Very durable and flexible guitar. Parts are over 30 years old and still work flawlessly.

Not really applicable though I would love to talk to someone at Fender about these guitars.

I have been playing for 20 years. These guitars speak for themselves.

I have been playing for a few years now. I own an acoustic along with my starcaster. This guitar satisfied me, but i am not in any bands, or playing for anyone. This is a good guitar for personal use. I would buy it again if it were stolen. My favorite feature is the fact that it stays in tune really well. I once left it for a week, playing it once or twice and when i went to tune it, it was only barely off on a few strings. I had compared this to a stratocaster and i wouldv'e bought a stratocaster but it is too much for my price range. I would highly recommend this for anyone who's looking for personal use and has a small price range.

My Starcaster is a 1975 model, serial number 661321, and is in a suburst finish.

Beautiful guitars and very rare, the Starcasters were made from as early as 1974 to about 1977, the last year I have seen them sold. A nice compliment with the humbuckers to a tele or a thinline tele as in my case. There are five knobs: 2 volume and 2 tone for each humbucker and a master volume. Guitar plays like a dream.

The Starcaster has a wide range of sounds, especially with the versatility the humbucker brings. It has a rich, full, dynamic sound that can only be compared to an ES-335, but better. It is great for playing all styles of music because the possible settings you can have are numerous. Great sounding guitar.

The guitar I'm guessing was set up well but since I am the fourth owner I can only assume. The neck has been aged and the guitar shows wear, but who cares its a 30 year old guitar. It should show some wear and tear. The guitar has some minor checking, but the total beauty and sound outweigh the small conceptual flaws.

The guitar is 30 years old and appears to have withstood constant playing for that long. Since I have only had the guitar a few weeks, I am not positive how it was used all those years. It seems like a dependable guitar and the finish and neck are durbale. One minor flaw was the plug for the wire to the amp was corroded, but still plays.

Bought from a private seller on Ebay.

I have been playing for very long and love the guitar. Visually, there is not a better and cooler looking guitar. But it also is an exceptional player and has a wide range of sounds. I can only compare it to the ES-335, but its sort of unfare since they are two totally different guitars. Amazing guitar and a real diamond in the rough.