Starcaster neck, where, how, whom ?

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  1. Aug 15, 2005 #1
    Soulgolem

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    does anyone know where I can find a Starcaster neck ? I mean... it's so damn rare, I should ask, does anyone make them ? I really like the headstock, I'd love to have that one on a thinline !

    Thanks,
    Francis.
     
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    John Phillips

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    Probably easiest to find someone with a Starcaster that hates the headstock and swap necks... ;)

    Each to their own, but I honestly think the Starcaster might have been a commercial success if it hadn't been for the headstock.
     
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  3. Aug 15, 2005 #3
    Soulgolem

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    I kinda like the headstock. Tho' it is a bit unusual, not for anyone.
     
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    Jason Carter

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    Soulgolem

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    I havn't seen any mention of Warmoth making Starcaster necks.

    Francis.
     
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    Jason Carter

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    They have a paddle headstock that can be made in the shape of a Starcaster headstock for your thinline. Just tell them what you want and they will make it for you.
     
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    co-intelpro

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    You can't just slap any old prefab neck in there, because the scale is longer. You have to make it from scratch, or get the Fender custom shop to make one for you. I know, I've tried to find one before. I just bought a complete one instead. Sorry for ressurecting an old thread.
     
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    Soulgolem

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    Seems like a lot of trouble, I guess i'll settle with the stock neck !

    Francis.
     
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    Tinman

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    I you find a Starcaster neck, check to see if there is a Starcaster case with it. My Starcaster has been caseless since 1979.
     
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    michael30

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    I saw one on ebay a few months ago.

    Michael
     
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  11. Jan 17, 2006 #11
    co-intelpro

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    I saw that one too, it was a fraud. It actually was an Ibanez Roadster neck. Someone got hosed...
     
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    co-intelpro

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    Come on man, you have to be kidding...
     
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    mezcalhead

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    Yeah, hard to believe they used the old Starcaster name for those ..

    What is the original Starcaster scale length? I thought they were the same as Strats/Jazzmasters etc. I've got a '76 Starcaster, but I've never bothered measuring the scale length and it isn't here right now.
     
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