Maple Starfire bass necks
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Mahogany.
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From the jangle of the Byrds to the psychedelia of Jefferson Airplane to countless other acts, many sounds of the '60s were underpinned by the deep and indispensable sound of the Starfire Bass, and players can now enjoy that rich sound and feel once again.
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says mahogany/maple/mahogany as does the details specs for the other SF II finished.
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I’m talking only about the maple SF basses in this thread. The first responder to this thread left a one word answer with no context so I don’t understand what he is trying to say.
But:
The maples body Cordoba SFII have maple/walnut/maple necks according to Guild. Scroll down to the show full specs section. The pics shiw it is so. Sweetwater’s current model for sale shows it, too.
Yes MAHOGANY bodies Starfires have hog necks but we are talking MAPLE here. Ebony boards too! Very nice!
It’s a different animal so I guess that’s why guild lists it separate from the hogs.
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But:
The maples body Cordoba SFII have maple/walnut/maple necks according to Guild. Scroll down to the show full specs section. The pics shiw it is so. Sweetwater’s current model for sale shows it, too.
Yes MAHOGANY bodies Starfires have hog necks but we are talking MAPLE here. Ebony boards too! Very nice!
It’s a different animal so I guess that’s why guild lists it separate from the hogs.
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All of my Guild necks are Mahogany with a maple stripe except the hollow M85. Sorry for any confusion.
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As you all know, I only care about how it looks.
But I do wonder how much of our collective obsession with what models were built of what tone woods comes from acoustic guitar days.
But I do wonder how much of our collective obsession with what models were built of what tone woods comes from acoustic guitar days.
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OK.
There is much confusion that could be eliminated next time.
First, the title is "Maple Starfire bass necks". There was a point in my life when you could get a Fender Precision with a maple neck. Not just a maple fingerboard or maple with some other wood as a finger board but a one piece neck and fingerboard made from maple. So that's what I think when I read maple <blah blah> neck. I now understand that the question implied by the title could have been phrased as "what wood was used in the neck of a Starfire bass with a maple body?"
Second, even without distinguishing between Fender and CMG era Starfire basses, it is not always correct to generalize across the major periods, i.e., 60's, 70's, 90's, Fender NS and CMG NS. Indeed, if my memory is correct not all of those periods included a maple body Starfire bass.
Given that the answer is published, the implied question would be "are the specs right?" or "why does the maple neck look darker than the maple body?" both in the context of of either generation of NS maple bodied Starfire basses.
Since the best answer would come from someone with experience with maple bodied NS Starfire basses had things been phrased differently the answer might have been more useful.
There is much confusion that could be eliminated next time.
First, the title is "Maple Starfire bass necks". There was a point in my life when you could get a Fender Precision with a maple neck. Not just a maple fingerboard or maple with some other wood as a finger board but a one piece neck and fingerboard made from maple. So that's what I think when I read maple <blah blah> neck. I now understand that the question implied by the title could have been phrased as "what wood was used in the neck of a Starfire bass with a maple body?"
Second, even without distinguishing between Fender and CMG era Starfire basses, it is not always correct to generalize across the major periods, i.e., 60's, 70's, 90's, Fender NS and CMG NS. Indeed, if my memory is correct not all of those periods included a maple body Starfire bass.
Given that the answer is published, the implied question would be "are the specs right?" or "why does the maple neck look darker than the maple body?" both in the context of of either generation of NS maple bodied Starfire basses.
Since the best answer would come from someone with experience with maple bodied NS Starfire basses had things been phrased differently the answer might have been more useful.
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Haha!
I see how the title of the thread is like one of those sentences that can have two meanings.
Depending how you read it, it could mean
“Maple bodied Starfires and their maple necks”
or
“Maple bass necks of Starfires”
Add fronos idea of a “maple neck”, like the all maple fender necks, and now there are three possible interpretations.
Sorry for the confusion!!
I see how the title of the thread is like one of those sentences that can have two meanings.
Depending how you read it, it could mean
“Maple bodied Starfires and their maple necks”
or
“Maple bass necks of Starfires”
Add fronos idea of a “maple neck”, like the all maple fender necks, and now there are three possible interpretations.
Sorry for the confusion!!
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Thank you for your service!
So, from what I recall, you have vintage maple Starfires. If that is true then the vintage versions have hog necks. That is interesting that NS departs from that and does M/W/M. But I bet I could not hear a difference between hog and maple Starfires anyway-hog or maple necks.
