Look who's back: Fender Starcaster

[Tig]

http://www.fender.com/features/starcaster-coronado/starcaster-maple-fingerboard-black/

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[TD="width: 20%"]Series:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Modern Player[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]MSRP:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]$899.99[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Color:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Aged Cherry Burst[/TD]
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Body
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[TD="width: 20%"]Body Material:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Laminated Maple with Alder Center-Block[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Body Finish:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Gloss Polyester[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Body Shape:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Other[/TD]
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Neck
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[TD="width: 20%"]Neck Material:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Maple[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Neck Finish:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Gloss Polyester[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Neck Shape:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]"C" Shape[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Scale Length:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]25.5" (64.8 cm)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Fingerboard:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Maple[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Fingerboard Radius:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]9.5" (241 mm)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Number of Frets:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]22[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Fret Size:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Medium Jumbo[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]String Nut:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Synthetic Bone[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Nut Width:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]1.650" (42 mm)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Position Inlays:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Black Dot[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Neck Plate:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]4-Bolt Standard[/TD]
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Electronics
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[TD="width: 20%"]Bridge Pickup:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Fender® "Wide Range" Humbucking[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Neck Pickup:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Fender® "Wide Range" Humbucking[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Controls:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Pickup Switching:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Pickup Configuration:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]HH[/TD]
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Hardware
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[TD="width: 20%"]Bridge:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Pinned Adjusto-Matic™ with Anchored Tailpiece[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Hardware Finish:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Chrome[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Tuning Machines:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Fender® Standard Cast/Sealed[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Pickguard:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]3-Ply Black[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Control Knobs:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Skirted Amp Knobs[/TD]
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Miscellaneous
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[TD="width: 20%"]Strings:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Fender® USA, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)[/TD]
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[TD="width: 20%"]Unique Features:[/TD]
[TD="width: 80%"]Offset-Waist Semi-Hollow Body with Center-Block, Distinctive Starcaster® Headstock Shape with Black Accent Stripe, Bound Top, Back and “F”-Holes, Vintage Tinted Neck, Black Pickup Bezels, Vintage Style Skirted Control Knobs, Single Wing String Tree, Fender® Engraved Neck Plate[/TD]
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[Duffy]

:rockonNo comments Tig? I know you have good taste in guitars. I looked at these the other day and I like them a lot, especially the natural amber one, but all the finishes look great. A place by me has one on order, but I'm not sure if I will get to try it out because it might be sold before it gets to the store.

Are you gassing for this already? Silence is golden

 

[Tig]

I like em except Fender’s repro Wide Range humbuckers sound like carp compared to the much sought after original Seth Lover CuNiFe Wide Range humbuckers.
I’d send the pickups to telenator.com for CuNiFe modding.

 

[tjcurtin1]

I like em except Fender’s repro Wide Range humbuckers sound like carp ...

What is the sound of one carp swimming (they can't clap because their fins don't reach oke

 

[Tig]

What is the sound of one carp swimming (they can't clap because their fins don't reach oke

:rollover
:applause
And here I thought you didn't give a carp!

 

[Jipes]

I knew someone who got one original in hand and it sounds amazing, I still remember that it was a favorite guitar of Leo Nocentelli the incredible master of the groove of the Meters