Guild Starfire Mod Situation

Matt R. · **Posted:** June 23rd, 2021, 9:05 pm

A while back there was this thread about a Starfire Bass that was misrepresented by a seller.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10864&hilit=guild+starfire

It turned out to be an innocent mistake on their part, and I was pretty pissed about it, but they made it worthwhile to keep it. I decided to mod it with a Curtis Novak BiSonic Pickup. I had to have the bass routed of course, but I needed a pickup surround to cover the spots where the old pickup cavity would be visible after installing the new pickup.
I did a tracing and sent it to WD pickguards. It's just made out of black pickguard material but it turned out great. I'm happier than expected with how this turned out. It's a really great playing and sounding bass.

The original:

The way it should be:

crescenze · **Joined:** March 30th, 2013, 12:58 pm **Posts:** 937

Great job Matt! Looks like it could be a factory install. Bet it sounds great too!

Jeroen · **Posted:** June 24th, 2021, 12:24 am

That's lovely! I have to admit I was impressed with how it sounds in the demo vids on Youtube, but this is the way it should be, IMO 8-)

paulo · **Posted:** June 24th, 2021, 6:14 am

Nice job! Can't even tell it's a mod!!

tim · **Posted:** June 24th, 2021, 6:18 am

I bet it both looks and sounds better than the original!

donahue · **Posted:** June 24th, 2021, 8:51 am

Looks awesome. I bet it sounds huge now.

Matt R. · **Posted:** June 24th, 2021, 8:57 am

Thanks guys, yeah this thing shits thunder. I can’t wait to play it live in a couple days!

NoXX · **Posted:** June 25th, 2021, 3:45 pm

Matt R. wrote:

Thanks guys, yeah this thing shits thunder. I can’t wait to play it live in a couple days!

....Matt, I love your descriptions! I literally spat my coffee out with the "shits thunder" comment..... bass looks totally killer..... carry on

Matt R. · **Posted:** June 25th, 2021, 4:52 pm

NoXX wrote:

Matt R. wrote:

Thanks guys, yeah this thing shits thunder. I can’t wait to play it live in a couple days!

....Matt, I love your descriptions! I literally spat my coffee out with the "shits thunder" comment..... bass looks totally killer..... carry on

Haha! Thanks! Just callin it like I see it

fivebass52 · **Posted:** June 28th, 2021, 3:28 pm

Got to pull my Eastwood clone out now and get it playable again, after seeing this....

AzWhoFan · **Joined:** March 14th, 2008, 10:57 am **Posts:** 2866

hey Matt, how did it hold up at the gig?

Matt R. · **Posted:** July 19th, 2021, 9:53 am

AzWhoFan wrote:

hey Matt, how did it hold up at the gig?

It’s a killer bass. I’m super happy with it and it got compliments from band mates and people listening 8-)

superheavydeathmetal · **Posted:** July 19th, 2021, 6:05 pm

Awesome! I am glad you finally ended up with what you were hoping for all along and that you love it!

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