Warmer, smooth sound and a short scale for instant access.
The Starfire Bass II Flamed Maple (FM) is a dual-pickup, short scale semi-hollow electric bass guitar that adds additional sonic options to Guild’s iconic Starfire Bass. The Starfire Bass II originally debuted in 1967, shortly after the single-pickup version, and quickly garnered a following that included Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane) and Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead). The addition of the BiSonic BS-1 neck pickup on the Starfire Bass II gives bassists a warmer, smooth sound for added tonal flexibility.
As its name suggests, the Flamed Maple version replaced the original mahogany body with flamed maple. It includes dual Guild BS-1 pickups, individual volume, tone and master volume knobs, and a pickup selector switch. A clear, high-gloss finish highlights this bass guitar’s natural beauty.
The Starfire Bass II Flamed Maple short scale semi-hollow electric bass guitar comes with a hardshell case.
As its name suggests, the Flamed Maple version replaced the original mahogany body with flamed maple. It includes dual Guild BS-1 pickups, individual volume, tone and master volume knobs, and a pickup selector switch. A clear, high-gloss finish highlights this bass guitar’s natural beauty.
The Starfire Bass II Flamed Maple short scale semi-hollow electric bass guitar comes with a hardshell case.
Features
Neck
- Shape: Vintage soft U
- Wood: Mahogany with maple
- Neck joint: Set
- Scale length: 30"
- Truss rod: Dual-action
- Finish: Gloss
- Active or passive pickups: Passive
- Pickup configuration: HH
- Neck: BS-1 BiSonic Bass
- Middle: Not applicable
- Bridge: BS-1 BiSonic Bass
- Brand: Guild
- Series or parallel: Series
- Active preamp: No
- Special electronics: None
- Material: Ebony
- Radius: 12"
- Fret size: Narrow jumbo
- Number of frets: 21
- Inlays: Dot
- Nut material: Bone
- Nut width: 1.69" (43 mm)
- Cutaway: Double cutaway
- Construction: Semi-hollowbody
- Body wood: Flamed maple
- Top wood: Flamed maple
- Body finish: Gloss
- Orientation: Right handed
- Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
- Pickup switch: 3-Way
- Coil tap or split: No
- Tone switching: No
- Special switching: No
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: 4-Saddle adjustable with wood saddles
- Tailpiece: Not applicable
- Tuning machines: Open-geared
- Color: Nickel
- Number of strings: 4
- Pickguard: No
- Special features: Pickups
- Case: Hardshell case
- Accessories: None
- Country of origin: Korea