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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:53 pm
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The original starcaster, I believe, was a hollow body wasn't it?

don't know but mine is solid :?


It was a 335 styled guitar.


these words have no meenig to me :lol: sorry


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Oh... ok... thanks for info :wink:
don't like this style :D


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Hey dude, about your buzzing problem... Your pickups, being single coil (for more info search something like "Guitar Pickups" on wiki and you will learn about them, but for now...) will buzz anyway. Humbuckers, found on guitars like a Gibson Les Paul, Dean Hardtail, or an Ibanez S series will not hum/buzz (at least as much). Other ways to stop humming/ buzzing are: get active pickups (these SHOULD both take unwanted noise and make your pickups hotter/louder and more toneful. Bad thing, though is they take batteries, usually a 9v or two); get a noise suppressor, like a Boss N-2 or a Rocktron HUSH; what all those other guys told you/ will tell you.

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Not to put the new Starcasters down...but they are an extreme entry level guitar. The buzz is due to the guts they put into the guitar. You can try a noise supressor, but it might not totally fix the problem. I would buy a better amp than the one that came with it. I would buy a good 15 to 30 watt practice amp. Good brands are Vox, Marshall, Crate, and Line 6. (not in any particular order from better to worse, that's a mater of preference) When you are ready for a new guitar, you'll know. As you progress you'll want your equipment to progress with you.

Oh, just to let you know...I have a Fender Stratocaster HWY 1 SSS (Three single coil pick-ups). I do not have any feedback or buzzing through my amp when I play it. I can play any music I want. Rock, Metel, Blues, Folk, it does not matter. I get more feedback from my ESP LTD HH (2 double coil Humbucker Pick ups). GUTS are the key to better sound.

Keep playing and keep rockin'. Have fun with it.

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mac67 & rkreisher, thank you guys! I really appretiate your help!
I'll think about buying a new amp. :wink:


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The moderm Starcaster is a begginers guitar does not compare to a Standard Strat. Now the Starcaster's of old thats a different story. I am guessing the new ones are like the Squire Afinity. I have seen them I think it was the Target Store.

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The Starcaster is an ENTRY LEVEL guitar. It bears a cosmetic resemblance to the Stratocaster but it is not the same guitar. I recently had to rebuild one for my sons friend. It had been given to him by a relative and had been abused and partially disassembled.

the pickups are "interesting" the magnets looked like the stick on strip type
the switch is kinda crap
the pots are very weak

It's a decent student guitar, I presume intended for the young kid market (8 - 12 years old) who may not be all that serious.
If you buy one and enjoy playing, you will probably outgrow it and want something better in 6 months or so.

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The Starcaster is an ENTRY LEVEL guitar. It bears a cosmetic resemblance to the Stratocaster but it is not the same guitar. I recently had to rebuild one for my sons friend. It had been given to him by a relative and had been abused and partially disassembled.

the pickups are "interesting" the magnets looked like the stick on strip type
the switch is kinda crap
the pots are very weak

It's a decent student guitar, I presume intended for the young kid market (8 - 12 years old) who may not be all that serious.
If you buy one and enjoy playing, you will probably outgrow it and want something better in 6 months or so.


8 - 12 yo hah? :lol:
sweeeet...

i think 6 months is too long...
i'm learning very fast 8)


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ArtemNY, When you are ready to upgrade I'd suggest the Highway 1 Strat if you want an American Fender. You just can't bet them in the "bang for the buck" area.

Otherwise the MIM Strats are very nice and don't cost quite as much.

Either way, you'll be very happy and I'm sure that you'll notice the difference immediately.

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ArtemNY,
Two quick things.
If you keep the 5 way switch in either position 2 or 4 it will help minimize the hum.

If the body/neck of the Starcaster is to your liking, you could very easily just change out the pickups and switches and have a much better guitar for a very cheap price.

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ArtemNY,
Two quick things.
If you keep the 5 way switch in either position 2 or 4 it will help minimize the hum.

yeah, i've already noticed it myself, but thanks anyway

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If the body/neck of the Starcaster is to your liking, you could very easily just change out the pickups and switches and have a much better guitar for a very cheap price.

that's what i was thinking about, if the body is good, then changing strings, switchrs etc will help much
by the way i noticed, when i'm turning switchers on the guitar, the noise appears... for me, upexperienced begginer, it doesn't say anything, but for experienced stufffixer it says that they shoud be replaced as fast as possible :D

would you recommend any specific mades and models? :wink:


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ArtemNY, When you are ready to upgrade I'd suggest the Highway 1 Strat if you want an American Fender. You just can't bet them in the "bang for the buck" area.

Otherwise the MIM Strats are very nice and don't cost quite as much.

Either way, you'll be very happy and I'm sure that you'll notice the difference immediately.


thanks :wink:


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You can usually find "fully loaded" Strat pickguards on Ebay, usually with Fender pickups, switches etc. They might even fit as a direct replacement for the one on the Starcaster (mainly unscrewing the old one and changing out the ground wire). If not a direct replacement then it's easy enough to change out the parts. Just do it one at a time and remember where you unsoldered the wires from so that you can put em back.

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i've actually never heard of the starcaster


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ArtemNY wrote:
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ArtemNY,
Two quick things.
If you keep the 5 way switch in either position 2 or 4 it will help minimize the hum.

yeah, i've already noticed it myself, but thanks anyway

Troublecall wrote:
If the body/neck of the Starcaster is to your liking, you could very easily just change out the pickups and switches and have a much better guitar for a very cheap price.

that's what i was thinking about, if the body is good, then changing strings, switchrs etc will help much
by the way i noticed, when i'm turning switchers on the guitar, the noise appears... for me, upexperienced begginer, it doesn't say anything, but for experienced stufffixer it says that they shoud be replaced as fast as possible :D

would you recommend any specific mades and models? :wink:


I would hate for you to put in a lot of money on that Starcaster. By all means buy strings regularly, you have to. In the end when all is said and done, when you get ready to sell or use it as a trade in, it is still a Starcaster and there won't be much value to it. When the time is right...Buy a good guitar. I suggest the Fender Stratocaster HWY 1 of course, but buy what you can afford. As stated on a earlier thread, the Fender MIM Stratocaster is a good move up as well.

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