Tried a Starcaster for the first time this weekend.....
We were messing around at Costco (I picked up a couple#'s of Havarti cheese ooooh I love that stuff , but I digress) and spied a guit plugged into an amp.
So (because shopping with the wife is as painful as bamboo shoots up your fingernails...I digress again... ..) I ran over and strummed a bit on it.

Then I really started putting it through my usual. I was pretty impressed.
I spend a great deal of time in these forums defending Squiers and some other cheaper guitars.I have seen Starcasters in the past , mothing jumped out at me. But this one surprised me.
I may have to pick one up when I get my projects finished.

As a beginner guitar, it is pretty good. Beginners today do not know how good they have it compared to ... say ... back in 1980.

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Glad you are impressed by these guitars. It does it's job...a beginers guitar. The ones I played were not intonated and the pickups were a little staticy.

RK

Well I wouldn't compare it to my American Deluxe....
I agree it isn't like the beginner guitars I had to back when I started.
But honeslty I expected a lot worse.

What with modern production capabilities it's fairly easy to make decent, consistent parts. So the Starcaster while it's not abysmal, is a very consistent low end guitar as far as the components go. Yes they get the job done, and it's a great way to get your kid involved in music. No I wouldn't want to own one unless I had no other choice.

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Yea, I understand. They are better than the "starters" I had back in the day as well. I also expected worse when I played one.

RK

I am jealous of the new starters...lol
They are pretty good guitars. I amost feel guilty for having a slight prejudice in the beginning when I first saw them.