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Droombolus

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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #30 on: February 25, 2011, 01:02:04 AM »
Arrived wednesday eve ......  :thumbsup: Me happy camper .....  ;D

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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #31 on: February 25, 2011, 06:41:40 AM »
I hate this thread...I want one of these soooo bad.
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #32 on: February 25, 2011, 08:22:35 AM »
Nice work by PeterB!
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #33 on: February 25, 2011, 09:04:03 AM »
Very nice. Pickups look good on the black too.
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #34 on: February 25, 2011, 09:18:47 AM »
Quote from: Droombolus on February 25, 2011, 01:02:04 AM
Arrived wednesday eve ......  :thumbsup: Me happy camper .....  ;D



single coils or hb
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #35 on: February 25, 2011, 11:17:28 AM »
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #36 on: February 25, 2011, 08:08:12 PM »
Quote from: ack1961 on February 25, 2011, 06:41:40 AM
I hate this thread...I want one of these soooo bad.

Me 2  :rolleyes: :mrgreen:
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #37 on: February 26, 2011, 02:31:19 AM »
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #38 on: February 26, 2011, 11:06:15 AM »
so now you are the taste tester for the ds versus the chi's.  almost identical basses.  Same strings???  we await your comments....

ps i love the red....
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #39 on: February 26, 2011, 11:47:33 AM »
Both are stringed with Fender Stainless Steel rounds. I do a comparison test with band rehearsal when our drummer's recovered from his surgeory, so please stay tuned  ;) .......... And yes, the red with DSs looks scrumptious ........
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #40 on: February 27, 2011, 03:53:41 PM »
Well, since a few hours I am a lucky owner of a Starfire. A beatiful sunburst DeArmond proudly shows itself between my Precision and the TB IV
The only pity is that tomorrow I have to leave to Poland for my work and now, 11.50 pm in Italy, I cannot plug in my amp and let him growl!! Pictures next week.

If any of you guy has two spare Dark Star pickups, please let me know., but actually the DeArmond USA pickups look gorgeous.
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #41 on: February 27, 2011, 06:43:56 PM »
The DeArmond pickups deserve better than their reputation, IMHO. They're low output but they sound good.
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #42 on: February 28, 2011, 04:47:00 AM »
They'll probably work OK on a solid body, but I've tried both the red and the black with the original PUPs and they just don't do it for me on a semi solid. When I make a slide on my E string I want the low-end to give me a kick in the ass. The DA PUPs just can't do that, they sound more like a wet fart with the same exercise ......
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #43 on: February 28, 2011, 08:01:04 AM »
Quote from: Droombolus on February 28, 2011, 04:47:00 AM
When I make a slide on my E string I want the low-end to give me a kick in the ass.

You need a long scale bass for that!  :P :)
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Re: DeArmond Starfire #2
« Reply #44 on: February 28, 2011, 09:03:29 AM »
Wrong. You need a heavy gauge E string for that.  ;D
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