DeArmond Starfire #2

[tore00]

Not me. Luckily I got mine at enough less

[PhilT]

The hammer fell on EUR 563, a steal IMO ....... anyone here the lucky "winner" ?

Seems like a fair price, allowing for the case. Not really a bargain.

[Droombolus]

Last year I regularly saw them go for EUR 650 / 700 on mainland Europe .... sans case that is .....

[PhilT]

I remember you saying that before. Never seen them beat 450gbp here though, more usually 400. Uk only shipping may have something to do with it.

[Droombolus]

I'm sure it has had it's effect. I tried to persuade a lot of UK sellers to ship a SF ( or Rivoli for that matter ) to Holland but succeeded only once ......

[PhilT]

I've never understood that. Once you've arranged for a courier to come and pick the thing up, what difference does it make where they take it to? If it was Russia maybe I could understand.

But an increasing number of auctions seem to be collection only. Usually with the seller in the toe end of Cornwall or the wilds of Lincolnshire. Because it's too heavy, too expensive and/or I don't have a box. 

[Droombolus]

The Guild MIA RI on the Bay ..... !

[Dave W]

The Guild MIA RI on the Bay ..... !

It will be interesting to see how high that goes. They were sales duds. I could have bought one new for $1100, and about a year after they were discontinued, I saw one locally in near mint condition for $750.

[jumbodbassman]

same pups as the dearmond???

[Dave W]

same pups as the dearmond???

No, they were made by Seymour Duncan just for this model, they weren't available otherwise.

[jumbodbassman]

if thats the case 750 is a great price considering where the dearmond basses sell at

[Dave W]

if thats the case 750 is a great price considering where the dearmond basses sell at

That was a long time ago. Maybe 1997-98. I thought it was a great price then. I wouldn't expect to find one at that price now.

[Nocturnal]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1970s-GUILD-STARFIRE-BASS-EX-JOHN-ENTWISTLE-/260759355672?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cb6780118

Here is one for you to drool over    Might be priced a bit on the high side tho.

[Dave W]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1970s-GUILD-STARFIRE-BASS-EX-JOHN-ENTWISTLE-/260759355672?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cb6780118

Here is one for you to drool over    Might be priced a bit on the high side tho.

I wouldn't buy anything from them regardless of price. I've read a few stories about people who got fakes. One or two complaints might be the occasional disgruntled customer. Too much smoke tells me there might be a fire somewhere.

Then there's this: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/father_and_son_guitar_theft_charges_1_3017049. No idea if the charges are true, but I wouldn't want to risk doing business with them.

[Freuds_Cat]

Dave the two defendants in question are none other than Richard and Justin Harrison.

From Wiki:

In 1997, Richard and Justin Harrison, then owners of Hiwatt amplification UK and Music Ground Ltd, purchased the "JMI" trademark. The pair then set about reviving the superb work of Tom Jennings and Dick Denney who earned the Vox brand name its reputation and place in history. They decided to use the name JMI because the Vox brand was owned by Korg, and unlike the Korg Vox amplifiers being manufactured at the time, the Harrisons wanted to make amplifiers that were exact reproductions of the original Jennings-Denney designs.