Solid Body Fender Starcaster.

ggary1877 · Post by **ggary1877** » Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:24 am

I just acquired a very old Fender Starcaster. Weird thing is it's a solid body. Not an expensive guitar by any means. I would like to get more acquainted with this one as I know nothing about it. Anyone out here able to help me out? Thanks folks!!

JSett · Post by **JSett** » Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:33 am

The only solidbody Starcaster-badged guitar I know apart from the new Squier Contemporary is the old Strat shaped one that was a student guitar

Pictures would help

ggary1877 · Post by **ggary1877** » Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:57 am

New by here. How to post pics?

Post by **Telliot** » Sat Jun 03, 2023 8:03 am

Welcome to OSG! Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our forum rules, and here’s a thread on how to post pics.

PorkyPrimeCut · Post by **PorkyPrimeCut** » Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:05 am

Intriguing! Can't wait to see pictures.

If it's how I imagine it (which I'm sure it isn't) it must weigh a fucking ton!!

superficial · Post by **superficial** » Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:28 pm

Is it one of these?

This is a ‘Starcaster by Fender’ brand Strat. Ie Starcaster is the brand name used at the time. I believe these were made in the early 2000’s in the far east as cheap beginner electrics sold in toy shops and department stores.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starcaster_by_Fender

I’ve no idea why they chose the name Starcaster for these.

simonhpieman · Post by **simonhpieman** » Sat Jun 03, 2023 4:02 pm

Oh em gee, very excited to see this but also fully expecting to be disappointed by a Strat copy...

46346 · Post by **46346** » Sun Jun 18, 2023 2:58 am

superficial wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:28 pm

I’ve no idea why they chose the name Starcaster for these.

quite often the reason is that the cheapest product have a lower profit margin for a corporation.
a guitar like this student/bottom entry product does not warrant the cost of registering a new trademark, logo, branding, etc.
so, they use a name that they already have the legal rights and trademark for, especiaaly if it's been out of production and largely
forgotten. such was the sad fate, for a time, of the once-regal Starcaster model.

Steadyriot. · Post by **Steadyriot.** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 4:55 am

JSett wrote: ↑
Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:33 am
The only solidbody Starcaster-badged guitar I know apart from the new Squier Contemporary is the old Strat shaped one that was a student guitar

Pictures would help

There's a R&D solid body Starcaster out there.

I bet this'll just be a Strat though

PapaB · Post by **PapaB** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 4:50 pm

That is one SHARP Starcaster!!! R&D, but very cool.

JSett · Post by **JSett** » Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:09 pm

I'm here for a solidbody Starcaster with a German carve

PorkyPrimeCut · Post by **PorkyPrimeCut** » Tue Jun 20, 2023 1:17 am

I guess ggary is ggone?

Jaguar018 · Post by **Jaguar018** » Tue Jun 20, 2023 9:14 am

We'll never find out the mystery of the solid starcaster.

Was it a lost gem? A cheap import? The mystery lives on!

Was ggary a gghost?

Embenny · Post by **Embenny** » Tue Jun 20, 2023 10:17 am

Jaguar018 wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 20, 2023 9:14 am
Was ggary a gghost?

A G-G-G-GHOST?

Unicorn Warrior · Post by **Unicorn Warrior** » Tue Jun 20, 2023 2:42 pm

Embenny wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 20, 2023 10:17 am

Jaguar018 wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 20, 2023 9:14 am
Was ggary a gghost?
A G-G-G-GHOST?

1887 is a dead giveaway. Pun intended. Dudes a 150 right now.

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