BM Starbastard (Starcaster? Starblaster?) Finished

[javier-san]

I've been wanting a starcaster forever and I've had an extra Bilt neck and saw a Rosser body on ebay...so what am I waiting for?

I sent this to copacetic a bit ago:



I was really struggling with what color to choose, but we finally decided on burgundy mist:




I am hoping to have it in my hands, soon!

The plan is:
-Firebird (under jazzmaster covers) pickups made by Tim @ Sunday Handwound
-1 meg pots
-Mastery bridge and vibrato, but not sure.
-Pickguard (or no? Could look cool with or without)
-D or C# standard tuning

Very excited to build this up!

[CROSS_guitars]

Pretty!
How did you end up with a stray Bilt neck?

[javier-san]

Pretty!
How did you end up with a stray Bilt neck?

I had Bilt convert a relevator that I had bought used to a baritone scale.
The plan originally was to be able to go back and forth between 25.5” and 27” scale, but nah…
Perfect excuse to build a new guitar.

[DrippyReverbTremolo]

Love it!

[MayTheFuzzBeWithYou]

Very nice!
Cool color!

I‘m missing these bodies from Rosser… they just make Bridge-PU only with Stop-Tail-Piece atm - but I think Saylor offer them from time to time…

I just sold my only extra 25,5“ neck… but putting my PAF sized under JM-covers has been among my ideas.

[R J]

Dibs

[javier-san]

Very nice!
Cool color!

I‘m missing these bodies from Rosser… they just make Bridge-PU only with Stop-Tail-Piece atm - but I think Saylor offer them from time to time…

I just sold my only extra 25,5“ neck… but putting my PAF sized under JM-covers has been among my ideas.

It seems like Rosser went to a different business model? When I bought this body back in April 2023 I was able to pick pickup and vibrato routes, but it seems they are doing finished/painted bodies now.

[javier-san]

Dibs

lol

[mcatano]

Dibs

lol

sup nerds

[javier-san]

update!





I am ordering some aged white/cream covers. I am very excited!

[RIORIO]

This looks amazing!!

[javier-san]

All done! Need to take better photos with some natural light...hopefully it stays cloudy tomorrow for that good-good lighting.

I'd say it's not 100% complete. I still want to mess around with maybe different knobs or pickup covers and make a decal that says "FUCKER Starbastard", but those are minor details.

Unfortunately, the Sunday Handwound Firebird under JM covers pickups didn't work because the body was not routed deep enough. Luckily, I had a Sunday Handwound Fat-52 neck and his "Toastermaster" bridge (BIG magnets, low-output). I have tuned to D-standard and it sounds really wonderful!

[marqueemoon]

Hot damn. That looks great.

[javier-san]

Hot damn. That looks great.

Ty Ty! I've been playing it all morning and really enjoying it. I think I am pretty close to not wanting/needing more gear...

[javier-san]

Uhh...it's a surprisingly hard color to capture. The lighting in my apartment isn't helping either.

Anybody have thoughts on the cover colors and knobs? I am still not 100% that this looks best with the burgundy mist...