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Well. It's coming. A starcaster reissue with a TOM bridge and four differently placed knobs. Also looks like a coronado reissue is coming and a coronado bass. Most likely a starcaster bass too by that headstock in the background of the vine video.

Fenders Vine video:

New F holes too.

Someone over on OSG said if squier reissues it, it will be like the original. So true haha.



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The neck on the new one looks like it was mounted deeper in to the body meaning everything had to be pushed down a bit. Probably to make it look more balance. But who doesn't love that big open offset ass of the original starcaster?

Yeah it's a Starcaster. They fixed a few things: better bridge, bound the f-holes, ditched the master vol. The pups won't be right, but they're an easy swap.

I'm more meh about the Starcaster than ever after seeing these pics. I can't possibly imagine why anyone would get one of these over a 335, unless they're considerably cheaper or they like Dandy Warholz or Radio Head or some other band what has used this guitar.

They have nice headstocks and are offsets?

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I wonder if its a 9.5 radius. Probably is and the bridge won't be a 9.5 radius bridge knowing fender...

timhulio wrote:I can't possibly imagine why anyone would get one of these over a 335, unless they're considerably cheaper or they like Dandy Warholz or Radio Head or some other band what has used this guitar.

Maybe because they don't like Gibson necks and 12" radius fingerboards? Also, unless this is an "American Vintage" Starcaster, it is likely to be much cheaper than a Gibson 335. Personally I prefer the looks too but that is obviously very subjective.

I heard on OSG it will be CIJ. So I'm guessing around $800.00 maybe a bit more. But $800.00 sounds right to me.

Damn. Always thought I would choose a Coronado over a Starcaster but now I'm not sure.

I always thought the starcaster body looked huge but in that first pic it looks pretty small, which I like. Can't wait to see official photos and stuff. Just hope they're not custom shop or reallly expensive.

Yeah they look smaller due to the neck being moved farther in the body. They will probably be pawn shops or their own series. I'm betting on their own series. Starcaster and starcaster bass. Coronado and coronado bass. Maybe they will surprise us with an electric xii too

Punkacc9 wrote:Maybe they will surprise us with an electric xii too

The way things are going that can surely only be a matter of time.

But for FUCKS SAKE why change them? Keep em original. Squier won't let us down.

Can't seem to embed this but a photo of the coronado bass: http://ow.ly/i/2Mv9a

The coronado looks good from what I can see. Doesn't look like they changed much.

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Starcaster bass looks to be completely legit now.



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The Coronados look to have headstock adjust... IME, that's not common for CIJ/MIJ. I'm betting MIM, or maybe MIK, since that's where they're building the Guilds.

Possibly even MIC, since they're doing Fender Acoustics over there.

That's just what they said at OSG. I'm guessing it will be MIM or MIK though. MIK more likely.