Duroc17 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Got from fellow BCer yesterday - who did an extra mile in packing it to me i love the Byrds so to get a Hillman bass is for me brill - I don’t like signature bass’s per se - did have Bruce Thomas and keep looking at the Bass Centre possible Deacy PB. Also I find the necks on most semi acoustic basses too narrow- and this is 38mm but the curve of the neck is really great. The position of the pick up is perfect - the bass is woody thump but clarity of the notes is just super with a touch of growl. The stock flats let you glide around. The action is low. Intonation pretty good. The E string struggle a wee bit past 12th note but I don’t play notes there - it’d be on the A string on a strap there’s a fair bit of neck dive like the Jack Casady but with a leather strap it’s fine the looks of this bass are a dream - attention to detail and build quality are superb- I’ve owned a few semis and this is the best 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Really good score 👍 - much more authentic with the big Hagstrom / Darkstar humbucker, the reissues with the split P bass pickup look just plain wrong to me. And the Byrds inlay is pretty funky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duroc17 Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 Just now, Shaggy said: Really good score 👍 - much more authentic with the big Hagstrom / Darkstar humbucker, the reissues with the split P bass pickup look just plain wrong to me. And the Byrds inlay is pretty funky Cheers Shaggy - I was looking at getting a Starfire 1 - and Lobster really likes the new one - and watch the promo videos but kept looking at the natural Starfire 2 as bassist from Cactus Flowers was in session on KEXP and it sounded awesome but then when this came up it was an immediate yes. Bisonic pups are great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Nice! — the byrds inlay looks great. Despite the appearance, the bisonic pickup is actually a single coil. The four screwheads are for adjusting the height of each adjacent pole piece. I have a flamed natural maple starfire II and the pickups have a wonderful tone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duroc17 Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: Nice! — the byrds inlay looks great. Despite the appearance, the bisonic pickup is actually a single coil. The four screwheads are for adjusting the height of each adjacent pole piece. I have a flamed natural maple starfire II and the pickups have a wonderful tone. thnaks for info - good to know - it has a very balanced sound across all of the strings - i'm impressed with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayn Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Very tasty bass, congrats. I have a Starfire I bass and love it. Looking for a Starfire II now. Gotta luv 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duroc17 Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 used it at recording session yesterday - Guild on seven tracks PB on one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Fab buy, Mr. Tambourine man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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