Hot or Not? Deimel Firestar

Chad

Chad

Slender Hobbit
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Firestar models
The process of handcraft as well as the wishes of our customers are very important for us. Therefore we decided to offer two different standards.
The regular Firestar comes with all quality features of all our hand-crafted guitars: well chosen components, a perfect finish, and the same assembly as in our custom line. The only difference is a limitation of choices.
The Firestar “Deluxe” starts as a typical custom layout, where we suggest various features and parts with numberless combinations on request. Any color and personal pickup configuration can be realized. You choose your neck profile, fret wire, neck radiuses, etc.. Whatever you like, we are looking forward to realize an individual Firestar guitar for you. Except for the body, pickguard, and headstock shape and the logo placement, you are free to develop your own model. We also offer a right handed matching headstock at no additional charge.

  • FireStar
  • Body: Red Alder
  • Neck: Hard Rock Maple
  • Fretboard: Madagascar Ebony
  • Neck Shape: Medium Fat 59 JM
  • Radius: 9.5-12″
  • Scale: 25.5″
  • Frets: Wagner Medium Jumbo
  • Tuners: Gotoh SDS510 Locking
  • Bridge: Mastery M1
  • Tremolo: Duesenberg
  • Pickups: Curtis Novak/Deimel JM-P90
  • Electronics: CTS Pots, .022mfd PIO Cap
  • Wire: Cotton Push Back, 7-Strand Shielded, Braided Wire
  • Output Jack: Switchcraft
  • Switch: Switchcraft 3-Way Toggle & Slide Switches w/Gold Contacts
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Pickguard: Gold Anodized w/Aluminum Nickel Control Plates
  • Finish: Saturn Lavender
  • Case: Hiscox
$3099.00 + shipping
 
Color not my favorite and neither are reverse head stocks. But I'd hit it!!!

On a side note Chad-did you adapt to the reverse headstock? Is it a matter of just getting used to?
 
Packerbacker said:
Color not my favorite and neither are reverse head stocks. But I'd hit it!!!

On a side note Chad-did you adapt to the reverse headstock? Is it a matter of just getting used to?
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I did, it was pretty easy. I have owned 3+3 (gibsons) and 4+2 (music mans) headstocks before, so it was really just a 0+6 headstock. I still sometimes grab for the wrong side when I am quickly tuning but I have done that on 3+3 headstocks before too. I really like the string pull that way. The low E doesn't get flubby if I tune down so that is cool, really cool because it is a short scale guitar.
 
so this isn't on the above guitar, but it is something he is doing now that may sound cool.

"Here’s where things get wild: Via a toggle switch, the guitar’s Deimel JM and J pickups are routed either through a standard volume and tone circuit, or through an active stereo circuit that automatically pans between the bridge and neck pickups. Deimel calls this circuit the Pickup LesLee; once it’s activated, the player can control the panning speed using a dedicated onboard knob. The speed can be very slow, very fast, or anything in between. Because the circuit is stereo, it’s possible to route the signal through two amps or send it to two mixer channels with different signal chains onstage or in the studio."
 
I LOVE these. I'm a big fan (and friend) of Frank's.

Plus the price is spot on. Almost identical to what a similar Arcturus would cost you and I love that color.
 
dougk said:
I LOVE these. I'm a big fan (and friend) of Frank's.

Plus the price is spot on. Almost identical to what a similar Arcturus would cost you and I love that color.
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I would love to be able to afford one of these and an identically configured Arcturus. That would be my first purchase if I won the lottery.
 
I just don't think that, in modern times, builders should be going with a 21 fret neck. Sorry, but I play in B sometimes, and I want to be able to run that scale up high on occasion.
 
Chad said:
so this isn't on the above guitar, but it is something he is doing now that may sound cool.

"Here’s where things get wild: Via a toggle switch, the guitar’s Deimel JM and J pickups are routed either through a standard volume and tone circuit, or through an active stereo circuit that automatically pans between the bridge and neck pickups. Deimel calls this circuit the Pickup LesLee; once it’s activated, the player can control the panning speed using a dedicated onboard knob. The speed can be very slow, very fast, or anything in between. Because the circuit is stereo, it’s possible to route the signal through two amps or send it to two mixer channels with different signal chains onstage or in the studio."
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That sounds like fun.
For ten minutes...


For the guitar in the op, it's hot. I like it.
 
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