Berlin-based luthier extraordinaire Frank Deimel crosses Jazzmaster and non-reverse Firebird with a breeze of ‘60s Japanese styling thrown in to create his own FIRESTAR breed – a beautifuly and artistically crafted instrument designed and built with the limitless possibilities of noise rock in mind (yes, it is Mr. Lee Ranaldo himself proudly holding the one…). As usual – there’s some pics, specs and sounds below.
Although the thing may appear somewhat pricey for the hard-working musician, please read the specs – you definitely get what you pay for (oh, and the four standard ‘60s Cadillac nitro lacquer finishes are simply to die for).
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Deimel Firestar Standard
Body – Wood (American Red Alder)
Finish – Ultra thin nitro top coat
Colour – Moon Dust Blue, Venus Fern Green, Saturn Lavender, Desert Dawn
Frets – 21 (Wagner medium jumbo)
Scale Length – 25,5“ with compound radius 9,5“ to 12“
Neck – Wood (Canadian hard rock Maple)
Fretboard – Indian Rosewood
Neck Shape – Medium fat 59 JM
Headstock – Reversed, finished
Glue – Bone glue
Pickguard – Aluminum anodized/nickel
2 Pickups – 4 Curtis Novak pickups to choose from: JM-V, JM-90, JM-PAF, or JM-WR
Bridge – Mastery M1
Tremolo – Duesenberg Vibrola
Tuners – Gotoh SD 510
Pots – CTS
Caps – Mojotone Vitamin T
Switch – Toggle with gold contacts (Switchcraft)
Wire – Cotton push back, 7 stranded
Output – Switchcraft
Nut – Unbleached bone
Case – Hiscox
More circuit extravaganzas are available in the lower miniswitch section: A built-in piezo pickup (the contact disc is glued on the wood), a serial/parallel switch for both pickups,and a »surf« switch, which enables playing with a bass cut sound.
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Deimel Firestar Demo
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