Custom Buscarino Starlight Short Scale Bass 2016 Traditional Sunburst

Way back in the early days I spent my days building Solid Body Electric Guitars and Electric Basses. As the years progressed and my talent grew I moved on to Acoustic Archtops, Classicals and Flat Tops but I always look back fondly on my Electric Days. My Starlight Line of guitars are all thin body, hollowed out electric versions of their big box counter parts which include the Starlight Nylon, Starlight Steel String and the Starlight Archtop; Well now we can add Starlight Short Scale Bass to that list. As a builder I am always trying to improve and innovate and I got this crazy idea to take my Starlight Archtop format and turn it into a Bass. I went with the 30" scale because I thought it would appeal to guitar players who also might like to play Bass and for its compact shape that would make it easier to play and travel with. The Body Starts as a solid block of Mahogany and is completely hollowed out which gives it a little bit more of that acoustic vibe and helps keep the weight down. The maple top is arched and carved in he same manner as our Acoustic Archtops complete with F-holes for a bit of flair. In keeping with the more acoustic theme of the instrument I went with a Solid Ebony Tailpiece and Floating Ebony Bridge. In much of my design work I always value versatility and this bass is no different. I went with 2 Pickups to give the most range for a plethora of sounds for any style of playing. Custom designed by Kent Armstrong with the Front Pickup being an Alnico 5 Dual Field Humbucker which gives that classic single coil tone with great definition in both the bass and the treble with full hum cancelling. The rear pickup, also by Kent Armstrong is a Ceramic Humbucker for a powerful midrange punch with the added bonus of the Push/Push switch on the Master Tone Control which changes the rear pickup from the parallel single coil tone to a series humbucker with a classic, fat midrange. Great sound, easy to play and beautiful to behold. 

14" Body Width, 2" Body Depth, 42.5" Over All Length
Weighs 8.5 lbs
Neck Width 1 5/8"
One Piece Quarter Sawn Sapele Neck
1 Piece Honduras Mahogany completely hollowed out Body
Arched Top Carved from Flame Maple with F-Holes
High-gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish in Traditional Sunburst
Ebony Fingerboard, 30" Scale, 22 Frets, Large Stainless Steel Fret wire
Ebony Floating Bridge
Macassar Ebony Tailpiece
Mini Gotoh Lightweight Tuners 18:1
Two Way adjustable truss rod
Custom Kent Armstrong Pickups, Front Dual Field Alnico 5 Humbucker, Rear is Humbucker with powerful Ceramic Magnet and Push/Push on Tone for Series Parallel
Bocote Knobs custom made in house, knurled for easy grip. Volume 1 for front pickup, volume 2 for rear pickup, master tone control
Reunion Blues Lightweight Soft Case with Backpack Straps