Originally, the pickups were Skuv Chevz (no idea about that company) EMG style with one bridge humbuker and one single coil neck.

It is painted with a wide (abt 1 1/4'ea stripe) wavey zebra striped design with mother of pearl (pearloid?) detailed inlays in the shape of Saturn for the dots. It has a maple neck and body with a 24 fret rosewood fingerboard. I own a Starforce 8002 (Marked 8002BZ) that I bought brand new in Hobart, Tasmania for $1,200au (about $480us at the time) in 1994. He says that Tropical music has not had a contract with Starforce for quite a few years and that they would not have any records from that far back. so these guitars were never directly sold in the U.S. The company only serves Central America, South America, the Caribbean, & the B.W.I. All of which (that he could remember) had solid maple bodies and necks. Me that to the best of his knowledge there were four models produced the 8000, 8002, 80. I talked at length with their manager who told I discovered that Tropical Music of Miami is now Tropical Music Export Enterprises, Inc. With the introduction of models suchĪs the 8007 with its more original body design, and several bass guitar models, Starforce seeks toĮxpand its market niche, but apparantly isn´t producing any guitars at this moment, (Source: Tony These medium quality solid body guitars feature designsīased on the original Stratocaster, as well as the superstrat.

The Starforce company was started in 1988. Initially exported by Tropical Music of Miami, Florida prior to their purchase of the Dean company.

'Instruments previously produced in Korea. Here's the only online reference I have been able to find on Starforce guitars:

Starforce crack