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NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:02 am
by letsgocoyote
I've always wanted a vintage fender student guitar. i've had a mij mustang before which was great, but now I am pleased to have the real deal. picked it up on reverb for what I felt was a fair price in respect to the condition; I just dropped it off at the guitar shop for a fret level and dress, new nut, and setup with 11s. I'll have it back tomorrow night. Here's a quick snap for now, but I'll take some glam shots tomorrow
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:02 am
by letsgocoyote
Also those switches are clearly replacements. I need to age them to match somehow...
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:44 am
by blakestree
Beautiful! Congratulations. I've been on Mustangs hard, lately. In fact, I had a Squier coming, but cancelled my order after being dicked around by Musician's Friend. I'd still like to have one of the early Fenders or a '69 Comp, though.
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:53 am
by letsgocoyote
i have a squier vm jag, i think that series is definitely worth a get. maybe try sweetwater or something. i suspect the VM series may be coveted down the road. I think they are on par with instruments in the $500+ range
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:09 am
by culturejam
That's awesome! Congrats!
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 4:00 pm
by Eivind August
That's a beauty!
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:24 pm
by spacelordmother
letsgocoyote wrote:Also those switches are clearly replacements. I need to age them to match somehow...
Soak them in coffee.
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:26 pm
by Chankgeez
spacelordmother wrote:letsgocoyote wrote:Also those switches are clearly replacements. I need to age them to match somehow...
Soak them in coffee.
… or tea.
That's supposed to work as well.
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:38 pm
by spacelordmother
Whatever works.
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:35 pm
by ThurberMingus
Oh I love it! I have a later-60s Mustang and it is my super special favorite guitar. Mustangs are the best!
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:10 pm
by friendship
Nice
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:52 pm
by weed_killer
welcome to the vintage mustang club! That looks like a great one.
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:29 am
by letsgocoyote
Well after visiting the guitar tech, the the fret leveling revealed a couple issues on a couple of frets, so we decided to end up going for a fresh refret. So sadly I won't get it back for another week now, but when I played it today it was feeling nice, so when it has fresh frets I think it's going to be just the greatest.
Re: NGD: nineteen sixty-five fender mustang
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:35 am
by friendship
dang, is that gonna set you back a ways?