Check out the ESP/LTD XJ-12.

I play gauges:

12
16
20
28
38
52

On 24" scale. Just an FYI for anybody who likes em fat, these gauges are all tension-equal between 9 and 10 Kg per string. I like my strings all equal tension. And playing a .052 string sounds fucking huge, can also put in Drop D with no floppiness.

These Mustangs are IMO the best value guitars of all time. I have the Blue Sparkle one, cannot get over how great it is, especially for a measly $150.

I cant believe how well this guitar stays in tune.
It might be the best value guitar of all time.

dezb1 wrote:Played one in guitar guitar about 10 minutes ago fucker would not stay in tune... well disappointed had the cash in my pocket expecting to buy it.

The stock strings are probably junk, I put new fatter strings on and it stays in tune great

honeyiscool wrote:I could try to see if one of my Fender Japan MG73 necks work on it, if you're willing to wait a few days for me to try it.

That'd be great thanks for your help as always.
If anyone else owns other Mustangs, would you try swapping out the neck and see if it works and report back please?

Decided to sell this guitar to my buddy - sadly, I dont care for the fretboard radius.
Could I put a different mustang neck on this guitar? If so does anyone know which ones will and won't work?

I set it up with custom gauge equal-tension strings (52-38-28-20-16-12) and adjusted the neck and intonated it yesterday when it arrived, then let it sit and marinade for a day. When I picked it up again a full day later, every string was still in perfect tune right on the money. Impressive. I am al...

I was indeed talking about the screw holes on the back of the headstock, but the tuners are actually good, so I'll leave them be.
I cant believe how great this guitar sounds. This might be the best value guitar in existence.

Are there any kluson-style (string down the hole) tuners that will fit the stock screw holes on this guitar? Dont care if theyre "vintage style"

Will the Kluson saftey-post tuners drop right in, or would I have to re-drill the screw holes?

I'd like to use these with the nickel knobs

Great info thank you!
Mine is arriving tomorrow. I'm thinking of modding it to be what the Pawn Shop Mustang should have been.
OR perhaps making it into a Cyclo-Stang. I wanna do something unique with it

Well I mean regarding the wiring, you cannot get the out-of-phase on teh kurdtz right

Can someone explain the exact differences between Teh Kurdtz and a standard mustang's switches?

I vote mint green pickguard if you have one

BTW - is there a specific better nut anyone can recommend that will exactly fit this guitar?

God, that fucker is beautiful. Thank you!
Definitely will snag one soon.
How are the pickups? Wanna do some sound clips?

Looking forward to some proper pics of the blue sparkle please!!

I would love to see you guys video demo this. Extremely tempting!

Probably wouldnt work. But I'd like to swap the body on a Mustang Special out for the body on this one. Keep the mustang special's neck, hardware, pickups, just replace its body with the bullet mustang.
That's why I sent the mustang special back, body was too small.

Can anybody tell me what is the proper kluson-style tuners to replace the wrap-around tuners on the new DuoSonic? I want string down the hole of the peg, not wrap-around the peg. I wanna get one of these and replace the tuners