Squier classic vibe mustang

Rushkoff · Post by **Rushkoff** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:11 pm

I've once again gained Mustang FEVVVVA. Love the lack of Strat jack.

KPI · Post by **KPI** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 2:49 pm

I've had two squier strats that i picked up for 90 bucks each and they were great guitars.

im not really sure what the neeeesh market is for a squier mustang. its like if you can save up 300 bucks for a squier mustang, why not save up an extra 200 bucks and get a Fender Mustang. I could understand the Squier Mustang if it came in cool colors like pink and green and purple or whatever. but its like no one since 1964 has clicked that they can paint more than three colors on a mustang or whatever.

Phil O'Keefe · Post by **Phil O'Keefe** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:52 pm

robroe wrote:more info here !!

http://www.ikebe-gakki.com/shopping/goo ... rand%3D193

40,000 Y is around 500 bucks i think

Yes - $494.56

The site you linked to says they're 57,750 Y, which is $714.02.

I really don't see these coming to the US or UK any time soon, and they'll probably be fairly hard to find in Japan too - FSR's are generally relatively limited in terms of overall numbers. It certainly would be nice though.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:23 pm

Phil O'Keefe wrote:The site you linked to says they're 57,750 Y, which is $714.02.

yeah I think that's the list price. under the pics it says

イケベ特価￥39,800 (税込)
(本体価格￥37,905)

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 3:56 pm

fuckoffsetguitars phone picks direct from japan

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:24 pm

I want that red one sooooo much. Most likely the lighting but it looks torino Squier affinity red.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:51 pm

Do all japanese guitars wear purses?

montheshakers · Post by **montheshakers** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:06 pm

That white one is so purty

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:15 pm

the switches look recessed. Like on the pawnshop mustang.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:13 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:the switches look recessed. Like on the pawnshop mustang.

I might be wrong about this but I recall reading the PS stang switches aren't rcessed but actually shorter.... Not to be a pedant

Been meaning to see if you can get them somewhere...

Johnny Noir · Post by **Johnny Noir** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:29 pm

i'd like to put these shorter switches on my mustang.
i don't know how to cut them properly.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:15 pm

Johnny Noir wrote:i'd like to put these shorter switches on my mustang.
i don't know how to cut them properly.

i wouldn't cut existing switches, i'd do this:

James wrote:Lowering the switches

This is the mod that made me want to do this thread in this style. I know people have mentioned this before and wanted to do it, and although it's a simple idea, I thought I'd lay the details on the table and help anyone wanting to do it but unsure how to go about it. The basic idea is this...

The screw thread holds without the need for a nut on the other side, but for the sake of (something) and because it's not that difficult to do, I've used a small bit of rubber tubing in the role of a washer. You could use a small piece of wood with a hole drilled for the screw, a spring (a la pickup mounting), a shitload of washers or nothing and the results would probably be the same.

For the tubing, I used some the outer part of a now obsolete cable (for connecting a video player to a TV using the old style connections) and it fits perfectly. Recyclying FTW.

Theres about 1-2mm or excess in the screws that hold the switches against the pickguard. I spent an awfully long time travelling between various DIY/hardware shops trying to find the same type of screw but with a longer length so that I could lower the switches. The results were disappointing.

After giving up on that I bought some online. If you're interested in doing this and need some longer screws these are the details of what you'll want -

3mm (Most likely listed as M3, I think they do this to distingish between the diamater and the length, so they can say M3 x 24mm and have people know its not a short stubby screw, but a thin long one) machine screw, with a length in the range of say 10-16mm. I'm using 12mm. You'll also need a countersunk head to fit into the pickguard. This is what made it a bastard to find. most places I looked stocked machine screws of various types in the M4-M6 sizes, but for M3 the only one I could find had a pan head (similar to the pickup mounting type) which would protrude from the guard and defeat the purpose. Because of the metric and imperial sizing, these screws are very slightly tight. I'm not sure if an M2.5 would work better of if it would be too small, but these just take a little bit more effort on the first time you put them in. I put them in with no tubing and no pickguard the first time just to loosen it up as it were. The thread pitch of the stock screw is quite large, so the very slight enlargening doesnt in anyway damage the switch and the stock screw will fit as before.

Enough waffling, on to the pics

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I'll get these onese out of the way first. Just a pic showing the aged vs original cover in natural light. If you look at the mounting holes on the aged one you can see where I had to enlarge it slightly because of the shrunken pickguard.

Another for the covers. You can see the new switch mounting screws here. They look a little out of place without the cross head bit, but with both on it won't be that bad and the ends justify the means.

The cable I used for the tubing part.

A dark and blurry picture of screws and tubes.

A side shot comparing the two switch heights and showing the new mounting.
There'll be pics with both mounted in a future post.

As a goodwill gesture to my fellow shortscalians I have three sets of Mustang switch lowering screws and rubber washers to give away. Each set consists of 4 screws and a piece of rubber tubing longer than the combined length of the screws for you to cut to your desired length. The first three people to PM me asking for one get them. I'd prefer to keep it in the UK but I'll send one set elsewhere if requested.

http://www.shortscale.org/forum/viewtop ... highlight=

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:58 am

ive seen photos of the guts of the PS mustang special.

its got foam cutouts under the pickguard for the switch screws to make them lower.

they are normal size switches with foam jammed in there

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:02 am

couldn't you use springs instead of cutting the rubber to fit? then you could easily adjust the height of the switches.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:11 am

That's a yun trick on those switches. No lie.

Johnny Noir · Post by **Johnny Noir** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:00 am

thanks!
i gonna look for the right screws.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:07 pm

To be honest I considered the rubber piping and springs but my issue is that they are not solid and I wanted to ensure the switches wouldnâ€™t move at all with pressure put on the switch. Not saying they donâ€™t work but my engineering brain says they wonâ€™t be rock solid and I donâ€™t like any wiggle in things like that. So I got a cheap box of tiny metal washers form the hardware store and simply stacked about 3 of them between the switch and pickguard with the screw running through the holes. I also super-glued the washers together for extra anally retentive points. Sturdy as heck.

Johnny Noir · Post by **Johnny Noir** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:35 pm

yes, better idea.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:48 pm

Not a fan of that red. Too plasticy lookin.
The others are lovely though.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 7:18 pm

Josh wrote:couldn't you use springs instead of cutting the rubber to fit? then you could easily adjust the height of the switches.

Yeah you don't want it that floppy.

However, you can use washers. I've done it before and that's probably the best way. I prefer it to foam for pure feel. However, then you have a gap in your switches which is kinda weird.

Maybe cut up some Coke cans? That's my solution to everything these days.