Good examples of Mustangs in songs?

plaidbeer · Post by **plaidbeer** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:33 pm

Did a search on this and didn't pull up anything, so sorry if it's been discussed previously.

What would be some songs that would do a particularly good job of showcasing what Mustangs sound like? Aside from Nirvana, which I was never really a fan of.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:36 pm

i wouldn't say nirvana particularly illustrate what a mustang sounds like anyway, all cobain's guitars sound pretty much the same to me.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:39 pm

stewart wrote:i wouldn't say nirvana particularly illustrate what a mustang sounds like anyway, all cobain's guitars sound pretty much the same to me.

That and he used humbuckers pretty much in everything. They might have been in Mustangs, but they were not normal Mustang sound for sure.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:15 pm

Early stuff by The Cribs perhaps.

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Armchair Bronco · Post by **Armchair Bronco** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:17 pm

A lot of Nirvana song alternate between twangy, clean single coil verse parts and heavily distorted humbucker chorus parts (or vice versa).

Even Fender's Cobain signature Mustang has both HB's and single coils. Same with the Kurtified Jags.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:20 pm

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Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:22 pm

Liz Phair??

harrison · Post by **harrison** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:32 pm

That early cribs sound is still one of my favorite mustang tones. Definitely agree with Nirvana not being the best example though. Apparently "Desperate Graves" by the Mars Volta uses a 64 Mustang for the clean sounds. I wouldn't say its totally characteristic but it is a good sound.

ac88 · Post by **ac88** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 12:30 am

Real Estate's first album has a lot of clean mustang tone. I also hear a mustang on Stereolab's Peng.

Shaguar · Post by **Shaguar** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:52 am

Kurtz rarely ever used Mustangs on any album recordings. Nevermind was mostly recorded with MIJ Strats, and In Utero was recorded mostly with his Jag. Dont rely on his sound to give you an idea of what Mustangs sound like. He used so much bloody distortion anyway, he could have recorded a lot of songs with a shoebox & rubber band guitar if he had wanted to.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:07 am

Ankhanu wrote:Liz Phair??

Yeah, as far as Exile in Guyville goes, despite it actually being a Duo Sonic, it pretty much sounds exactly like a Mustang and I can't think of another album that has that sound slapped all over it, clean and front and center, beginning to end.

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Liz was always a very fluid rhythm player and she worked that Duo Sonic very well.

Johnny Noir · Post by **Johnny Noir** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:47 am

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moore65 · Post by **moore65** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 3:55 am

Black Francis used a Mustang occasionally. He's using one in this performance of Bone Machine:
This is a good example of the Mustang sound, although Joey's guitar is louder.