1965 Mustang 24 inch scale

DasBeef · Post by **DasBeef** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:47 am

This legit?
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I was not aware that such things existed?

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:58 am

I always thought that they came in both 22" and 24" (21 and 22 frets respectively), with the 22" being the more rare.

Vintage and Modern is a nice shop, but as you can see from the ad, their prices are stratospheric.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:27 am

24 is the standard, not rare at all, the 22.5 is pretty rare tho.

DasBeef · Post by **DasBeef** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:59 am

Ah, just me being dumb and remembering my numbers incorrectly. Thanks for clearing that up.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:56 pm

i could be wrong on this but i want to say that the first mustangs used duo/musicmaster necks. i have only ever seen 1 22.5 scale mustang irl. the rest have been on here, i think james or someone had a red one, and i remember aug had an oly white one.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:14 pm

That price is laughable. You could get a '65 Jag for that.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:50 pm

robert(original) wrote:24 is the standard, not rare at all, the 22.5 is pretty rare tho.

Yes,I think all the 1964 Mustangs had a 22.5 neck and they changed to 24 necks early in 1965.

This is a a "64 with 22.5 inch A neck(white) and my "65 with 24 inch Bneck(red) for comparison

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:20 pm

Westy to the rescue!

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 12:14 pm

i'm not sure about the "all '64 necks were 22.5" thing, i think some 24" '64 mustang necks exist... but i could be wrong.

my duo II is a '64 and has a 24" neck, and i've seen others. not sure why they'd put them on MMs and duos but not mustangs when they were all released at the same time.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sat Nov 23, 2013 6:32 pm

stewart wrote:i'm not sure about the "all '64 necks were 22.5" thing, i think some 24" '64 mustang necks exist... but i could be wrong.

my duo II is a '64 and has a 24" neck, and i've seen others. not sure why they'd put them on MMs and duos but not mustangs when they were all released at the same time.

Yes,I should have said "most" instead of "all". According to the Fender Mustand Story website:

"Most '64 Mustangs appear to be shipped with short scale length necks with "A" neck widths (1-1/2")"

http://fendermustangstory.com/

oldcanuck · Post by **oldcanuck** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:45 pm

Here's my later 1972 that remains NIC.....

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:59 pm

oldcanuck wrote:Here's my later 1972 that remains NIC.....

Nice!

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:08 pm

I don't think most people dig the three-piece body being visible, but I love that.

oldcanuck · Post by **oldcanuck** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:42 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:I don't think most people dig the three-piece body being visible, but I love that.

I do too, as long as it stays together !!!!