NGD Cobain Mustang

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:30 am

I got this guitar in trade and I am really liking it. I tried one in Guitar Center once and thought it was "meh," but this one is great. I am a Fiesta Red lover. Tomato soup for the win. The other thing about this one I like is it is less obviously tied Kurt compared to the Sonic one. The competition one is all sorts of wrong IMHO so this is great. The neck is very comfortable. Action is a little high on the E's but is to be expected with a TOM style bridge on a Fender neck. Not too big of a deal. I love the switches being lower and the JB sounds great. I don't know what I was doing wrong with them before, but they always sounded muddy to me. This one is very jangly. The neck pickup is up to try to balance but of course there is volume drop when going off of the humbucker alone. It looks and sounds great. Very happy! Would have been nice for the humbucker to be pickguard mounted so you could adjust it easier, but it sounds fine so no big deal.

My triangle of Fiesta Red Fenders.

Neat how all three are slightly different reds.

Small touch of the Kurts.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:40 am

FRENCHSTANG

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StevePirates · Post by **StevePirates** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:50 am

I really liked the Cobain Compstang. If we hadn't traded, I would have wound up buying one. I still might. The nut's a bit wider, I wouldn't mind the variety.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:06 am

Ooo la la. Nice show. The guitar Pat is rocking in the concert looks hit as well.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:08 am

That'd be a Hagstrom HIIN

speedfish · Post by **speedfish** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:04 pm

Congrats! I love your collection!

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 3:29 pm

I freakin love mine, but like your previous experiences, I find the JB to be really muddy? Maybe it's just because I've been mainly playing a jag and the j mascis jazzmaster, but the JB sounds muffled in comparison.

Leather Jacket · Post by **Leather Jacket** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:16 pm

Leonard Nimoy afterworld was a pretty good change up.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:18 pm

Might be a wiring error or solder joint. The one I tried in Guitar Center when they were released didn't sound good. This one is pretty bright and I also play a lot of Jags.

That Hagstrom is going on my list. Probably won't ever get one, but I wouldn't turn up the chance if I could get one.

Thanks for the props on my collection. Jags are dominant, but I have some other cool ones mixed in there.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:06 pm

For fun I checked ebay on those Hagstroms and man are they pricey. LOL

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:25 pm

Needs red tort! Roseland Stang

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:51 pm

I like the pearl. It matches my Jagstang and my Comp Fiesta Mustang.

My Fiesta Jaguar has a tort guard.

Cymbaline · Post by **Cymbaline** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:55 pm

I really wish we could get an answer from that dude who installed a compton bridge on his Kurt-stang about how the intonation holds up with that bridge. I still get bridge rattle on mine with the TOM, although everything else about the guitar is ace.

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:21 pm

The Cobain Mustangs are discontinued now so good timing, or bad timing... if they are soon to be discounted.

The fiesta was always my favourite !!

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:33 pm

I wonder if they are going to reissue the Jag-Stang. Would love one with some of these features. (TOM, Contours, Lowered Switches)

speedfish · Post by **speedfish** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:53 pm

gusman2x wrote:I freakin love mine, but like your previous experiences, I find the JB to be really muddy? Maybe it's just because I've been mainly playing a jag and the j mascis jazzmaster, but the JB sounds muffled in comparison.

I have the same problem. ALL Humbuckers sound muddy to me now that I primarily play Jags and Jazzys. It's not a bad problem to suffer though.

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:28 am

StevePirates wrote:I really liked the Cobain Compstang. If we hadn't traded, I would have wound up buying one. I still might. The nut's a bit wider, I wouldn't mind the variety.

Funny you mentioned KC Compstang cuz that's my NGD the other day!

It gets along great with my Corgan Strat...

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 3:31 pm

Nice! I like that Billy's guitar is the same as the one he uses at live shows. He said in some interview I watched on youtube that his guitar he uses is just like the ones in the store that anyone can pick up and play.

(Vs the signature guitars that are based off of a musician guitar, but scaled down for cheaper price.)

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:55 pm

Wow, many guitar, very seattle!

spirograph · Post by **spirograph** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 5:19 pm

HNB wrote:Nice! I like that Billy's guitar is the same as the one he uses at live shows. He said in some interview I watched on youtube that his guitar he uses is just like the ones in the store that anyone can pick up and play.

(Vs the signature guitars that are based off of a musician guitar, but scaled down for cheaper price.)

last time i saw em he had an avri neck on it! well, i think it was anyway. it had a small 'stock n the older style logo.