Squier VM Mustangs: talk to me

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 2:05 pm

what do you want for the parchment guard? i love it.

makes the whole thing look like Fender #51 Sky Blue. like my favoritest strat color.

WTR SIGNAL

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 2:13 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote: It's a lot of filing if it's not one made especially for Squier.

this is the stock pickguard. the one on it now isn't especially made for it. whats another ?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 2:16 pm

i think i want doogs pickguard and spend 120 bucks for this and make it right.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 2:35 pm

I think I spent $12 to get that guard new from China. It's a nice quality but I had to shave a little from the bridge area and around the control plate to get it to fit the VM.

Personally I also prefer the parchment to plain white but thats just meeee.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 2:43 pm

Wow the mustang pickguard game on eBay has certainly changed. $6 for any color you want shipped to your door.....

I'd get this pink pearl one if I were to do it over again

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Sun Apr 30, 2017 5:34 pm

Great work doooog
Glad it's working out for ya

Post by **Doog** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:19 pm

Fun lil' update: I still like the guitar a lot, but still find the neck just a bit too chunky for me, and I've got bigass hands.

Sooooo, had a bash on Rob Noirie's Jag neck on his recommendation and loved it. And it now it's on the Mustang, refin blue 'stock and all. Kinda makes the Musang look like it's suffocating, which I enjoy.

It's about the same nut width, but even with the rounder radius, the Jag neck is WAY 'faster', love it, seems to fit my hand perfectly.

It needs a bit of work (fucking heel truss rods

) as there's a few specific buzzy frets on specific strings but it's a huge improvement. Ace tuners too.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 2:48 am

You should've put some butter on it before trying to swap

Post by **Doog** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:03 am

Post by **Mike** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:09 am

Post by **Doog** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:43 am

(I'll probably sand it back to the wood, but I like the mismatch for now)

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 2:14 am

Doog wrote:

I actually like how it turned out to look

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 6:47 am

Doog wrote:

(I'll probably sand it back to the wood, but I like the mismatch for now)

Or you can leave the headstock sticking out next to a sunny window for a couple of weeks.

Post by **Doog** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 10:49 am

Doog
Location: London

Sun: not happening

1) Adjusted the truss-rod to stop the top E fretting out on the 3-4th fret

2) Fuck heel truss rods.What imbecile decides to put a point of adjustment, used to set-up a STRUNG guitar, in a place only accessible when the guitar is UNSTRUNG? The mind boggles.

3) I now love this guitar; the neck feels amazing and the trem works great.

4) Might even keep the headstock that way for lols.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:56 pm

Doog wrote: 2) Fuck heel truss rods.What imbecile decides to put a point of adjustment, used to set-up a STRUNG guitar, in a place only accessible when the guitar is UNSTRUNG? The mind boggles.

Somewhere in hell a guy called Leo:
"Fuck you, Doog! When you come down here, I'll fuck your ass!!!
.....

in half an hour

Motherfucker!"

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 9:04 pm

I like how it looks oddball Doog.

Sounds daft but no one will notice except and few fellow guitar players. I had a Bronco neck on my Jagstang for three years and no one even noticed.
Got a Fernandes Strat neck on the Telebastard as well.

It's one of the perks of being a Fender player and great things come from these projects.

CIJ Jag necks are nice, but my fave is the Mustang 65 Reissue. Got one on my Duo (lulz).