3 Bullet Mustang Projects

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:06 am

A while back Musicians Friend had a scratch and dent surf green bullet mustang for a really cheap price. It had a dent on the back of the body when it arrived but that was it. First refinish attempt was Dakota red but I screwed that up so I stripped it down again and went with Daphne Blue. Add a bridge plate from plops, an aged pearloid pickguard, a custom decal from HNB and a single coil from the parts box and...

plopswagon · Post by **plopswagon** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:03 pm

Looks great!

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 4:07 pm

Nice as always. If there was a Custom Shop at Squier, you should be running it.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:13 am

So you stained/finished the neck?

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:04 am

Thanks guys.
Yes, I stripped the neck, tinted it and finished it with tru oil. I spent a some time on the fret ends and polishing the frets as well. The neck feels great now. It wasn't bad before but it needed a little attention. I was so happy with this one that I bought another one.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:29 pm

You are making miss my Musicmaster Project guitar that I traded away.

I think you sold me the body for that one too.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Sun Oct 01, 2023 9:59 am

Funny you say that. That's the direction I'm heading with the second one. I was missing my old '76 musicmaster. I'll post pics when complete.

henkstroem · Post by **henkstroem** » Sat Oct 07, 2023 10:57 am

Beautiful. I enjoy seeing squiery nods towards classic-era Fenders.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:32 pm

Always regretted selling my '76 Musicmaster back in the mid 80s. So I thought I would do this with one of the Bullet Mustangs. Still needs a setup but it nails the look.

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Sun Oct 15, 2023 10:58 pm

Hell yes! Much more so than the only Squier Musicmaster released:

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Mon Oct 16, 2023 8:54 am

I always wanted to get one of those vista Musicmasters. Are those full scale necks? I bought one of the original pickguards on ebay so I could make one someday but I just haven't got around to it yet. I love how they mimic the Musicmaster bass. Very cool.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:15 am

Squier Vista Musicmasters are Gibson, or rather Epiphone scale of 24.75".

Nice little Musicmaster you built there, it looks super classy.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:37 am

sunshiner wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 4:15 am Squier Vista Musicmasters are Gibson, or rather Epiphone scale of 24.75".

Nice little Musicmaster you built there, it looks super classy.

Thanks, that's what I needed to know to make a drawing for templates.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Wed Nov 01, 2023 4:38 pm

Okay, this is the last one, I swear. I've kinda been thinking a telecaster next anyway. I converted the body to a string through with a Wilkinson bridge, a set of Dimarzio Super Distortion knockoffs, made a black 3 ply pickguard, vintage style tuners, bone nut and a new decal. The bone nut still needs a little tweaking but I'm happy with it overall.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Nov 04, 2023 1:58 pm

Love the white one, the bridge looks great!

Post by **dots** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:50 pm

all of these turned out stunning!

aen · Post by **aen** » Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:47 am

Stang-thru bridge

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