Decent Photographs of the '65 RI Mustang I took

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:48 am

Well as decent as someone like me (who sucks at photography) with just a Camera Phone can take (it does have a spiffy Carl Zeiss lens though). I was disappointed the face on one came out so washed out. Maybe someone can fix in photoshop, I'm awful. I'm taking a leaf out of James' book and spoiling them for your pleasure. Yes the people who owned our house before us painted the fences like that. It is hilarious.

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Anyway, can you tell I love it?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:55 am

get that grass cut!

what are the neck profiles like on those? C shape or quite thin?

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:59 am

haha I knew someone would comment on the grass. It's pretty thin profile, reminds me of my Jag-Stang's neck. I like it, it's completely different to the clubby neck on my Telecaster though. It's a C according to fender.com

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:16 pm

Really great quality compared to how much you down played it, haha
I wonder if we have that phone stateside...

Anyways, really beautiful guitar, man.

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:18 pm

If you're interested it's a Nokia N73. The nipple lets it down but it's a good phone.

I would be lost without it, it's what I use to photograph all the pedals I built for people and stuff.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:23 pm

my girlfriend had one of those, i always thought the operating system was utterly infuriating. the camera is good though.

i take it you're gelling with the 'stang then?

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:25 pm

Indeed. I can't fricking wait to play it with the band. Hopefully my drummer will be able to practise soon (he just had a kid).

Neil · Post by **Neil** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:38 pm

'Tis lovely but I wonder if you're not getting a tad obsessed

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:40 pm

as long as he's not tucking it into bed at night and singing to it...

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:41 pm

Neil wrote:'Tis lovely but I wonder if you're not getting a tad obsessed

You really don't know me. This is what I do with my life.

Jagermeister · Post by **Jagermeister** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:42 pm

I just deleted about a gig of old guitar pictures that I would take to get just the right angle, when I realized that I could just look at my guitars whenever I wanted to anyway. But at heart I'm a documentarian, that Mustang reminds me of mine... I REALLY like the tint of the neck.

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:44 pm

Indeed. The tint is lovely. It makes my Telecaster's neck look a little anemic in comparison.

euan · Post by **euan** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:33 pm

I wish my CIJ Mustang and Telecaster had their respective models on headstocks

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:49 pm

Poor lefty :/

You broke your rule about replying to my threads.

euan · Post by **euan** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:52 pm

what rule? ive only got the video rule

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:04 pm

I thought it was all visual media, even if you're explictly mention in Media.

James · Post by **James** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:43 pm

I, too, love the headstock grain. I don't really like to see much wood grain but when it hits that balance between striking and subtle it's brilliant.

The pickguard gaps near the bridge and control plate seem fairly accurate to how the guard on mine has shrunk. I'm also jelaous of the white tuners, I need to get me some of those when I have the money.

The neck is super glossy looking, is it any glossier than your baja?

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:08 pm

is that sticker smudge on the neckplate period correct?

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:19 pm

James wrote:I, too, love the headstock grain. I don't really like to see much wood grain but when it hits that balance between striking and subtle it's brilliant.

The pickguard gaps near the bridge and control plate seem fairly accurate to how the guard on mine has shrunk. I'm also jelaous of the white tuners, I need to get me some of those when I have the money.

The neck is super glossy looking, is it any glossier than your baja?

They're both glossy as fuck but a comparison just now yields that the Mustang is more glossy-er.

lol @ bubbles

euan · Post by **euan** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:24 pm

Obvious only the pre 69 modals have pickguard shrinkage.