New Mustang ri

landon · Post by **landon** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:08 pm

just won this mustang 94-95 ri on ebay for 530
looks like tuners were replaced .

thinking about changing the guard
and getting new pups
any suggestions

MaMo · Post by **MaMo** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:13 pm

sweet deal.

I hear good things about these - lindy fralin

The gaurd is dope, tho. I wouldn't change it.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:21 pm

Nice guitar

But it's not a 93-94 as it's CIJ not MIJ. Suggests it's 2006 or 7 or something: link

And I can't see a contour, if so it's a '65 reissue (shrunken guard suggests this too), which is a lovely guitar.

What's wrong with the pups?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:51 pm

It's a 65RI. Those are the stock tuners.

landon · Post by **landon** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:53 pm

yeah the guitar has not arrived yet
but the display pictures showed no contour
what you guys think was 530$ a steal?

im going to leave as is
my last ri mustang was same color guard ect but it had the contour and didnt have the white Gotoh heads
and i had it routed for a bucker and refin in all black and aug made a black guard for it

does aug post here anymore?

so it has a poplar body being that its a 65 reissue??

Post by **Mike** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:03 pm

No Contour = 65RI like we're saying.

$530 is fairly high considering in teh US you can get a 65RI new for $699.

However in terms of the UK pricing it's excellent. It's definitely not a steal, but be happy.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:03 pm

i'd buy it at 530 knowing i'd be eating fish food for the next month

MaMo · Post by **MaMo** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:04 pm

landon wrote:yeah the guitar has not arrived yet
but the display pictures showed no contour
what you guys think was 530$ a steal?

I'd say well done as a brand new one runs $700+. Maybe not a steal, but a good price fo sho.

landon · Post by **landon** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 9:18 pm

yeah im satisfied
it was sold as a 94-95 reissue i assumed it was just a 69 ri with changed tuners and i didnt really pay attention to the lack of a body contour til you guys mentioned it .

but now that you guys helped me find out it a 65 ri im extremely satisfied

thanks everyone.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:38 am

Try playing it before you think about changing pickups... I've heard good things about the pickups in those.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:22 am

I would leave the pickguard, that's a good scheme on a stang and I'll bet it looks way better in person than in the pics.

$400 or less would be a steal, $530 is fair. It's $530 on ebay and not $700 plus sales tax, so you saved a fair bit of coin; I spy nothing but a ding on the headstock.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:38 am

The 65RIs are more of an actual white rather than the pish Custard yellow '69s. They look way better.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:51 pm

landon just bumbled his way into our 65 club mikey.

haha

i payed 700 for mine brand new. didn't change a thing on it. the pickups are amazing. 100x better than the older ones.

now all we need is for someone to buy the red one

Post by **Mike** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:01 pm

robroe wrote:landon just bumbled his way into our 65 club mikey.

haha

i payed 700 for mine brand new. didn't change a thing on it. the pickups are amazing. 100x better than the older ones.

now all we need is for someone to buy the red one

Yeah, the circle will be complete. I actually love the Dakota 65RI. I was very close to getting that colour, but the Daphne called to me.

The pickups are indeed brilliant, I actually have the 69RI pickups in my Duo Sonic II project and they sound good too, so I think it's the basswood that is making the 69RIs sound worse.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:03 pm

didn't tribi9 have a red one?

uh-oh...

Post by **Mike** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:04 pm

We don't talk about that cunt.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:17 pm

haha... i only know he had one cos i saw a classified ad where he was trying to swap the body for a daphne blue one. i don't think he had many takers.

aen · Post by **aen** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:34 pm

do want redstang. I played one when i was guitar shopping, but i had to go for my tele. maybe next time. If it would complete a circle, that woulds be a bonus for sure.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 2:40 pm

aen wrote:do want redstang. I played one when i was guitar shopping, but i had to go for my tele. maybe next time. If it would complete a circle, that woulds be a bonus for sure.

That would be some trio.

MaMo · Post by **MaMo** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:56 pm

paul_ wrote:
$400 or less would be a steal, $530 is fair. It's $530 on ebay and not $700 plus sales tax, so you saved a fair bit of coin; I spy nothing but a ding on the headstock.

robroe wrote:
i payed 700 for mine brand new. didn't change a thing on it. the pickups are amazing. 100x better than the older ones.

now all we need is for someone to buy the red one

Got a daphne Orig '65 for $800...with a case.... thank you ebay