dressed up mustangs.. pic heavy

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:21 am

so i've had this black `71 mustang for almost 2 years now
and we've never gotten along that well it an i.. i think its the fact that i don;t like the neck much.
anyways the prev own also put on some locking tuners and fucked up the head stock.. not much, most just the looks of it

but its got mojo

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i was gonna trade it for a jag earlier in the month but due to the above issues it didn't pan out.. so it goes.
i picked up a new guard from James that i was going to put on a different mustang (that in an ill advised plan i had cut my own humbucker route.. anyways its gonna have single coils and maybe i'll up date that thread later..)

so old ugly shrunken vintage pealoid pickguard

remove the guard

almost no difference in the colour
panda yu looks at them both and tells me the black one needs some sanding

he then plays on a 67 sonar drum kit for a while

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black on black with black robroes
FT-fucking-W

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figured better not let the pearl go to wast, fuck the humbucker

plus now everything is sexy again

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adjusted heights, got that same shirll vibe i go for, and i'm set for my gig on firday
black on black..
just need some new tuners for it now.. i almost want to go matching headstock.. but i think its better if i just return it to klusions and call it a day.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:25 am

very cool, i almost like the MOP better, but it reminds me alot of the shad-stang with a rosewood board.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:26 am

wait a tic, i just realized, 71, didn't they do just compstangs that year?
i didn't realize they did solid colors, is it a re-fin?

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:28 am

far as i can tell it isn't if it was it was refin'd in 79

but comp stangs had matching head stocks in `71.. unless i am mistaken..

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:31 am

that lil bit of paint on the treble side looks blue to me, and the heel stamp says 71 right?
i would guess its a re-fin, but without actually seeing it in person i could be completely wrong,
rodvonbon would be the man to ask on this.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:33 am

true story
since i'm not in the mood to ship you my mustang :p
although i am in the mood to drive to chicago

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:33 am

also my camera sucks. so it may be faking out the pics a little

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:34 am

MY DUO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mustangs warm the cockles of my heart..Nice

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:42 am

"mosh clockwise"

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:50 am

black on black on black rules

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:15 am

serfx wrote:but comp stangs had matching head stocks in `71.. unless i am mistaken..

i think they may have phased out the matching stocks by then.

Ty · Post by Ty » Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:40 pm

In 1968 Fender released the "Competition" Mustang with "racing stripe" paint and painted headstocks. After mid '71 matching headstocks were no longer applied.

Here's the answer about matching heads.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:00 pm

Haze wrote:

black on black on black rules

Needs an ebony fretboard to complete the look.