I actually quite like this guitar and would not mind bidding on it. I actually hope it is a refin and price is reduced as a result. Any way to tell if the pickups are original?
I'd say yes judging from the neck pocket and normally the finish doesn't crack/check that way, bridge pickup doesn't look to be original either, unless they used ceramic pickups for the bridge pickup and rod magnets for the neck. I also thought that they kept the pickup cover and switch tips the same colour. but then again im not a huge mustang buff, someone should be able to chime in on the details
That finish doesn't even appear to be Nitro IMO - looks like a bad Poly job. It looks like a body from one of the 70s models which had the finish problems...
I don't know anything about 70s models - but could this be a 70-something body with a '64 neck and pickup?
well, it's obviously a replacement neck pocket of course.
nah, he means the neck pocket is stamped '64. this is a really cool pre-cbs mustang IMO. it's no where near perfect but still really cool just how it is.
It's slab body. I don't know if they made slab bodies later on but this one looks exactly like ones from the early years. I had a 64 body and don't remember a neck stamp, but the shielding was exactly as that and it was also a not that great DIY white refin and looked similar.
