How'd I do? ('75 Bronco)
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11's might do the trick. If you use the whammy bar, it might stabilize the bridge better. I ran 11-48 on a Musicmaster I just sold. It actually smartened up the guitar quite nicely. I've only run 10-46 on my Bronco. There is less energy at the bridge end of a shortscale, so 11's might help. A mid seventies pick up probably is alot more powerful than my sixties one. My original finish is long gone ( I don't know if they used nitro on the original ones). After that the only real difference, is the neck. The 67-68 necks run a thinner profile (which I happen to like). Other than that, identical.
I run 11s on the MusicMaster and Mustang - I like the tension with them.
'68 was the transition year from Nitro to Poly. The 67s would definitely have it. I greatly prefer the 60s Nitro on the body and neck - but again, the poly doesn't really take away from this Bronco much if at all.
I won't be using the tremolo at all - I'm after stability. I might see if I can figure out how to block it, to be honest!
'68 was the transition year from Nitro to Poly. The 67s would definitely have it. I greatly prefer the 60s Nitro on the body and neck - but again, the poly doesn't really take away from this Bronco much if at all.
I won't be using the tremolo at all - I'm after stability. I might see if I can figure out how to block it, to be honest!
I don't run tremolo at all (I don't even have the parts). The bridge with 10's is extremely stable (In fact it is one of the best guitars to hold tune I have ever owned). If it is set up per the old Fender manual you will have no worries. If you have tuning issues on a Bronco, look at the other end. The tuners were never considered the best, even when they were new. I wish I had the internet when I was a kid in the '70's. I ran 9's on my Bronco. Everytime I looked at the bridge the wrong way, it would collapse. I didn't know and no one told me.
I'm not sure what he wanted for that '65 Mustang. I told him that I thought it was worth about $1200 - and he said he was thinking about the same.
He wants $3k for a '65 Jag with all original components and a very good refinish (done by my luthier back in '93) - Lake Placid Blue w/ matching headstock. Original case. I think that is a touch high given the market lately - although I personally feel that it will be worth every bit of that and more in the next few years.
He's got an early 60s Jazzmaster that I hope he keeps hanging way up on the wall for a couple of years until I can afford it. Also an Olympic (I think) White Jag from about '65 on the wall. Not sure what he'd want for those - and he isn't trying to sell them at the moment.
He has that 22.5" scale MusicMaster on eBay right now - bid is at $400.
Hopefully I'll be dropping the Bronco by my luthier's place tomorrow evening when I roll back in to town. I'm excited to play it once it is properly set up.
He wants $3k for a '65 Jag with all original components and a very good refinish (done by my luthier back in '93) - Lake Placid Blue w/ matching headstock. Original case. I think that is a touch high given the market lately - although I personally feel that it will be worth every bit of that and more in the next few years.
He's got an early 60s Jazzmaster that I hope he keeps hanging way up on the wall for a couple of years until I can afford it. Also an Olympic (I think) White Jag from about '65 on the wall. Not sure what he'd want for those - and he isn't trying to sell them at the moment.
He has that 22.5" scale MusicMaster on eBay right now - bid is at $400.
Hopefully I'll be dropping the Bronco by my luthier's place tomorrow evening when I roll back in to town. I'm excited to play it once it is properly set up.
This guitar is now in the hands of my luthier. He said that the new fret will be easy (and that it does need done), and he'll get the fret ends cleaned up - and will clean the pot and add the string ground while he's at it. (I could do it myself... but not without screwing up his setup, since I'd have to pull the tremolo plate).
Somewhat better photos, as promised! I just picked the Bronco up from my luthier. New fret at fret one, the nut needed shimmed up and recut (the jackass who filed the first fret off did so because the nut slots were too low. 
). The setup is great, now - and this guitar screams! I'm a strange mix of 1/2 Blues and 1/2 Punk Rock. I love my MusicMasters for bluesy stuff - I never touch a bridge pickup when playing the blues. But, for some heavy drive and articulate rhythm riffs, this Bronco really cuts through clear!
I love it.
A student model group photo opportunity was also taken to celebrate the return home of the Bronco. (Which, in fact, has never even been in my home til today. I bought it a couple of weeks ago while on the road, and dropped it to my luthier on the way home).
). The setup is great, now - and this guitar screams! I'm a strange mix of 1/2 Blues and 1/2 Punk Rock. I love my MusicMasters for bluesy stuff - I never touch a bridge pickup when playing the blues. But, for some heavy drive and articulate rhythm riffs, this Bronco really cuts through clear! I love it.
A student model group photo opportunity was also taken to celebrate the return home of the Bronco. (Which, in fact, has never even been in my home til today. I bought it a couple of weeks ago while on the road, and dropped it to my luthier on the way home).
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Re: How'd I do? ('75 Bronco)
why does broncos have only 1 pickup?
that guitar cant be to loud? why not a double humbucker instead of a single coin?
that guitar cant be to loud? why not a double humbucker instead of a single coin?
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i dig the white mustang that looks yellow in that picture, so cool!!!Dice wrote:Somewhat better photos, as promised! I just picked the Bronco up from my luthier. New fret at fret one, the nut needed shimmed up and recut (the jackass who filed the first fret off did so because the nut slots were too low.
I love it.
A student model group photo opportunity was also taken to celebrate the return home of the Bronco. (Which, in fact, has never even been in my home til today. I bought it a couple of weeks ago while on the road, and dropped it to my luthier on the way home).
The yellowing is something that I really like as well - thanks for the compliment!
"Loud" has nothing to do with your pickups - that is the amp's job.
2 pickups are rarely needed - how often do you play with more than one pickup engaged? I almost never do, unless I'm playing a Strat and going for that 2/4 "quack." Generally speaking using two pickups at once takes away from your perceived "volume" as compared to an individual pickup, and takes away from clarity. Humbuckers... no thanks! They sound sterile and have little character in my experience - even with high end boutique handwinds.
Regarding the single pickup. The bottom line is that these are student model guitars. MusicMasters only have a neck pickup, Broncos only have a bridge pickup. That is in part why they were so affordable when new. I'm generally a "neck pickup guy" - I rarely use a bridge pickup unless I'm playing with high gain. My Bronco is going to cover the higher gain territory for me - I mostly play the Blues on my MusicMasters.
I love the scale and diversity, as well as the feel of these student models. Now I have all of my bases covered. For what it is worth, I don't enjoy playing the Mustang nearly as much as the others, because of those annoying switches. The placement on them is absolutely terrible!
I'd like to find a '67 Bronco eventually. My only complaint about my '75 would be my preference for the feel of Nitro as compared to Poly.
"Loud" has nothing to do with your pickups - that is the amp's job.
2 pickups are rarely needed - how often do you play with more than one pickup engaged? I almost never do, unless I'm playing a Strat and going for that 2/4 "quack." Generally speaking using two pickups at once takes away from your perceived "volume" as compared to an individual pickup, and takes away from clarity. Humbuckers... no thanks! They sound sterile and have little character in my experience - even with high end boutique handwinds. Regarding the single pickup. The bottom line is that these are student model guitars. MusicMasters only have a neck pickup, Broncos only have a bridge pickup. That is in part why they were so affordable when new. I'm generally a "neck pickup guy" - I rarely use a bridge pickup unless I'm playing with high gain. My Bronco is going to cover the higher gain territory for me - I mostly play the Blues on my MusicMasters.
I love the scale and diversity, as well as the feel of these student models. Now I have all of my bases covered. For what it is worth, I don't enjoy playing the Mustang nearly as much as the others, because of those annoying switches. The placement on them is absolutely terrible!
I'd like to find a '67 Bronco eventually. My only complaint about my '75 would be my preference for the feel of Nitro as compared to Poly.