Bilinda's Mustang [complete, video pg 6]

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:41 am

yeah, the one on the back is like a tele deluxe or toronado contour. real defined. strats, and stangs have nice smooth, buttery style ones. don't get me wrong, it looks good, just atypical for an offset fender.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:58 am

quick preview. still needs quite a bit of work/assembly.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:02 am

hwoa. that thing is bonertown.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:17 am

It looks first class. I hope my mustang ends up looking a half as good as that one. the Jag trem looks hot.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:55 am

bonertown??? what the hell kind of term is that? no one wants to go there

edit: lol, my gf wrote that. then we came up with the term 'clitopolis'

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:23 am

bahaha, very true.

I think that was actually like an edited down version of the original post that was probably a far more ridiculous analogy but somehow made it all make more sense. I can't remember exactly but it may or may not have involved a "one way trip to" the aforementioned town.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:56 pm

looks great, naturally. however, i'm still not jiving with those contours. most important thing is that it's not mine.

love the colors and the jag trem.

goldengurls · Post by **goldengurls** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:52 pm

i would've gone with the red, but it still looks righteous either way.

eurotrashed · Post by **eurotrashed** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 8:10 pm

This is sweet. I was going to order one of those bodies from Andrew too, but just don't have the time/money for it right now.

I would love a CAR Compstang with JM/Jag trem and eithier JM pickups, G&L MFDs or P90s.

for a fellow PA'er too.

dug · Post by **dug** » Mon May 10, 2010 7:55 am

Looking great!

I'm doing a very similar project right now. Mustangs with the jag/jazz trem just look so awesome.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon May 10, 2010 8:06 pm

Blurillaz wrote:

If that guitarâ€™s the same size as a mustang she must be tiny. it looks huge...

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:03 am

Project finished. Pics and video in the next day or so.

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:22 am

Aeon wrote:Project finished. Pics and video in the next day or so.

Tease!

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:48 pm

Using my gf's macbook for now, better pics will come...

Still have to put a black knob on the volume pot, but its essentially done.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:02 pm

fucking awesome

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:08 pm

serfx wrote:fucking awesome

+1

Serious SexyTimes

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 1:45 am

I will probably get a video up in the next day or two..

First impressions:
-Love the neck. Feels a tad bit chunkier than my Jazzmaster's. Not a problem switching between the two scale lengths.
-Sounds like all the other Jaguars I've played. Maybe slightly less bright, but then again I am using a 250k pot for the volume knob. (But no tone knob, so I don't think there's as much treble loss.)
-Maybe I've just been spoiled with my Jazzmaster, but the Japanese trem sucks. Not anywhere near as smooth, and I already broke an E string at the winding. Never broke a string since I had the AVRI, and yet I'm already having issues with the Japanese one. The bridge/saddles are American though, so no problems there. Might have to pony up and get an AVRI unit since I do love to use the trem.
-Overall the Jazzmaster is just a way better guitar, but this thing will function as my beater offset to take to gigs and not have to baby much. I like the simple setup and the DIYness of it.
-Altogether, only spent a little over $400 to get the parts, labor, etc.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:28 am

[youtube][/youtube]

Sloppy, just wanted to rush it out so ya'll could see.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:37 am

I am very impressed with the final result. How thick is the body and how deep is the jag tremolo into the body?

Very nice. Hope to finish my project guitar very soon.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:52 am

the body is full-depth, so the trem sits just as deeply as it would on a Jaguar.