NGD: 1978 Musicmaster (Updated: new body & PG)

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:44 pm

In my quest to find bridge parts for my project Bronco I ran across this 1978 Musicmaster at a good price. The body has some extra routing under the pickguard and has been painted Fiesta Red. Pickguard is a replacement and I added the Bronco knobs. Pickup and pots are all original. Plays good but needs a setup. The pickup sounds great and the neck feels nice. I've got a line on a unmolested 78 body I hope to get in the next week or so. If I'm able to get it I'll be listing this body in the classifieds.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:46 pm

birdseye mapplez?

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 10:50 pm

birdseye is so hot it's subtle-hot.

nice snag coot! sorry about the whibleyz

kypdurron · Post by **kypdurron** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:15 pm

sweet finish on this one. it's not original, or is it? too nice for a late 70s Fender ...

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:51 pm

i'm usually not a fan of red and white guitars but there is something about that musicmaster that just gets me.

Tweedledee · Post by **Tweedledee** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:22 am

That's a great looking Musicmaster! I like the Bronco knobs on there. They really give it an aggressive 70s look.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 1:30 am

ohyeahfuzzbear wrote:i'm usually not a fan of red and white guitars but there is something about that musicmaster that just gets me.

perhaps it's the fact that it looks orange?

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:28 am

Thanks guys, the body looks a bit more red in person. I was told that it was originally white with a black pickguard.

astro · Post by **astro** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:31 pm

That thing looks awesome! I'd keep it orange.

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:18 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:
ohyeahfuzzbear wrote:i'm usually not a fan of red and white guitars but there is something about that musicmaster that just gets me.
perhaps it's the fact that it looks orange?

On closer inspection I see taht you are right... and yes... because it's orange...

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 11:22 pm

i wasn't trying to be a dick, but merely insinuating the prime factor that lead me to like it as well.

i hate red and white guitars. oly white jags and aged oly white strats are about all i can stand.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:24 pm

Well, here's how she looks now. All dressed in black. I absolutely love this guitar now. It plays great, sounds great and is my new number one guitar. I hope my 1975 Musicmaster project turns out as nice as this one.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 9:53 pm

That looks great. I'm totally lusting after a MM again.

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:17 am

I won't be happy until I have one of each of the Fender student models.

johnniespring · Post by **johnniespring** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:27 pm

i don't usually like black on black, but that is very nice.

Stan Kwervo · Post by **Stan Kwervo** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:28 pm

before your musicmaster looked pretty good, but now its making me want a black on black guitar!

Berto · Post by **Berto** » Tue May 04, 2010 2:27 am

lovely looking guitar, the sight starts the mardy bum tune in my head