"Memphis" mustang copy shortscale PHOTOBOMB

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:07 am

That guitar looks like a ton of fun for a modder. But that bridge. :-/

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:52 am

cur wrote:I was eyeing a Memphis at a Music-go-round a couple year ago. They wanted $75. It was not a mustang but it was some sort of short scale thing with 2 toasters. Not a great guitar but it was fun and could easily been set up to play better for cheap. The pickups were some raunchy little beasts. Look at it and see if it is playable and without noticeable flaws. So for about $100 it is probably worth a shot if it is not total junk. It is always nice to have a cheap slammer sitting around to mess around with.

Stay away from that music go round. The people that run it are low life assholes, and they sell garbage that will break as soon as it reaches the end of their 7 day return policy. Even if it is within 7 days they'll try and charge you a 15% re-stocking fee and then also try and argue that it's not in the same condition that you bought it in and it's your fault that it broke less than 7 days after it left the shop.

Now for Memphis guitars. My brother's friend had one that was his dad's from the 70's. he used it as his first guitar, and it was a pretty nice feeling and comfortable guitar to play. The pickup sounded alright. But the thing sounded like crap because it had that same kind of bridge, it's just a metal bar with absolutely no intonation at all. And the strings also slid around on his bridge if you played too hard.

bigsby'd · Post by **bigsby'd** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:42 am

I've heard of swimming pool routs, but I can't say I've ever seen a sinkhole rout before. Learn something new everyday.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:06 am

What kind of bridge would be best for this?

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:16 am

damienblair17 wrote:What kind of bridge would be best for this?

It looks like you could swap it out for a tune o matic bridge pretty easily. I don't know about the string spacing though, as long as that still lines up it should work.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:58 pm

damienblair17 wrote:PHOTOBOMB AHEAD!

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So, the neck rules. 24" shortscale, feels like a Vista Jagmaster. Just the right amount of gloss. The frets are good and not rusty at all, especially since I got this from a dude's san francisco garage. fingerboard is in decent shape with some nicks and gouges here and there, but all is playable. Tuners are shite with a capitol SHIT.

Pickups are actually pretty expressive. Got some nice sounds out of the chorus, muff, and wah. will try with SALT a bit later. they're one piece single coils I guess? a regular single doesn't fit in their slot, but the pickup route is a swimming pool. pots are good, not scratchy, but the tone is either off or one. Volume gives some nice swells.

Bridge is height adjustable but nothing else. easy to adjust the action. Trem has two large screws that regulate how much give the tailpiece has. Makes it super easy to lock it down. Trem is shit otherwise.

All in all I'm impressed. It's a change of tuners away from being a kick ass beater guitar (change the strap buttons too). The neck alone is worth it to me. Mickie, I don't think I can part with it. Sorry.

Glad to see you checked it out/picked it up. No worries mate just have some fun with it.

cur · Post by **cur** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:48 pm

Billy3000 wrote:
cur wrote:I was eyeing a Memphis at a Music-go-round a couple year ago. They wanted $75. It was not a mustang but it was some sort of short scale thing with 2 toasters. Not a great guitar but it was fun and could easily been set up to play better for cheap. The pickups were some raunchy little beasts. Look at it and see if it is playable and without noticeable flaws. So for about $100 it is probably worth a shot if it is not total junk. It is always nice to have a cheap slammer sitting around to mess around with.
Stay away from that music go round. The people that run it are low life assholes, and they sell garbage that will break as soon as it reaches the end of their 7 day return policy. Even if it is within 7 days they'll try and charge you a 15% re-stocking fee and then also try and argue that it's not in the same condition that you bought it in and it's your fault that it broke less than 7 days after it left the shop.

Ha, thanks for the warning. Don't really deal with them, but stop in sometimes when my wife goes to the mall.

damienblair17 What is the post spacing for that bridge? I have a junky TOM that you could give a try. It's black but you could see if it helps at all.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:59 pm

I have a rollerbridge that might work for it if you want. It's made for teisco-type hollowbodies I think.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:17 pm

post spacing is about 2.5 inches/6.5 centimeters.

cur · Post by **cur** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:40 pm

I don't think mine is going to work for you. Mine is gibson post spacing @ 74mm. Hopefully End's will work. I don't know off hand what the fender style post spacing is.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:43 pm

I'll be in california tomorrow but I can have it in the post next tuesday if you want it.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:03 pm

Y'know, talk to Mickie. I'm sending it to him after all.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:07 pm

shit, I'm going to see him tomorrow. I'll just bring it with me.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:09 pm

damienblair17 wrote:Y'know, talk to Mickie. I'm sending it to him after all.

ha ha, somehow i saw this coming.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:16 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:
damienblair17 wrote:Y'know, talk to Mickie. I'm sending it to him after all.
ha ha, somehow i saw this coming.

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK!

Unless you think I need the monies more than the guitar? 'cause that's totally what it is.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:28 pm

that's exactly what i was thinking.

mickie08 · Post by **mickie08** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:40 pm

Can I just rip off the bridge and throw a flat mounted bigsby on there to make it really out there.

The only part that bothers me is the pickguard line being way of from the body contour.

That said, it will be fun to mess around with.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:21 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:that's exactly what i was thinking.

OH GOOD

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:32 pm

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Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:14 pm

mickie08 wrote: The only part that bothers me is the pickguard line being way of from the body contour.

Judging by the size of that sarlacc pit route, it doesn't look like you have much of a choice in pickguard shape.