Bach Mustang conversion

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:10 pm

Last week I ordered this Mustang from Bach guitars , shipping was fast, 5 days.
When arrived and tested I decided to mod it, the Jazzmaster tremolo isnÂ´t really stable nor good sounding. The body is allegedley alder but when sanded down I tend to poplar or basswood.

the body unloaded:

the strange rollerbridge seems to be an exact replica from a mosrite ! , complete with compensated neck radius, but this had to go along with the tremolo.( on the foto I already messed up the order of the roller sadlles

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on the second picture you can see how high the bridge is, which needed an almost 3 degree neck angle !

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:15 pm

a shot with a Mustang pickguard

ok, I sanded it completely down ( I had to know how the bare wood looks like, as I prefer natural finishes), together with a new Squier Duo Sonic bridge.

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:18 pm

in nice pooooooo..not perfect, I just wanted to test the stain on the wood, if it would cover the darker upper area, but no problem..

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:25 pm

as the tremolo cavity had to go, I made a nice fitting block of poplar and glued it in. ( sorry no better picture ) , then cut it and sanded it down .
the neck pocket had to be routed down flat, no angle, almost 2,5 mm..

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:59 pm

So the verdict on the "stock" guitar isn't great? Get what you pay for kind of thing?

jamba72 wrote:in nice pooooooo..not perfect, I just wanted to test the stain on the wood, if it would cover the darker upper area, but no problem..

Do like that look though.

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 4:23 pm

the stock guitar sounds really good, but I know what I like

..as said, the tremolo and bridge didnt fit very well the Mustang design IMO..when you play a guitar with that kind of trem, you always hear some ghost notes .

the brown, yeah, me too..

, price was about 200 euros shipped, a good modding platform..

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:25 pm

looking good, and nice work filling in the block..

jamba72 · Post by **jamba72** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:53 pm

ok, after staining it got 2 layers of can clear coat..still have to sand it smooth when its completely dry. I like the dirty 70ies look with wood mods..

I fucked up the stain behind the bridge a littul bit ..but W T F its a ROCKER !

sounds great..maybe because of the thicker body?

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:53 pm

that is great. a real vintage look, all things considered.