Hello Shortscale

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:18 pm

stewart wrote:
hotrodperlmutter wrote:yeah the strings are from like 2008
it's a parts guitar.

Is there a problem with it being parts guitar? I simply refer to it as a 1978 Musicmaster because that is the year the body was made. The neck is from a 1972 Musicmaster. I am not trying to insinuate that it's original.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:29 pm

stewart wrote:
hotrodperlmutter wrote:yeah the strings are from like 2008
it's a parts guitar.

ha, no doubt, i just wanted to say 2008. i knew the neck was an early 70's (from you?).

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:15 pm

taylornutt wrote:
stewart wrote:
hotrodperlmutter wrote:yeah the strings are from like 2008
it's a parts guitar.
Is there a problem with it being parts guitar? I simply refer to it as a 1978 Musicmaster because that is the year the body was made. The neck is from a 1972 Musicmaster. I am not trying to insinuate that it's original.

of course there's nothing wrong with it being a parts guitar. but why say:

taylornutt wrote:Did Fender make a tone of Musicmasters in 1978? It seems that every Musicmaster I see lately is from 1978.

Even mine.

when it isn't?

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:16 am

Hey Mark, welcome. LOVE your guitar. I am the proud owner of a beat to hell '76 MM.

My vote is to leave it black on black, without question. I think red tort would look too flashy.

Most everyone here will agree that there is a lot of variety when it comes to late '70s Fender. My MM is extremely light, but I have played a '79 strat that felt nearly as heavy as a Les Paul.

Fender gear from '78 does seem to be in high circulation... my MM bass is a '78. Too bad I'm a '79, just a bit younger than you guys (gypsy & joey).

Johnny Noir · Post by **Johnny Noir** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:13 am

+1 keep B&B

i had a white yellowed from 78 too, the heaviest guitar i had, strange.