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NickS wrote:

Tweedledee wrote:Here's my most recent short scale purchase. It's a 1960 Guild M-65 Freshman 3/4. It has a 22 3/4" scale. It's not all original, but it's fun to play and has a really distinctive tone!

Rather nice! May I ask how much?

I got it for $550, which I thought was a fair price. The tailpiece, tuners, bridge, and knobs aren't original, and the back of the body and neck were refinished at some point, hence the low price. The important thing is that the "Franz" P90 is original and it sounds fantastic, there are no breaks or repairs, and the neck is great. It's a strange guitar with a voice of its own, and it's a lot of fun to play!

that looks GREAT.

robroe wrote:

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Do you change guitars during a song to go from rhythm to lead guitar playing?

mathiasx wrote:Do you change guitars during a song to go from rhythm to lead guitar playing?

Hahaha

Looks fantastic Rob. But I don't know why you would get rid of a bridge pickup, I use them too much to do so.

The TANG MASTER II is my 65RI with a pickguard from carl and the pickup is from cooterfinger

i got a big sack of shit from cooter, its going to great use!!!
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i got a 5 day turnaround from when the classifieds thread was started until i actually got my shit in the mail. COOTERFINGER IS A FUCKING PRO

the pickguard from hotrod i didn't even fucking pay for so HOTROD IS PRO MOAR

robroe wrote:The TANG MASTER II is my 65RI with a pickguard from carl and the pickup is from cooterfinger


i got a 5 day turnaround from when the classifieds thread was started until i actually got my shit in the mail. COOTERFINGER IS A FUCKING PRO

the pickguard from hotrod i didn't even fucking pay for so HOTROD IS PRO MOAR

+1. Cooterfinger hooked me up with my Fiesta Red Musicmaster body and pickguard.

What is the motivation behind the tangmaster? Do you have a regular Mustang?

tangmaster is such a fucking wack name, roe.

you should really call it MOZZARELLAPIZZASTANGMASTER II.

robroe wrote:

I have that same poster

*facepalm*

The bridge pickup on the 65RI is fantastic, as is the combination of both pickups.

Mike wrote:*facepalm*

The bridge pickup on the 65RI is fantastic, as is the combination of both pickups.

*facepalm*

at least i didn't sell mine. if it was so fantastic you would still own it

surely mike caved to his smarts and put a 65RI bridge pickup in the robog duo?

taylornutt wrote:

robroe wrote:The TANG MASTER II is my 65RI with a pickguard from carl and the pickup is from cooterfinger


i got a 5 day turnaround from when the classifieds thread was started until i actually got my shit in the mail. COOTERFINGER IS A FUCKING PRO

the pickguard from hotrod i didn't even fucking pay for so HOTROD IS PRO MOAR

+1. Cooterfinger hooked me up with my Fiesta Red Musicmaster body and pickguard.

What is the motivation behind the tangmaster? Do you have a regular Mustang?

yes i already have one. its got SJAG-3's in it.

the main motivation was bordom.


also i kept the whole pickup/control assembly together. I only snipped two wires to take it apart. it can be put back to stock in 30 seconds. all the parts on the tangmasterII are new and not related to the 65RI

Yes! My favorite Cyclone (I have the same one), and my dream Mustang!

Hey a new addition to my happy family:



This is my third Mustang-styled bass, but the first Mustang bass. I think it was time.

Too bad neither my Musicmaster nor my Mustang Bass sound as good as my Bronco Bass, which sounds great until it goes out of tune 10 minutes later. :-/

Maybe I should have just invested in a set of upgrade tuners for that bass, but nah, what's the fun in that. Love the 7.25" radius fingerboard with the smaller frets.

Looks class. Give us some details?

It's just an MIJ, stock as far as I can tell. I just need to string it up with pressurewounds and get a better pickup. I really don't like having a $750 Mustang that doesn't sound as good as my $150 Bronco (and I knew it wouldn't, that Bronco has magic in there somewhere), gives me massive guilt.

The neck is amazing, though. It's so thin, it feels so good in your hands, just like you'd expect from a Mustang. I definitely prefer this neck to any other neck I've ever played. Construction wise, it seems a hair better than my "vintage" Musicmaster Bass.

are the bronco basses really that good? Or do you think yours was a diamond in the rough kind of deal?

I have no clue. It was a Badtz Maru Bronco Bass, which had a basswood body instead of the usual agathis. I'd love to get another Bronco Bass for cheap and put the same pickups in it to see if that provides a similar tone.

I did some recordings yesterday:

Mustang Picked
Mustang Fingerstyle

Bronco Picked
Bronco Fingerstyle

I really think the Bronco kills the Mustang currently. In the recordings the Mustang doesn't sound far off, but in person, it's really weird how much more convincing the Bronco tone is. The best example is the second part of the picked demo, the Pixies riff.

I will probably replace the pickup in the Mustang Bass, but consider that a new pickup from Aero will cost about $150 + shipping, which is enough to buy another Bronco Bass. But I love the Mustang Bass so I want it to be good.

When I get new strings for the Mustang, I will make a video where I compare the Musicmaster, Bronco, and Mustang Basses, to settle this once and for all.