Not that Bacchus I'm afraid.magicrising wrote:Yes, thanks. A definite possibility if I can't find the KC one - but I did hear it wasn't as good i.e. pick ups / and made of inferior wood? By the way, are you the same Bacchus from The Doors forum of old?Bacchus wrote:Buy a normal left-handed Mustang and mod it?
It might not be the "official" one but it'll be just as good (and a whole load more available, crucially).
Depends whether your nine-year-old son would mind if it was one over the other I suppose.
The pickups are different but not necessarily worse.
The Kurt Cobain Mustang has a Seymour Duncan JB pickup in the bridge. This pickup is readily available both new and second hand.
Are you comfortable working on the electronics yourself? Can you solder? If so you could probably get a Classic Series '65 Mustang and upgrade the bridge pickup on it yourself to match the KC one. Alternatively, you could ask a guitar shop to do this for you but that would obviously add costs.
The wood is a whole other matter. A lot of people (me included) would say that the type of wood doesn't have much on an impact on the sound compared to other things (construction (whether bolt-on or set neck or through neck), bridge type, pickups, scale length etc.). I would never consider wood when buying a guitar. I regard it as a marketing thing and nothing more.
It's different on acoustic instruments, wood plays a bigger role. Also wood also determines how hard a guitar will wear and how comfortable it will be due to its weight.
Also, must it be the Fender guitar? Squier also make Mustangs now that get very good reviews.
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