japanese surplus mustang!

jramonitos · Post by **jramonitos** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:27 am

HEY GUYS!
I'm a newbie here although i've been checking this forum every day since 2 weeks ago when i bought a fender mustang from a friend for 4thousand pesos equivalent to 100 US dollars where he scored it at some Japanese surplus here in Cebu Phil. Everything is original except the color of the body. the original color was surf green and painted it to an ugly burst color. At the back it says CRAFTED IN JAPAN and the serial number is V029796. I'm planning to paint it back to its original color because the paint is chipping off and you can actually see the surf green... I also would like to ask if you guys know what year is this made and what year is this reissued for based on the serial number... sorry i dont know enough infos bout mustangs. thanks for the help.
johnny

blacktaxi · Post by **blacktaxi** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:30 am

shit, 100 USD? gotta be the best deal on mustang nowadays

Will · Post by **Will** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:33 am

That's a pretty snazzy deal. You can check the serial number on the Fender website. V+ 6 digits is '96-'97.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:35 am

Ridiculous price! :D It's a '69 reissue, made in 1996/97. Welcome to the boards.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:39 am

What a steal!
well done, indeed!

jramonitos · Post by **jramonitos** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:49 am

thanks for the infos! that really helps. now i can sleep!hahaha! my friend is a shredder guitar player so i guess the tones of the mustang is not enough for him. i'm glad that he sold it to me at that price. i also have vintage japanese mosrite ang bought it for 200 dollars only. i really love both guitars! my epiphone lp custom is just standing in the corner for a 1 year now.hehehe.

deaner33 · Post by **deaner33** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:57 am

Awesome find. It'll look great with a refinish.

jramonitos · Post by **jramonitos** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:09 am

what do you think guys? refinish it with surf green or oly white?

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:13 am

With that scratchplate I'd go for Oly white rather than surf green, as much as I love the latter.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:18 am

that mustang must of had teh kurtdz befor the refin lol

welcome to the boards im new too.

and 100 dollars is incredible considering how friggin expensive the mim& vintage mustangs are.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:19 am

that mustang must of had teh kurtdz befor the refin

welcome to the boards im new too.

and 100 dollars is incredible considering how friggin expensive the mim& vintage mustangs are.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:22 am

Ain't no MIM Mustangs.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:24 am

those are cij stangs on the fender website then

i am and ass

jramonitos · Post by **jramonitos** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:49 am

this is kinda dumb but what is MIM? made M? where?

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:56 am

Made in Mexico :}

jramonitos · Post by **jramonitos** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:57 am

BobArsecake wrote:Made in Mexico :}

ok got it!hahaha why didnt i think of that. i used to own a strat made in mexico..thanks.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:08 am

those guitars came in sonic blue or oly white. surf green was not an option.

jramonitos · Post by **jramonitos** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:26 am

i took the pick guard off to check it and it is surf green. i might be color blind.hahaha. but it is green. you can actually see it on the 3rd pic near the neck plate.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:36 am

robroe wrote:those guitars came in sonic blue or oly white. surf green was not an option.

Might be one of those OnLy In JaPaN colours?

Will · Post by **Will** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:50 am

It's probably that same ostensibly-blue-but-very-obviously-green-if-you-hold-it-up-to-something-blue blue the CIJs came in.