Wow,I never saw one of these before.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:09 pm

Fernandes Mustang copy

astro · Post by **astro** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:16 pm

I saw pics of one of these years ago on the interwebs... can't remember where, though. Kind of surprising that we don't see too many so-called "lawsuit" mustangs, considering how popular the mustang is in Japan. Or maybe there's loads of them, but they never get exported to the West?

I'd love to see one of these close up, it looks like a spot-on copy. Who knows, it could have even been made in one of the Fender Japan factories.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:20 pm

The Japanese have done a bunch of Mustang copies.

I saved some pics over the years. Give me a sec to upload them.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:14 pm

I'm starting with what I believe are the earliest copies.

Ibanez Mustang Copy 1969

Teisco Mustang

El Maya

Westminster Mustang

Schecter Mustang (TR-MS)

Anyway I was sure I had pictures of a Fernandes Mustangs but I don't always label things when I save them so I'll look for it.

The 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, Fernandes catalogs on this page all have a Mustang models.

http://brochures.yokochou.com/guitar-an ... p0506.html

http://brochures.yokochou.com/guitar-an ... p2627.html

bassintom · Post by **bassintom** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:00 pm

I don't understand how fender did not cut the bootleggers nutz off.At a distance they sure look like a fender.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:53 pm

Didn't purplehas19xx buy that very guitar? If not, I know he has an El Maya.

damienblair17 · Post by **damienblair17** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:10 pm

Do want Teisco-Stang

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:51 pm

mezzio13 wrote:

Didn't purplehas19xx buy that very guitar? If not, I know he has an El Maya.

That is the EXACT guitar i baught, i cant remember how much i paid, i know it was under $200
and it was pretty old, that blue finish was fairly recent.

When i tore the guitar apart it had sonic blue in the cavities.

Its long gone now.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:32 pm

bassintom wrote:I don't understand how fender did not cut the bootleggers nutz off.At a distance they sure look like a fender.

they were made, at least ostensibly, for the domestic japanese market. american guitar makers have no control over what can and can't be sold in japan. the lawsuit that is being referred to when these are called "lawsuit era" guitars is in the late 70s Gibson filed against Ibanez but the japanese judge threw the case out. japanese guitar makers were a little more cautious after this so not engage in any more legal entanglements (Tokai took "Les Paul" off the headstock) but otherwise they continued making direct copies of fenders and gibsons.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:32 am

memphis made a copy as well. it was a compstang, alot like the old ibanez looking beast.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:39 am

admist the sea of clone guitars that are out right now, i'd say the world needs a lot more clone mustangs

i mean as it stands i will never need to buy a real gibson les paul, or fender/squier strat as i can grab a bootleg for much less (well maybe not less then a squier)

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:26 am

Here's another one for your archive jcyphe. a Hondo Mustang up on the bay right now

http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-Hondo-2-Mus ... 17321605QQ

also, didn't sloan have some kinda mustang copy?

astro · Post by **astro** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:47 am

Cool, thanks for the pics guys! It would be cool if some of the budget makers made more mustang inspired guitars... they usually won't go past the strat/tele/LP/SG inspired designs. Do any copy guitars currently use the Mustang trem?

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:50 am

These are cool. I like this a lot.

JordanD · Post by **JordanD** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:36 pm

Wow, I never really realised how many Fender copies there were out there. Those Serviceman Jag's still really really interest me.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:01 pm

mage wrote:Here's another one for your archive jcyphe. a Hondo Mustang up on the bay right now

http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-Hondo-2-Mus ... 17321605QQ

also, didn't sloan have some kinda mustang copy?

That has the exact same trem as my teisco mustang.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:58 pm

mage wrote: also, didn't sloan have some kinda mustang copy?

I think Fiveways who sometimes posts here had a Teisco Mustang. I'll ask him to stop by and comment.

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:01 pm

mage wrote:Here's another one for your archive jcyphe. a Hondo Mustang up on the bay right now

http://cgi.ebay.com/vintage-Hondo-2-Mus ... 17321605QQ

Too bad there is not one decent clear picture. There were more names and brands for these, many of them are similar. Like there was the Fresher brand. The Fresher Mustang copy was called the Fresher Mercury.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:08 pm

Sadly, no shots of before I refinished it.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:43 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote: