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NGD & New Guy on the Board
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:36 am
by Allanr
After a couple of years playing ukelele (talk about short scale!) I decided to take the plunge and dive into the guitar a couple weeks ago. I went to a local music store and completely fell in love with a beatiful all white MIM Fender Stratocaster HSS. Played like a dream too. But after living with it for a while, I just couldn't get used to the size and weight. So today I returned it to the store and upgraded/downsized to a Fender Pawnshop MIJ Mustang Special in Lake Placid Blue.
Much better!
I'll post pics soon.
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:19 am
by kypdurron
I tried one of these in summer and liked it a lot. they look a little odd if you're used to classic style Mustangs, but they definitely sound damn good, and the quality is a no brainer like with most of the current japanese stuff.
welcome to the forum
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:24 am
by Allanr
Short and Shorter
The little guy is my electric baritone uke/tenor guitar, which was my biggest fretted instrument before the Fenders!
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 2:48 am
by kypdurron
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:00 am
by gypsyseven
Welcome, congrats and WOW! Nice guitar!
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:24 pm
by Allanr
@kypdurron Thanks for fixing the pix. The iPhone wasn't happy embedding them.
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:26 pm
by Doug
Welcome, Allen. And congratulations on such a fine Mustang.
I'm like you. Prefer a smaller, lighter axe. I have an old Mustang, a reissue Duo-Sonic, two Gibson BluesHawks, a Les Paul Special, and several Samicks that all fit into this smaller-ligter category.
The Duo-Sonic is the lightest of em all. And the Poplar Mustang is second.
Glad you're with us!
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:07 am
by singlepup
Welcome! Yes, I love the Pawnshop Mustang as well. Great neck and excellent quality. Amazing first guitar, I must say.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:03 pm
by Nick
Beautiful guitar, and welcome...
Those Pawn Shop Mustangs are growing on me...starting to think I'd even prefer one of them to a normal one, if they weren't string through
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:15 pm
by littlericky
Hey Allan. Pretty guitar there. How do you like the WRHB?
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:41 pm
by singlepup
Nick wrote:Those Pawn Shop Mustangs are growing on me...starting to think I'd even prefer one of them to a normal one, if they weren't string through
+1. Also do not prefer the WRHBs myself. But everything else is ace... fantastic neck, solid build, good colors IMO.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:18 pm
by Fran
Welcome to the forum.
These Pawn Shop 'Stangs are beginning to grow on me. Looks nice
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:14 pm
by littlericky
I had put 1 meg pots in my WRHB Tele Deluxe. Lost the mud but became too bright. Loved them coil tapped. Further experimenting with different value pots would have helped. What do the pawn sop series come with as far as pot values?
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:19 pm
by othomas2
Be aware these aren't WRHB but Enforcers... just so youse knows...
Love the Enforcers though, nice guitar matey.
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:32 pm
by Allanr
othomas2 wrote:Be aware these aren't WRHB but Enforcers... just so youse knows...
Love the Enforcers though, nice guitar matey.
Honestly, at this stage of the game I'm still too much of a noob to comment intelligently. I do really love all of the different tone possibilities available through individual coil selection though.
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:54 pm
by singlepup
othomas2 wrote:Be aware these aren't WRHB but Enforcers... just so youse knows...
Per Fender's website, the PS 'Stang is fitted with Enforcer "Wide Range" HB ... I think these are different than the Enforcers you're thinking of?
Along the same lines, the PS '72 has an Enforcer (not specified as WR) in the neck and a WR (not specified as Enforcer) in the bridge.
I'm assuming that the 'Stang pups are some sort of hybrid. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:09 pm
by duosonic
welcome. dig that blue!
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:53 am
by DGNR8
Where is that uke from?
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:26 am
by Allanr
The uke is from a small American company called Konablaster. They make a soprano and a baritone, which is what I have.
They are sold by Elderly.
