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race to the bottom - the sparkle stang
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:12 am
by KPI
This thing was listed at over 8K a while back. they can't even give it away for 5K now

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:55 am
by blane
I will never understand sparkle finishes. I miss my mustangs.. I still think they're the best looking guitars... so well balanced such a great form..
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:56 pm
by montheshakers
Rather have the Shakira stang
Is that the original finish on the blue sparkle???
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:15 pm
by kypdurron
so they say, and what they think justifies the price ... but the collector lawyers don't seem to care that much for Mustangs ... there's a shop in cologne that trys to sell non orig (don't know if factory refinish) finished Mustangs for nearly 3 k€. Those don't sell either.
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 5:17 pm
by gypsyseven
That color´s not my cup of tea...
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:23 pm
by westtexasred
It is original but it wasn't painted at the factory.According to "The Golden Age Of Fender" In the '60s Fender didn't have paint guns that could shoot sparkle paint with this large particles so they outsourced all sparkle paintjobs to another shop. Here is another Mustange with original sparkle paintjob.

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:54 pm
by Leisureclub
I prefer the second sparkle bc it looks like a fishing lure. Something for largemouth bass.
You wouldn't catch anything with the first one

Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:40 pm
by superfuzz
westtexasred wrote:It is original but it wasn't painted at the factory.According to "The Golden Age Of Fender" In the '60s Fender didn't have paint guns that could shoot sparkle paint with this large particles so they outsourced all sparkle paintjobs to another shop. Here is another Mustange with original sparkle paintjob.

Being that I'm big into choppers, there is something about a fogged and flaked musicmaster that just looks hawwwwwwwwt.
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:21 am
by duosonic
Shakira stang!!! Classic!!!
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:36 pm
by Auriemma
I like the blue sparkle. Don't ask me why. They gold to red, though interesting, doesn't do it for me.
I guess it's all a matter of taste.
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:15 pm
by Cagethelephant
I prefer the original lpb or fiesta red or sunburst over one of those ugly things anyway... Just my preference
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:22 pm
by BillClay
blue sparkz is pimp
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:10 pm
by Ankhanu
BillClay wrote:blue sparkz is pimp