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Early '90s CIJ Mustang body material?
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 7:05 am
by mountain2012
What material do you think the early '90s crafted in Japan Mustangs were made of? Basswood, Poplar, Alder?
Re: Early '90s CIJ Mustang body material?
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 2:11 pm
by 71Smallbox
mountain2012 wrote:What material do you think the early '90s crafted in Japan Mustangs were made of? Basswood, Poplar, Alder?
Probably basswood, like the Jaguars and Jazzmasters of the time unless the finish was a sunburst, then it may be poplar?
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 5:46 pm
by mountain2012
Thanks smallbox. I should have specified, the early '90s CIJ Mustangs.
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 5:52 pm
by 71Smallbox
Why does it matter? You won't be able to notice any discernable difference tonally between any of those 3 woods.
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 6:02 pm
by Dave
Maybe not but it's nice to know. Plus basswood usually means a thick plasticky finish to protect what is quite a soft wood. I don't believe there's any tone impact but I'd rather opt for something other usually.
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 6:32 pm
by Dillon
Wouldn't early 90s have been MIJ, not CIJ? Anyway, my '94 was definitely basswood.
Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 11:52 pm
by Thomas
That timeframe is a pain in the ass. AFAIK the sunburst/trans blonde were all alder with the solid colours being basswood esp (post 95 and onward). Before that the Japanese market guitars were allegedly all alder with the foreign market guitars being basswood.
It seems like bullshit but I has 2 early 90s Jags from the same year (via serial number). The sunburst (alder) one had all the brass shielding like a vintage one but the solid colour (CAR) one had none of that.
EDIT mine were both MIJ, before the CIJ turnover but both were distinctly different.
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 2:25 am
by smokes
Dave wrote:Maybe not but it's nice to know. Plus basswood usually means a thick plasticky finish to protect what is quite a soft wood. I don't believe there's any tone impact but I'd rather opt for something other usually.
I have a 93 or 94 Mustang which I understand to be basswood. The finish is paper thin - if you hold it at an angle you can just about make out the texture of the wood grain on the back, though I think this may have become more pronounced over time. This guitar seems more susceptible to damage than my others.
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 3:01 am
by smokes
Oh sorry, mines not a 'crafted in Japan'
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 4:27 am
by stain
Japan Mustangs:
- MG 65 - poplar.
- MG 69, 73 - basswood.
- MG 77- ash.
- Kurt Cobain Mustang - alder.
Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:37 pm
by Joey
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