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NGD: 1965 Mustang
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:40 pm
by Awstin
Finally got a guitar I've wanted for a long time. I worked out a trade and money deal with Fender-o-phile on OSG for this beautiful 1965 Dakota Red Mustang. In great shape with some nice fine checking. B neck. Even has the bridge cover. It is all original except the tuners were replaced with Schallers in the Mid 80's. It's the only bad part about it. I think new holes were drilled. If not, I'll put vintage ones on it again. It's missing the vibrato bar but that's not a big deal. The pickups were replaced with dimarzios as well around the time the tuners were replaced. Luckily they hung on to the originals and didn't change the wiring at all. So it is just a matter of resoldering them. I'm super excited. More pictures to come when it arrives!
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Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:29 pm
by HNB
Congrats!
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:31 pm
by Thom
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:03 pm
by JordanD
That guitar is lovely.
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:19 pm
by lorez
Looks pretty clean, nice score
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:01 pm
by Awstin
Thanks guys. It's majorly clean.
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 12:39 am
by Fran
Very nice, well done!
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 1:08 am
by robroe
radtown
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 2:04 am
by paul_
You could use conversion bushings if the tuner post holes have been enlarged.
Gorgeous guitar, I still love the look of Mustangs so much that I've debated getting a Mustang body to do a transplant on my JS many times, especially since parted out Squier VM bodies started hitting the bay. It was what I originally wanted over the JS in the '90s anyway.
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2014 3:23 am
by Awstin
paul_ wrote:You could use conversion bushings if the tuner post holes have been enlarged.
Gorgeous guitar, I still love the look of Mustangs so much that I've debated getting a Mustang body to do a transplant on my JS many times, especially since parted out Squier VM bodies started hitting the bay. It was what I originally wanted over the JS in the '90s anyway.
Yeah. This is what I was thinking but I think new holes were drilled and the old f tuners won't cover them on the back of the headstock.
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:00 pm
by Awstin
First impression... Wow! Is this really vintage or a reissue? It's that clean. The chrome looks like it just came off the line. The paint is very shiny and glossy. No dings or anything. A few tiny pen tip sized flakes on the front and on the side is all. The tuners are fine. They are gonna work way better than the vintage so I think I'm gonna leave them. I love this thing. More pics later after work and a demo once I get the pickups wired back in.
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Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:07 pm
by Awstin
Cool thing is this neck was made exactly a month after my other B mustang neck (Oct 8 65)
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:07 pm
by vroaches
Beautiful, beautiful. Congrats and enjoy!
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 5:26 pm
by taylornutt
That looks amazing for a vintage mustang. Congrats.
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:33 am
by MattK
Punkacc9 wrote:Cool thing is this neck was made exactly a month after my other B mustang neck (Oct 8 65)
Could be an exact month, but "8" means a Mustang neck, not the 8th of the month.
AND hot Mustang, play hard!
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:35 am
by Awstin
MatthewK wrote:Punkacc9 wrote:Cool thing is this neck was made exactly a month after my other B mustang neck (Oct 8 65)
Could be an exact month, but "8" means a Mustang neck, not the 8th of the month.
Didn't know that. Ones October and the other is November.
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:46 pm
by Beau
Beautiful. Now a new enthusiasm can be paraded as you praise the sound gods.
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:00 pm
by westtexasred
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:16 pm
by Awstin
That's awesome. It's crazy how different the logos are. Could possibly have to do with the neck types? Mines a slab board.
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:35 pm
by westtexasred
Punkacc9 wrote:That's awesome. It's crazy how different the logos are.
Yes and look how much thicker the rosewood fretboard is on your Mustang.
