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Hey shortscale, been a while (again).

I've been eyeing up mustangs for a while. Went down to GAK in Brighton last weekend to "have a look". You know how that goes.

I love the finish, it's made me realise every guitar I've owned is on the brown end of the spectrum.

It had a fuckin awful factory setup. Tailpiece and bridge both slammed on the plate, no neck relief, buzzing and clanging all over the place. After a setup I've got it playing well enough for now. The neck is great, narrower but thicker than my Jag.

It definitely needs a lil something though. Black guard? Knurled knobs? Sanded off finish and an empty neck pickup route?. Maybe.

hey reece, good to read you.

nice guitar. I like the black covers. black on black could be cool with that blue. what's that blue called?

All the Mustangs I have ever seen in stores are never setup properly.

Mustangs are super easy to install the Vibrato and the bridge, but a setup requires more knowledge and time.

The Mustang Vibrato is underrated and most people think they suck because they are never setup properly.

I am sure it's cost thing, but it seems ridiculous to me to charge over $1000 for a guitar and not do a proper setup.

Hey Reece, lovely guitar! Good to “see” you here.

Beautiful. Needs something, sure, but is pretty nice looking' as is.

classy looking, reece.

Great to see you!

Mustangs should have Mustang knobs. But then, I'm a bit funny about guitars having the "wrong" knobs.

A black guard would look great, I reckon. I think it would be a pretty dramatic change, that it would probably make the blue appear darker too and make the whole thing moodier. Black guard and angry duncanz?

I generally hate tort, but wonder how that would look. Does anyone make gold Mustang guards?

Nice. That's a nice blue. I don't know how Squier dared calling the limited CV model "lake placid blue" as well...

Bacchus wrote: ↑Tue Jun 07, 2022 7:30 pm Great to see you!

Mustangs should have Mustang knobs. But then, I'm a bit funny about guitars having the "wrong" knobs.

A black guard would look great, I reckon. I think it would be a pretty dramatic change, that it would probably make the blue appear darker too and make the whole thing moodier. Black guard and angry duncanz?

I generally hate tort, but wonder how that would look. Does anyone make gold Mustang guards?

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A Gold anodized Mustang pickguard would be amazing.

rules

What do you call a Mustang without knobs? A gelding!



Sorry, drove 12 hours today…

I like it as it is. WD music makes all kinds of gold pickguards but mother of toilet seat fits that colour so well I think it's the best match

Very nice! It’ll be amazing when you get it dialed in.