how about fender mustangs or musicmasters for surf??

Anonymous

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Posted on Oct 03 2006 03:53 PM

seems i remember a few mustangs in surf bands back in the day. are they still around and being used???

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Bong-O

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Posted on Oct 03 2006 04:19 PM

I love my 1969 Competition for surf........ light guitar for long nights.

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Wraydar

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Posted on Oct 03 2006 05:10 PM

Yeah, how are the mustang bridges?

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Brian

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Posted on Oct 03 2006 05:15 PM

I've seen the Nebulas with a Mustang bass. And the Infrareds had matching a matching Mustang and Mustang bass pair. But other than that, I can't recall any in modern surf.

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DannySnyder

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Posted on Oct 03 2006 05:49 PM

I've got a '65 Mustang. I've commented before and how much I like the bridge. It's shaped like a hotdog. I don't use the arm, just my palm to press and release the spring - very intuitive and natural.

The pickups are the achilles heel, they're just don't cut it for surf - kind of weak and brittle when pushed. I've never checked if they make aftermarket replacements worth getting, anyone know?

It's also super light - a real plus for me.

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bigtikidude

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Posted on Oct 03 2006 06:36 PM

Bernard from the Migs/Brasil 2001 used to use a Mustang I believe.
but it was very much Hot rodded with a Floyd Rose tremelo, and a humbucker pick up. But for what he's doin' he would never really need a trad. machine. Now he has a Strat, (I think it's one of the
player models) best of old and new tech parts.
He's a little guy the Strat looks like a bass on him. The Mustang fit his small stature better.

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90

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Posted on Oct 03 2006 08:35 PM

I had a mustang for some years, but gave up on it. Bad pickups, didnÂ´t like the fact that you canÂ´t adjust individual saddle height, and that vibrato arm...just couldnÂ´t keep it in tune.

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WoodyJ

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Posted on Oct 03 2006 08:50 PM

I have a '62 Duo-Sonic that works very well for surf. Not in the same league as a Jazzmaster, Jag or Strat since it's really a "student" guitar.

Unfortunately, like the Musicmaster it has no whammy bar, but it has decent tone and sustain with 11-52 flatwounds. At least mine does. The neck profile is reminiscent of an early Mosrite Ventures (small), so if you have big hands or long fingers, it may not work for you.

It is an especially good rhythm guitar.

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Jon

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Posted on Oct 04 2006 06:50 AM

I had a '65 Mustang for a while and I liked it quite a bit. I only played it in my house, so I never got really loud with it. I liked the vibrato a lot. However, I think the Strat that I have now sounds and feels better.

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90

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Posted on Oct 04 2006 10:15 AM

WoodyJ
It is an especially good rhythm guitar.

ThatÂ´s one positive thing I forgot to mention about the Mustang I had. It was very comfortable for rhythm playing. Guy who bought it from me put a SD hot rails on the bridge. YUCK.

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Posted on Oct 07 2006 11:29 AM

Musicmaster's are great but not for surf I use to own a 59' they only have 1 pickup at the neck and a hardtail bridge(no whammy action):( but I did noticed that when the pickguard is lifeted you can see an extra pickup cavity at the bridge I guess Fender used the duosonic bodys to make musicmaster, mustang, bronco, But I do know for a fact that bands like The Challengers, Jerry Cole used mustangs in the mid 60s on and off Fender marketed these for students and affordable, being meduim scale for small hands

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JakeDobner

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Posted on Oct 07 2006 12:15 PM

I have never been a fan of the Mustangs I've played. The pickups sound awful. Really really bad.

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SurfBandBill

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Posted on Oct 07 2006 01:39 PM

I'm with Jake on this one - I could never find a "usable" tone on a Mustang no matter how I tried.

Kyle, I have a '67 Bronco, and it only had a single pickup slot routed out in int. And while I'm on the topic of the Bronco, mine is HEAVILY modded. I re-finished in Olympic white, swapped the pickup (when I got mine it had a mini-humbucker in it ), and put in a Seymour Duncan Twangbanger. I took off the Tele bridge that someone else had put on (from what I hear, the original bridges on broncos with the vibrato system were almost unusable), and slapped on a Bigsby with a Mustang Bridge. Now the thing is a pretty bad ass surf guitar.

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Posted on Oct 07 2006 08:07 PM

I have two '64 Mustangs, one since new as my 1st guitar. Great for rhythym work, very clean sound. Used to let our rhythym guitar player use one and it mixed beautifully with my stratocast for lead. Also nice for recording a rhythym track or embellishing with a single chord. IMO not as useful for surf lead as they don't have the "punch" to cut through like a strat or Jaguar. Also lacking in sustain. I'm not sure the p/u's are at fault though. Lindy Fralin told me that me that the Mustang p/u's are basically the same as those in a stratocaster.
Casey

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