Fender '65 Mustang Electric Guitar 0273706554 Fender Guitar Six String - Tremelo, Solid Body Six String Electric - Tremelo Electric Guitar - Six String Electric Guitars Guitars Guitar & Bass 
Reissue of
a Fender Classic! Fender is proud to reissue the
`65 Mustang in Dakota red, (which was the first full
year of Mustang production). The Mustang was originally one
of Fender`s `student models` but was destined for the big
time; seen slung over the shoulders of icons like David
Byrne, John Fruisciante, Kurt Cobain, Todd Rundgren and Adrian Belew
to name just a few! All the original features
and styling is there; Two Mustang single-coil pickups, floating bridge
with "Dynamic" vibrato tail-piece, Fender/Gotoh vintage style tuning machines with
white buttons, vintage correct headstock and bridge plate logo, and
"F" stamped neck plate. This reissue`s has the highly
collectable Fender custom color scheme and cosmetic options, as well
as a heightened level of period correct detailing (body wood,
logos, etc.). A real beauty! Features: Body: Poplar w/
Dakota Red Finish Neck: Maple, "C" Shape,(Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood (7.25" Radius/184 mm) No. of Frets:
22 Vintage Scale Length: 24" (610 mm) Width
@ Nut: 1.625" (41 mm) Hardware: Chrome Machine
Heads: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines with White Buttons
Bridge: Floating Bridge with "Dynamic" Vibrato Tail-piece Pickguard: 4-Ply
Pearloid Pickups: 2 Mustang Single-Coil Pickups (Neck & Bridge)
Vintage Correct Headstock Logo Vintage Correct Bridge Plate Logo
"F" stamped Neck Plate Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning
Machines with White Buttons Classic Control Plate/Pickguard Gap
----------------------------------------------------- Mustang History: Fender introduced Mustang during August
1964. The Mustang model brought new improvements over its Musicmaster
and Duosonic counterpart. The Mustang was designed by Leo Fender
while he still owned the company. It was based on
the Fender Duo-Sonic with the addition of a new bridge
assembly, Dynamic Fender Vibrato tailpiece and tremolo arm. Tim
Pershing: "The redesign and introduction of the Musicmaster and Duosonic
coincided with the introduction of the Mustang (August 1964). I
would say that, clearly, the Mustang inspired the redesign of
the other student guitars, or the change in design. The
earliest production Mustang neck date I`ve seen is JUL 64.
The earliest production Musicmaster/Duo-sonic neck date is SEP 64."
Like the Duo-Sonic, the Mustang was made available in short
(22") 21 fret and long (24") 22 fret scale neck
lengths. GGJaguar writes "Fender was sold to CBS in
January 1965. Therefore, there are pre-CBS Mustangs, specifically those made
in 1964. In general, collectors consider Mustangs made through August
1965 to be "pre-CBS" because they had the same features
as the earliest models. The features changed in September `65
and those would be considered CBS-era Mustangs." The Mustang
never featured the traditional spaghetti logo, all examples from 1964
have the transition (macaroni?) Fender decal. The guitar was
produced in colors: Red, White and Blue. The
Price: $699.99 |
