Fender Mustang

1973 Sunburst Mustang. USA made all the way! Dynamic-Floating Vibrato.

Sounds great for nearly all kinds of music. I like to play Rock-a-Billy (Stray Cats, Queens "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"), some Nirvana, and even a shit-kickin' country tune or two (Rodeo Song Yea-Ha!). It also has a great "Surf Sound" for your Dick Dale Fix. It handles all of them well. The phase in/out switch give you variety and it has nice bottom end.

This is where you hit perfection with this guitar. Has the great American made Fender neck, which in the 24" scale, is even sweeter! I have small hands so a big, chunky neck is not for me! I love the feel and quality of this. Had a great set up done so the action is lightning quick and very easy. No problem staying in tune either. I took off the whammy bar, and when I want vibrato, I just gently wiggle the funky "Floating Vibrato Bridge" and get a great effect and I stay in tune!!

This think is built like a tank, yet light and manueverable. Nice contour hugging body too! Fits like a glove. It is 29 years old, so I think it has proven itself!

Haven't needed any.

I love the Mustang. It is the one guitar I will never part with! The sunburst finish is rich and classy looking. I am glad Fender saw fit to re-issue it this year. A tribute to a truly great and under-appreciated guitar. I wish it was part of their "American" series. I would have maybe bought a new one vs. a vintage. I played a new Comp Stang, and it was nice, but it just didn't have the certain feel that my '73 has. Vibe I guess??

1972 Fender Mustang American
Solid top
Volume, Tone,
Single Single
72 Stock
Passive
Burnt Orange
Mustang
Stock Wang Bar
Stock Vintage Fender
Original Case
It was origionally dakota red, with cream racing stripes.
Someone repainted it doo-doo brown.
I have stripped it down and refinished it so it looks better at least.

It is great for rock like nirvana, and british rock like the hives.
I am using it with a fenderbassman, ampeg vt-40, and a 60s'gretch bass amp. I use a wide variety of pedals. Tubescreamer, crybaby wah, etc.
It is kinda twangy. Also good for Funky stuff
I love mine!! I wouldnt change anything
Very origional sound

FInish was terrible when i bought it, but it looks good now.
Plays great. It has a litle larger than normal neck, which i like.

Havent had it long enought to tell

Mustnags where cheap guitars when they where made. They are great to beat around on. Ilove mine. It is great in the rigth setting

1964 Olympic White Fender Mustang. All original and in amazing condition. Neck is dated August of 1964 -- pick-ups dated 9/9/64. A very early Mustang (they were introduced in August of 1964). Simple features, yet elegant. "A" size neck.

My style is classic rock and British pop. That said, Nevermind and Exile in Guyville are two of my favorite albums -- both albums dominated by this type of guitar. My '64 Mustang is chock full of that magic pre-CBS vibe. Yes, it hums -- but its tone is vintage bliss. I wish I could describe that tone. It has that beautiful round yet hollow sizzle that only the best vintage Fenders seem capable of producing. What is most impressive is that the plugged-in sound is so present -- right in front of your face -- as if somehow the signal is taking a short-cut to your amp. Modern Fenders sound like they are in the next room compared with the way the sound jumps off this pre-CBS Mustang pick-ups. I have owned two other Mustangs (both '65s), but neither was in the same league as this one. It certainly does not have the Gibson sustain or warmth -- but it ain't Strat-like either (I'm not much a Stratocaster fan). It is more Telecaster in its tone -- but yet it has a distinct tone of its own. I play through the neck pick-up only -- as all Mustangs should be played. Some Mustangs seem to have no sustain -- but this one actually sustains nicely -- about as long as the average Strat. It was quite a find.

It's beautiful -- sometime I just take it out of its case to look at it. This guitar wasn't played much over the past 38 years -- so everything is in great condition. I think the Brazilian rosewood fretboard is way cool.

Solid as they come. Leo built a guitar that guitarists have struggled to smash. That said, it is amazingly light and resonant.

Never even inquired.

I have been playing guitar for 30 years. I own some other cool guitars (a 1976 Black Fender Starcaster, for example). My '64 Mustang is a favorite. I don't know of a guitar that does a better job at trashy rock sound. It is distinctive tone to be sure, but a tone I love. It it were stolen, I would be very upset because I am not sure I could find another '64 White Mustang in this great of condition with the amount of sustain this one has.

1965 red mustang 100% original with hardshell case guitar has
many paint flakes missing and wear marks right down to the woood
but all there and all stock. case is the original and looks like
it went through a war but is still in one piece

sound is one of a kind no other guitar i own sounds close, hums a bit

when i bought this guitar it was unplayable i sent it to 2 repair
men and finally the 2cd one figured out that it needed a 2cd string
tree to play right now it plays like a new strat

this guitar was played had for many years the paint has not held up
as well as the electronics and hardware they are still perfect

i found this guitar at a fleamarket and thougt the guys asking price
of 550.00 was very high considering guitar had 10% of its paint
missing or worn through reluctenly gave him 500.00 for it and
paid 100.00 to get setup, neck shimmed up and string tree and new
nut cut from a piece of ivory i had turns out it was the best buy
ive made in a long time have turned down 750.00 cash for it
it plays like no other guitar if you have a chance to get an old
mustang buy it ive played the 70s models and there not the same

Mine is a 1978 Fender Red Apple Mustang, 2 pickups, USA, 22 Frets, Volumen, and tone

Great, it really sounds great trough any amp, i use a JCM900 Head and 2 Cabs whit a lot of Effects, if you want this Guitar to sound really really good plug a delay or some reverb to clean up a little bit the Picks.

The guitar is in great conditions, only some little scratches on the neck cause the use in all those years, but looks great

I have to say that when i play live this guitar Soundsssssssssss GREATTTTTTTTTT, all my friends come and say, hey what a great guitar, rock on

Fender Always trite you very well

i've benn playing since i was 13 years old, now im 22, 9 years, and trust me, i played a lot of guitars, i own 3 and this is my fav, perhaps my PRS

I am the proud owner of two Fender Mustang Guitars. One was made in 1965. It was refinished with a heavy dark brown stain that was so badly done I could see a circle on the back of the guitar where the perpetrator had placed the guitar on top of the finish can so it could dry. Pathetic! But the good news is, because it looked so ugly I stole it for only $350. It appears to be stock apart from the finish and the tuners. I have stripped the guitar and am preparing it for a nice natural amber finish and a new red tortoiseshell pickguard which will give it a distinguished aged look, kinda like an acoustic. That's one of the features I like about Mustangs the most, they're soft. Soft sounding, soft playing, soft tremelo, soft fretting, in short, sweet! That's not to say it can't raise your hackles with a growl or a moan, but even these sounds seem understated. I prefer to use the palm of my hand to manipulate the tremelo. The rounded shape is comfortable and familiar and I don't have to search for the whammy bar. Just a little contact and the guitar responds. When I'm through refinishing this Mustang it will be a nice partner for my other Mustang. It's a little younger than the '65. I'm not sure when it was made but the neck seems a little thicker. I get an early 70's kinda vibe from it so that's my guess. It has been refinished with a gorgeous natural finish. Whoever did it did a great job. The person also replaced the original pickguard with a handmade laminated figured maple pickguard, which I swear gives it a woody tone
that can't be matched. The tuners have been replaced and the phase switches have been done away with. There is one three-way switch the person installed from a rear rout on the upper bout that works like a Les Paul. Simple electronics even in the customization! I prefer the meatier feel and the woody tone of the later Mustang, but the original electronics(I will replace the phase switches)and the personal new finish of the earlier Mustang will probably make it my main guitar. Together they're a terrific and interesting pair and I wouldn't part with either of them. Someday I may put humbuckers in the later stang (the kind that fit in the single coil openings). Mustangs are cool classy simple and effective guitars. Just like my music. They're unusual inexpensive interesting and articulate. They can't do everything but what they do they do well. They're offset contoured bodies are comfortable and light, either sitting or standing. The later Mustang has an incredibly low action. The frets are so worn I will have to have a complete refretting done in the future but for now I'm going to use all that speed! Ironically the earlier Mustang has nicer frets and a more standard action and when it's completed I'm sure it'll be considered a cream-puff by anybody's standards. Mustangs are for me!!The only reason I don't give them a ten is cause I can't afford to play a ten!

I play mainly through two amps at home: a Danelectro Nifty Fifty, and an Epiphone Electar Tube 30. The Nifty Fifty is only a fifteen watter but it's got a lot of punch. The solid state components are very reliable and you can get a lot of different sounds from the retro looking amp. The electronics seem to be very sensitive which makes it difficult to find a setting you liked previously but gives a large variety in your sonic palette. I play mostly clean but this baby's got a mean "dirty" knob that acts like a dial-in overdrive. A pamphlet is included to show you which settings yield what sound, from 70's funk to country twang to Brit rock. I find it to be a very clean amp with incredible response. My other amp is an Electar Tube 30. It too is a clean sounding amp with incredible response. With the tubes warmed up this baby can scream! It's inexpensive ($180) so don't be afraid to abuse it! I find the tone a little brash in comparison to more expensive amps but with a little adjustment of the chicken head knobs, the sweet spot will shine through. I tend to back off the tone and volume when I play through this amp unless I'm making an arch-top squeal. It's as if the 30 watts of tube power are a little too much for the speaker so unless you love that over-the-top sound you'll find yourself turning down a tad too. What's missing from both of these amps is a spring reverb. Admittedly the Danelectro may be a bit small for it but I am so confident in Danelectro's electronic capability I think they could make one work. The Electar definitely deserves a reverb but then the price would just about double. For what they are: good clean strong cheap performers, I am more than satisfied with these two. I give them eights only cause there is a large difference between $200 amps and $1500 amps.

I have recently acquired this 1978 black Mustang with its original case. You know the specs already: 22 fret 24" scale maple neck, mine with rosewood fretboard, contoured offset waist body, metal button tuners with embossed "F", two angled covered single coil p/u's, two slide switches on-off and on-off phase, one tone and one volume pot with a 12 screw, 2 of them in the middle, black laminated pickguard. It is a heavy sucker.

I play a little bit of everyting but my real passion is punk and what is left of good alternative. I run this guitar through a Peavey Ultra 112 and a Marshall AVT100. I use EH small clone, Vox wah, Dan-echo, Expandora-II and various other effects, but rarely. I was very pleasently surprised from the output of the p/u's. I was expecting the thin Strat single coil sound but these babies are full of tone. Obviously you can not compare with a full humbucker, but it has a very good tone for a single coil. The pick-ups drive the amp's tubes to a nice overdrive and the distortion tones are also nice, again not like a humbucker, but nice crunch. The clean is bright and clear. Since they are single coils they are a bit noisy but nothing a noise gate can remediate, Boss NS-2. With the switches you have te options of using either p/u alone, both together in or out of phase. I also own a couple of Jag-Stangs and these go out of tune frequently, but the tailpiece in the Mustang just stays in tune. I hope the Jag-Stangs get better with age. I relly love the tone and sounds from this Mustang.

Well it is a 23 year old guitar!! It has been played but fortunately not abused. The last owner did not use it that much... that means it just stayed in the case but he did not clean it after the sporadic uses. It had layers of crud and the hardware appeared damaged. I cleaned the chrome and it was just extremely dirty, and the fazed finish was actually just dirty. Everything is shiny. About 3 dings down to the wood, some superficial belt buckle scratches, very little wear on the frets, excellent fretboard, and a slightly worn nut. Everything else is excellent. The finish, fretboard, hardware, electronics and frets have held up nicely for 23 years.

Well it has held up together for 23 years. I am currently using it as my main guitar. I just changed the strap buttons for Schaller strap locks: always have always will. No sense risking disaster with the cheap buttons. It has put up with my playing so I'm sure it will remain in one piece for the next ten years.

Have not contacted them for this guitar but I have for others and they have been very helpful to the extent that they have mailed me schematics and parts lists of guitars I have bought new and used.

Hey, I was pleasently surprised. I don't think the previous owner had any idea of the average price this guitar sells for out in the streets: and I got it with the original case!!!! I was also surprised with the output of the pickups and their tone. The day I bought it I had thought of replacing the bridge p/u for a DiMarzio Fast Track 2 but desisted after hearing it. I can compare the output to a friend's Strat with a red Lace Sensor and everyone is convinced my 'Tang has more output and better tone. I am the third, and hopefully last, owner of this guitar. I tracked down it's first owner and have bought this guitar for about the same price hde bought it for. If it were stolen, the a-hole who does, better stay the hell very far away from me or I'll beat the living crap out of him. I don't think I can replace this guitar. I have absolutely fallen in love with this guitar, and I have an extensive collection: from Delonge Strat to Jag-Stangs to reissue Jaguar, Venture Jazzmaster, to Gibson Les Paul Classic Plus, and they have all fallen to second billing.

1972 Fender Mustang. 22 USA-made frets. Volume and tone knobs. Two sliders to take the two single coil pick-ups in and out of phase (technology at its finest). A natural wood finish (ash? It sure looks like a basball bat!). The thinnest slice of rosewood on the maple neck. The chrome is worn away from the bridge and and tail piece of "Dynamic Fender Vibrato." Until I read about other Mustangs, I never even knew there was a bridge cover.

Excellent single coil sound! Great for blues/classic rock/punk/alternative. After 30 years, it has developed a great mellow edge. Some of the settings sound better than others. The combination of one pick-up in phase and one out of phase sounds weak and thin. Otherwise, the distinctive Fender sound.

The pieces fit just fine. Leo and the gang in Kalamazoo did a great job putting it together. There is one mystery - why have the cord jack stick straight out of the front of the guitar? All small complaint for a well-built inexpensive guitar.

There are plenty of knicks, scratches and rusted parts, but after 30 years, it sounds great. There is no question this could be your only guitar at a gig.

Who knows?

This was my first guitar. I always thought the Mustang was low end. I wanted to move up to a Strat and bought one a few years back. The funny thing is, I never play the Strat. The Mustang is easier to play (the neck feels better)and sounds just as good as the Strat. Like a lot of the other Mustang players, I use a Pro Co Rat (vintage stomp box for a vintage guitar). It's a great guitar and old friend.

1972 sunburst in imaculate and original condition. see alll the other posts in here for everything else in this section!

it's great. didn't expect it to be but it is. it sounds fatter than my p-90 les paul and any of the strats i've played. it even sounds good unplugged as someone else mentioned. for what was supposed to be a cheap student guitar from fender i am sold on it, there must have been some gobsmacked students back in those days! i been playing my les paul for years and after a day playing this my ole faithful les paul feels like a foreign guitar, just didn't feel as right as the mustang does now. awe what a shame! not noisy, rich and full, out of phase is as you would expect. playing thru a 66 princeton and a marshall superbass head with a 4x12 orange loaded with greenbacks. great thru either set-up. i only use analog effects and it works well with em all. fulltone deja-vibe, fulldrive2, boss sd-1's, od-1 and even sounded great with pro-co rat!. get one (mustang not a rat)

all great. super! it's immaculate! altho i would love a beat up one as well, rory gallagher style (i know his was a strat but i'm on about the finish!)

it's still going! switches great, everything great. super!

haven't had the need to contact them but i'm a sod to deal with so i don't expect any problems from them at all if i ever need to call on them. lucky fender!

been playing for over 25 yrs. had tones of gear and it's never enough! i want anohter one now let alone if it was stolen!

Well, its a 1965 Fender Mustang, and there isnt much to it. Its your average simplistic plank. I bought it for $500 used, and the main reason i bought this badboy.... It's neck. The mustang neck, aged 36 years, feels unlike any other neck I have ever played, and ive played alot of guitars. its been messed with a litte, gotoh tuners, originals are gone... i'd love to find some original fender tuners to match, but thats probably not likely.

i play everything, and this guitar does it all. this guitar sounds like a million bucks. only one minor problem, the little E string doesnt sound as loud as the otehrs, action is too low on it i think due to fretware, but theres probably something i can do to the correct the problem

the action is great... the neck is soft, feels organic or something. I just love putting my fingers on the fretboard.... feels absolutely amazing. finish is in really rough shape, but im having that done over. the metal is surprisingly in good shape for being so old

this guitar looks like its survived several wars. it could survive several more.

never ever talked to fender. not once

maybe theres something better out there. but i havent found it yet. i would definitely look for another if this was eer stolen