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weeping_moon · . Joined: 08 Nov 2009 Posts: 1392

Does anyone have more details about these? Is the pickguard aged just like in the photos? Does the stripe go all around? How does the pickups sound?

Thanks for any details.

honeyiscool · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 10:28 pm Post subject:

They look like the Fender Japan MG73-CO model, which are pretty well documented. I'm a fan and have two already.

On my MG73-CO, stock, pickups sound good but noisy. I always change them because I'm like that but it's unnecessary to do so. They're Alnico pickups by Fender Japan. Sort of cheap looking under the cover but they have all the correct bits. They measure right about 6k, RWRP pair, single coil. They'll get you the Mustang sound. Switches are the Asian type, which use a retaining nut instead of the switch being threaded for screws. I find this aggravating but it's not something you have to deal with unless you're changing pickguards or switches.

Stripes never go all around on any Fender Mustangs.

I just got an email that they're in stock now. I ordered one just now, the blue one. That's been the RI Mustang I've been trying to find for years. Comes out to 581.49 GBP including shipping to USA. Thanks to no VAT for overseas sales, it's way cheaper than 669 pounds that UK buyers have to pay. At current conversion rates, that's 910.26 USD for a brand new Japanese made Fender, which is actually a damn steal if you think about the fact that the Fender Japan '65 Mustang RI sold for $939.99 new.
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weeping_moon · . Joined: 08 Nov 2009 Posts: 1392

Ok thanks for the info.

I been waiting for a blue one myself with matching headstock. But i read these only have 21 frets instead of 22. So i think thats the only difference from the original ones?

honeyiscool · Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 6:22 am Post subject:

It says 21 frets, but the picture clearly shows 22 frets. They're not gonna bother creating an entirely new neck design when they already have this model that they've been selling for many years (MG73).
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NickS · Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:16 am Post subject:

Thomas · . Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3172 Location: Glasgow, UK

Shouldn't be. He's buying from the US so he doesn't pay VAT.

Thomas · . Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3172 Location: Glasgow, UK

If you're from outside the UK you can get your VAT back in most stores at point of sale. If the store doesn't offer that you get it back at the airport.

honeyiscool · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 7:19 pm Post subject:

O hai.
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NickS · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:38 pm Post subject:

Naïs!

weeping_moon · . Joined: 08 Nov 2009 Posts: 1392

Got mine yeasterday. Sold some guitars to afford this. Im not happy with the action. So probably gonna try to sink it a bit. Anyways the pickups sounds nice and i like the floating tremolo. Well im gonna play it in first before im takin actions. Nice guitar.

Fran · Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:34 pm Post subject:

Looks the bollocks. But even so, £669 is a lot, it's a Mustang guitar. I could buy a half decent car for that money.
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honeyiscool · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 2:00 pm Post subject:

weeping_moon · . Joined: 08 Nov 2009 Posts: 1392

honeyiscool · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:36 pm Post subject:

Yeah, it might just need a little time to adjust from the flight, too, in terms of truss rod and everything, too. I was pleasantly surprised at the condition of my guitar out of the box. Sure, the truss rod needed about 3/4 of a turn (I might turn it back 1/8 of a turn when I change strings because I like a little slack) but the action was spot on once the truss rod was taken care of. I have about 1.5mm in the treble side and 1.75mm on the bass side, which to me is perfect, and no choking on bends on the high E string, I was able to do whole step pretty easily. I will probably adjust to 1.75mm on the treble side when I am really giving my guitar a good setup. I also like the cigar tailpiece quite high so I got to get that.

I plan on using my series/parallel wiring diagram with some Fralin Blues Special Mustang pickups that I got at a really good price. The stock pickups are good but I always feel like I'd like a little more output, and I feel like the Fralin Blues pickups will give me that. I think I want to keep this one looking stock, because at least some of the appeal of the guitar is the visuals, so no Strat pickups this time.

Other than that, my Mustang changes that I like are a GraphTech string tree and a non-rocking Staytrem 7.25" bridge. I'll get around to them eventually but I don't have to have them. I might wrap my bridge in some tape in the mean time.
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NickS · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:05 pm Post subject:

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honeyiscool · Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:06 pm Post subject:

Noirie. · YOUTH Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 4472

Love it

weeping_moon · . Joined: 08 Nov 2009 Posts: 1392