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Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

So I am thinking about doing a build for the poorly modified mustang that kurt had in the early days. You know the sonic blue one in the Geffen In Bloom video. I really don't know what this guitar is but I am basically gonna make a mustang with one humbucker in the bridge, a control plate, and no pickguard. Then paint it sonic blue. I don't know what I am gonna do about the bridge. He used some kind of weird hardtail bridge. Anyone know where to find one of these? I was thinking about using my mustang/jaguar "Fender" Serviceman vibrato or buy this bridge I found on ebay that looks pretty close to his but smaller. I made a quick mockup with my serviceman vibrato.

Links to hard tail ebay bridges:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-CLASSIC-HARDTAIL-Thru-Body-Guitar-Bridge-by-MIGHTY-MITE-NEW-/350678872159?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item51a616f05

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Quality-Custom-Hard-Tail-bridge-for-Tele-or-Strat-Color-choice-Free-World-Ship-/281044227282?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item416f8a94d2

Poor Stang by punkacc9, on Flickr

The serviceman vibrato

Untitled by punkacc9, on Flickr

Untitled by punkacc9, on Flickr

Kurt and his "poorly modified mustang"

Link to kurts equipment (look under guitars / "poorly modified mustang"): http://www.kurtsequipment.com/

The In Bloom video with it

Link

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Thomas · . Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 3316 Location: Glasgow, UK

I think it's weird to chuck money into a guitar build to make a perfect copy of a cheap guitar that some dude probably only used cos he didn't have the cash for a decent one. I mean if you think it's cool that's the important thing. To me it just looks like a £50 cheapo copy.

Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

Well I'm not gonna make an actual copy. Just using it as kind of a base. I love the look of a mustang without a Pickguard. Kind of like that g&l mustang style guitar. Unless anybody has any other ideas? I like the idea of just one bridge humbucker too like the squier musicmaster.
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Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

Maybe one of these would look better?

Poor Stang 2 by punkacc9, on Flickr

Poor Stang 3 by punkacc9, on Flickr

Poor Stang 4 by punkacc9, on Flickr
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cur · . Joined: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 7296

If your in with the Kurtz one you need the control plate.
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Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

Well I don't really have to make it a kurt one. I just got the idea from his because I like the mustang without a pickguard. I wanna just do one humbucker too. What do you guys like the best?
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othomas2 · . Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 4026 Location: London

Reminds me of the G&L Cantrell

George · . Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 20945 Location: UK

wah wah wah im really upset
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Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

Came up with these ideas too. The 2.0 body would be blue not red, too much photoshop work to get it blue and look decent lol.

poor stang 5 by punkacc9, on Flickr

poor stang 6 by punkacc9, on Flickr

Jag-Stang 2.0 poor by punkacc9, on Flickr

Jag-Stang 2.0 poor 2 by punkacc9, on Flickr

Jag-Stang 2.0 poor 3 by punkacc9, on Flickr

Jag-Stang 2.0 poor 4 by punkacc9, on Flickr
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Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

I like this one a lot.

poor stang 5 by punkacc9, on Flickr
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George · . Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 20945 Location: UK

Poor stang 6 imo

Dave · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:37 pm Post subject:

1 or 6. The half pick guard is a winner. I think 6 might just pip it as it seems to flow just marginally more perfect, but only by a tiny tiny margin. I'd love to see a lp Jr type red mahogany version like that.

Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

These too..

Jag-Stang 2.0 poor 2.5 by punkacc9, on Flickr

Jag-Stang 2.0 poor 5 copy by punkacc9, on Flickr

Jag-Stang 2.0 poor 4.5 by punkacc9, on Flickr
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Sparky · . Joined: 29 Oct 2006 Posts: 662 Location: Hartford, CT

Everything in this thread is terrible, especially Kurt's Mustang, except maybe a modified version of this:

HOWEVER, I'd contemplate a Mosrite/Univox style pickguard for it. That'd look kinda bamf.

Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

How about this? Does this look better?

Mosrite stang by punkacc9, on Flickr
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Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

Mosrite stang 2 by punkacc9, on Flickr
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Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

poor stang strat jack by punkacc9, on Flickr
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Awstin · . Joined: 14 Jan 2012 Posts: 3933 Location: Pennsylvania

Jag-Stang 2.0 poor strat jack by punkacc9, on Flickr
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