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by astro
Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:49 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: VM Squier Stratjack Jag for mad cheap
Replies: 26
Views: 15738

I have one: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7314/12626230574_1fe7a29a87_b_d.jpg I love it. It's a great guitar. Well built, and the stock pickups are fantastic. Really the only thing wrong is that Squier made it fugly. Fiesta red is a nice colour, but adding cheap printed tort plus zebra coil pickups ...
by astro
Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:07 am
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: being a child of the 80s...
Replies: 41
Views: 15341

The steinberger guitars are cool, I wanted one in the 80's too. However the first guitar I remember ever lusting over was this:

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The Roland G707 guitar synthesizer. I had no idea what it sounded like back then, I wanted it based on its looks.
by astro
Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:19 am
Forum: Guitar Projects and Tech/Set-up
Topic: Bronco to Musicmaster bass conversion: questions
Replies: 8
Views: 8001

This pickguard fits. Make sure it's the one that doesn't have a tight contour around the neck heel as there are different versions of the musicmaster bass pickguard.

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This is a bronco I converted. It belongs to Mixtape now.
by astro
Sun Jun 22, 2014 12:01 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Will it fit? (Neck swap question)
Replies: 9
Views: 6571

It will cost you very little money to just buy a Squier Mustang. If it works out for you as it is, keep it. You can swap the neck with your MIJ just to try it. You're clearly not opposed to buying a neck with the Squier badge on it, so why not just buy a Squier Mustang? Just upgrade pickups and it ...
by astro
Sat Jun 21, 2014 3:53 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Will it fit? (Neck swap question)
Replies: 9
Views: 6571

I'd rather not swap the necks on the two guitars, as both have really good setups and I don't want to mess them up. However if no one has first hand experience that they can share, that's what I'll eventually do to figure it out. If/when I do I will post my findings. If they don't fit, this would be...
by astro
Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:44 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Will it fit? (Neck swap question)
Replies: 9
Views: 6571

Will it fit? (Neck swap question)

I have a '69 RI CIJ Mustang. I love the guitar, but the 7.25 radius just isn't comfortable for me. I also have a Squier strat jack Jaguar HH, and the neck feels fantastic and is just easier to play. So now I barely touch the Mustang, even though I love the sound and the trem. I want to swap the neck...
by astro
Tue Feb 11, 2014 11:33 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Squier Mustang (full expos�)
Replies: 32
Views: 15300

They seem to be exactly the same as the Squier ones, read the review, the screws are too long. Warmoth used to have another version several years ago, where they put height screws in a Mustang bridge in 4 of the saddles. However, I am doing fine with a regular Mustang bridge with a higher E saddle,...
by astro
Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:52 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Squier Mustang (full expos�)
Replies: 32
Views: 15300

Warmoth sells a "modified" mustang bridge. It is a normal mustang bridge, with normal mustang saddles that have been modified to have saddle height adjustment screws. You get all the benefits of a stock mustang bridge plus you can set the height for each individual string so that any radiu...
by astro
Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:59 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Kurdtz jaguar now available without the relictz
Replies: 15
Views: 4386

see, a naturally scuzzed up vintage guitar would always be of more interest to me than a mint one. given the choice I'd always buy a thrashed one over a clean job. If I owned a vintage guitar in mint condition, I would be so paranoid about scratching it that it would probably not get played much. P...
by astro
Sat Jan 18, 2014 2:23 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Kurdtz jaguar now available without the relictz
Replies: 15
Views: 4386

i don't understand why fender can't issue stuff at a roadworn-esque price but just finished in flat nitro, without that shitty relicing they do. they'd soon get bashed up. i know that's missing the lame point, but still. they did a fiesta red J bass that was lovely, but no way would i buy one with ...
by astro
Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:19 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Kurdtz jaguar now available without the relictz
Replies: 15
Views: 4386

i don't understand why fender can't issue stuff at a roadworn-esque price but just finished in flat nitro, without that shitty relicing they do. they'd soon get bashed up. i know that's missing the lame point, but still. they did a fiesta red J bass that was lovely, but no way would i buy one with ...
by astro
Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:09 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Kurdtz jaguar now available without the relictz
Replies: 15
Views: 4386

Kurdtz jaguar now available without the relictz

Fender now offers the Kurddtz jaguar without the "road worn" relicing. Has a poly finish (I think the relic version is nitro?), and is $200 cheaper than the relic model. Left handed version is available, but is more expensive by ¢1. http://assets.fender.com/frl/7f9c0fc3ca8433824892766d9e3...
by astro
Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:38 pm
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: guitars you own and love, but everyone else hates...
Replies: 57
Views: 15648

The other Squier VM Jaguar. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8074/8436099171_88a1dd0598.jpg Get rid of the fugly tort and put chrome on the pickups and the strat jack won't be an eyesore anymore. And haters are gonna hate the bridge because it's not a familiar design but it's rock solid, super adjustab...
by astro
Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:10 pm
Forum: All Other Guitars
Topic: Lust for Ugly
Replies: 15
Views: 6163

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by astro
Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:57 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Buy this.
Replies: 4
Views: 3192

It looks like it has jazzmaster pickup routes. I wonder if they'd fit.
by astro
Sat Sep 07, 2013 2:08 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: New Bass Day! Univox Hi-Flyer
Replies: 12
Views: 12185

That bass is fantabulous! Did these come with the old school p-bass bridge ashtray, or is that an add-on? What kind of pickups would have come stock? And what's the scale length?

Very nice score!
by astro
Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:22 am
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: New US made Fender Mustang from the American Facepalm series
Replies: 126
Views: 73788

Bridge Pickup: Jazzmaster® Special Humbucking Neck Pickup: Jazzmaster® Special Humbucking Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup Pickup Configuration: HH Must be the same cra...
by astro
Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:33 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: Love this ebay Jag...
Replies: 6
Views: 4891

Beautiful. I assume blonde is a rare finish on Jags, this is the first time I've ever seen one.
by astro
Sun Aug 25, 2013 10:02 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: New US made Fender Mustang from the American Facepalm series
Replies: 126
Views: 73788

I could live with the pickups on the Mustang. I think what really bugs me about it is the tuneomatic setup. I think I would be interested in the Mustang if it at least had a toronado bridge. The Gibson bridge/tailpiece just looks out of place on a fender. Even the rectangular strat hard tail bridge ...
by astro
Thu Aug 22, 2013 9:23 pm
Forum: Short Scales
Topic: New US made Fender Mustang from the American Facepalm series
Replies: 126
Views: 73788

My hyperbole aside, I'm sure they're both great guitars. I just don't understand why they would take a unique guitar like the mustang and turn it into an HH/tuneomatic guitar, which are as ubiquitous and as common as strats and teles. I'm sure it will appeal to a lot of people and sell well, but wou...