REVISITED! Kurts poorly modified mustang build

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 4:24 am

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-H ... m51a616f05

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Quality-Custom- ... 416f8a94d2

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
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Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:53 am

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 Â£50 cheapo copy.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 4:07 pm

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.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:07 pm

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

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:23 pm

If your in with the Kurtz one you need the control plate.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:43 pm

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?

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:49 pm

Reminds me of the G&L Cantrell

George · Post by **George** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:51 pm

wah wah wah im really upset
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Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:22 pm

othomas2 wrote:Reminds me of the G&L Cantrell

Exactly what I am going for but more fender like.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:27 pm

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

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:29 pm

I like this one a lot.

poor stang 5 by punkacc9, on Flickr

George · Post by **George** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:30 pm

Poor stang 6 imo

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:37 pm

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.