American Performer Mustang and Mustang bass

astro · Post by **astro** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 4:05 am

Saw this over at Offsetguitars.com. USA made mustangs, the guitar even has a proper trem. No slidy switches though. Bass looks weird with truncated bridge and Jazz bass knob setup, but is still cool IMHO.

LANK

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 5:01 pm

That looks pretty darned nice. I never was a fan of slidy switches anyway.

What colour is that though? Some sort of shell pink?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:11 pm

Cool to see American Mustangs again, shame the necks will be shit.

George · Post by **George** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:45 pm

I fell for the 'added Bass bridge pickup' meme once before. Never again.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 11:53 pm

Concretebadger wrote:That looks pretty darned nice. I never was a fan of slidy switches anyway.

What colour is that though? Some sort of shell pink?

Same. The switches looked quirky but ripped your hand to shreds and most people only used two settings anyway.
The three-way is an improvement imo.

Not sure why I'm concerning myself with this though, no doubt I'd be able to pay my mortgage for eight months of the year for the price of one of these.

Looks more Burgundy Mist than Shell Pink.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:40 am

The guitar is a shade over Ã‚Â£1000 at Thomann.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:46 am

According to some Canadian website, the guitar will be available in penny (the colour in the picture above), vintage white, 3TSB and satin sonic blue. Bass colours: aubergine, arctic white, 3TSB and satin seafoam green.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:43 am

paul_ wrote:Cool to see American Mustangs again, shame the necks will be shit.

Melts in your hands. Maybe it's petrified though?

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:37 am

Someone on OSG posted pics of all of them:

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:40 am

I literally cannot imagine a situation where I would spend a grand on a guitar, but jeeeez that yellow one is calling to me.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 11:14 am

Freddy V-C wrote:I literally cannot imagine a situation where I would spend a grand on a guitar, but jeeeez that yellow one is calling to me.

There was a limited edition of the Duo-Sonic in Canary Yellow, should cost about half but it's hard to find.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 11:42 am

BearBoy wrote:

UGH WHY AREN'T THESE THE SAME COLOUR

The 'Stang looks as pale as my Squier, but I really like it with that yellowed perloid, might have to seek one of those scratchies out..

RE: switches, the Squiers have those recessed/shorter (and slightly more rounded) switches, and I have yet to catch my hand or clothing on them ONCE.

Dang, they've pulled the page you linked to http://www.themusiczoo.com/blogs/news/ ... -performer

Golden-Stang · Post by **Golden-Stang** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 11:50 am

Any rumors about some new release by Squier?

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 2:05 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:
Freddy V-C wrote:I literally cannot imagine a situation where I would spend a grand on a guitar, but jeeeez that yellow one is calling to me.
There was a limited edition of the Duo-Sonic in Canary Yellow, should cost about half but it's hard to find.

One at PMT Online (UK) for Ã‚Â£449.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 2:51 pm

Alas, I think the black pickup covers/knobs/switch tip on the Mustang are what makes the yellow look good.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 3:04 pm

100% truth

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 3:41 pm

Squier VM Mustang Olympic White actually looked like that Banana Yellow but had tort guard and white switches

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 3:46 pm

Doog wrote:The 'Stang looks as pale as my Squier

Not that you're selling or I'm buying, but you've swapped the neck on yours, right? What did you do to the original one?

Post by **Doog** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 3:54 pm

Popped it on the ol' 'Bay I did, guv'nor

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Wed Nov 21, 2018 4:00 pm

Right. They don't love me in Birmingham, f...cking animals