Which colour Competition Mustang shall I get?

Discussion of vintage Jazzmasters, Jaguars, Bass VIs, Electric XIIs and any other offset-waist instruments.

Which colour should I get?

Competition Red
6
16%
Competition Orange
12
32%
Competition Burgundy/Blue
19
51%
 
Total votes: 37

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Re: Which colour Competition Mustang shall I get?

Post by ainm » Wed Apr 10, 2024 1:16 pm

But we’ll continue to keep our eyes peeled for you. There has to be a better option. Have you considered scouring the auction houses? That’s one place where a lot of these “We have an exclusive and endless supply of pristine 60’s offsets” shysters get their £20K princesses from (normally for peanuts).

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Re: Which colour Competition Mustang shall I get?

Post by welshywelsh » Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:08 pm

Thanks all, will keep looking.

I think realistically £3k is the absolute max I'd go to. I played a '73 that was all original except nut and a rewound bridge pickup last week. That was £2850, red and no matching headstock. If that's my entry point so be it, but I'm hopefully (probably naively) there's better deals out there.

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Re: Which colour Competition Mustang shall I get?

Post by Futuron » Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:27 am

More affordable on OSG (US seller however):

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=127950&sid=087f592 ... 52502d1031

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Re: Which colour Competition Mustang shall I get?

Post by welshywelsh » Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:58 am

I already messaged on Reverb yesterday ;D

US only postage sadly.

Thanks so much for keeping an eye out, this one would've been perfect to enjoy and over time return to original specs.

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Re: Which colour Competition Mustang shall I get?

Post by N0_Camping4U » Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:05 am

If you don't do matching headstock I won't talk to you ever again.
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Re: Which colour Competition Mustang shall I get?

Post by welshywelsh » Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:00 am

N0_Camping4U wrote:
Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:05 am
If you don't do matching headstock I won't talk to you ever again.
;D I think with my budget we could be in trouble!

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