1965 Mustang body resurrection
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:54 am
I bought this 1965 body a few months ago, it was a good deal possibly also because of the rather particular color, which back in the day was a legitimate Fender shade called Tahitian Coral.
It was originally Olympic White, then someone painted a layer of Shell Pink over the white, then this one over the pink...
I actually love it. I had a custom neck made by Warwick instead of looking for a vintage one because I wanted it to be playable rather than collectable (I don't get on with the 7.25 radius).
It's a 10”-16” neck with an ebony fretboard - the frets are stainless steel. It's possibly the best guitar neck I've ever played, right (for me) in every way.
The pickup cavities had to be slightly deepened to accommodate the Kinman noiseless pickups (AVN-69 neck, HX-85 bridge).
It has a Mastery bridge, which for me is essential on Fender offsets, and the tuners are Gotoh vintage style.
All the hardware was new but I aged it to suit the look of the body - I'm not that big on relicking but the new hardware stuck out like a sore thumb on such an old body.
This one will stay with me till my expiration date, it plays beautifully, I love the short scale, and something (fortunately) really clicked between all the parts so that they feel and sound like they’ve been as one for time immemorial.
It was originally Olympic White, then someone painted a layer of Shell Pink over the white, then this one over the pink...
I actually love it. I had a custom neck made by Warwick instead of looking for a vintage one because I wanted it to be playable rather than collectable (I don't get on with the 7.25 radius).
It's a 10”-16” neck with an ebony fretboard - the frets are stainless steel. It's possibly the best guitar neck I've ever played, right (for me) in every way.
The pickup cavities had to be slightly deepened to accommodate the Kinman noiseless pickups (AVN-69 neck, HX-85 bridge).
It has a Mastery bridge, which for me is essential on Fender offsets, and the tuners are Gotoh vintage style.
All the hardware was new but I aged it to suit the look of the body - I'm not that big on relicking but the new hardware stuck out like a sore thumb on such an old body.
This one will stay with me till my expiration date, it plays beautifully, I love the short scale, and something (fortunately) really clicked between all the parts so that they feel and sound like they’ve been as one for time immemorial.