NGD 1965 Fender Mustang Dakota Red - LEFTY PIC HEAVY

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NGD 1965 Fender Mustang Dakota Red - LEFTY PIC HEAVY

Post by lokalfuz » Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:22 am

Here's my latest eBay snipe. I originally bought it so I'd have a beat up Mustang to swap parts off if I needed to, but I instantly decided I could never do that to this guitar. There's a reason this had so much play wear… because it plays f'n amazing! Super smooth neck, low action, warm pickups. Man oh man, she's a good one. Question though: I'm not sure about the decal on the headstock. Looks too fresh to be original to the guitar, and some of the patent/design numbers are different or in different places when I compare it to my other Mustangs. Could this be because it's a '65, which is the earliest of my other four? I included a picture of my '67 in Dakota Red (her squeaky clean sister) for comparison:

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Post by Danley » Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:22 pm

Great score. I never figured those had anything other than the simple "Fender" decal and until I saw the picture of your 67 , thought you supposed a fake due it not being that.
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Post by hornz » Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:39 pm

Too cool Lokalfuz. Did you get a case with this one too? The decal looks ok to me, spacing of Pat numbers and all.

If you ever get bored of these old 'Stangs you know where I am ;P
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Post by PJazzmaster » Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:49 pm

cool, how do the necks compare? I'd guess the 67 is a bit fatter and a tad wider at the nut, or?

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Post by lokalfuz » Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:18 pm

hornz wrote:Too cool Lokalfuz. Did you get a case with this one too? The decal looks ok to me, spacing of Pat numbers and all.

If you ever get bored of these old 'Stangs you know where I am ;P

No OHSC with this one, unfortunately. I'll definitely look your way if I ever need to sell one or two ;)

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Post by lokalfuz » Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:20 pm

PJazzmaster wrote:cool, how do the necks compare? I'd guess the 67 is a bit fatter and a tad wider at the nut, or?
The '65 is thinner for sure, most of the finish is wore off so it plays like butter. But that's not to discredit the '67's neck, I like them both, just in a different way!

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Post by Leftystang72 » Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:01 pm

Hi - is this one available for sale? Thank you.

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Post by lokalfuz » Sat Nov 10, 2018 8:39 pm

Not for sale, I'll be keeping this one until arthritis tells me it's time...

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Post by s_mcsleazy » Sun Nov 11, 2018 6:42 pm

Leftystang72 wrote:
Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:01 pm
Hi - is this one available for sale? Thank you.
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