made in 1960??

[i love sharin foo]

It says 24" scale when it should 24 3/4"
It's made of Poplar when it should be Basswood

They actually do have a 24" scale. Unless it were a true 3/4 scale in which it would be even less. The body is probably alder.

Justin

[Naturality]

I thought it was 24 3/4" I was obviously wrong. But Mustang's are like a whole different world to me

[fullerplast]

Most early Mustangs (surprisingly) were poplar!

[Naturality]

And here's me thinking they were Basswood

[i love sharin foo]

Most early Mustangs (surprisingly) were poplar!

That's news to me 

Justin

[fullerplast]

The first time I heard it.. I was like wtf? No way! But the more I read, the more it was confirmed.

Here's one of the sources, among many:

Mr. Maxima's Mustang Story:

The specifications for Fender Mustangs change relatively little over the years. Here are the basic specs of the Mustang in 1964:

Poplar or Mahogany slab body (Note: as of March 2000, I no longer believe Mustangs were ever made with Alder body wood.)
"Patriotic Colors" Red, White, and Blue
Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
Two single coil pickups with black base plate
Small headstock with Transition Fender Logo
One string guide
Kluson tuners with plastic oval knobs
White dot finger board markers (sometimes Faux pearl dot inlays)
White pearl neck side markers on the seam of maple and rosewood
Brass shielding plate in the pickup, slider switch, and control cavity
Two slider switch ON-OFF-PHASE for each of the two pickups
12 screw pickguard
3 screw control plate
Dynamic Fender Vibrato
White Tremolo Bar Tip
L-series neck plate
One volume one tone with black plastic knobs with white marker line
Headstock numbers (early '64): DES. 186,826 PAT. 2,960,900 2,741,146 & PAT. PEND.
Headstock numbers (late '64): DES. 186,826 PAT. 2,960,900 2,741,146 3,143,028 & PAT. PEND.
24" scale with 22-frets standard (optional 22½" scale with 21-frets). Most '64 Mustangs appear to be shipped with short scale length necks with "A" neck widths (1 1/2").

To my knowledge..  mahogany was indeed used (as he says), but is pretty rare. The vast majority are poplar.

[Aug]

The first time I heard it.. I was like wtf? No way! But the more I read, the more it was confirmed.

Here's one of the sources, among many:

Mr. Maxima's Mustang Story:

The specifications for Fender Mustangs change relatively little over the years. Here are the basic specs of the Mustang in 1964:

Poplar or Mahogany slab body (Note: as of March 2000, I no longer believe Mustangs were ever made with Alder body wood.)
"Patriotic Colors" Red, White, and Blue
Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
Two single coil pickups with black base plate
Small headstock with Transition Fender Logo
One string guide
Kluson tuners with plastic oval knobs
White dot finger board markers (sometimes Faux pearl dot inlays)
White pearl neck side markers on the seam of maple and rosewood
Brass shielding plate in the pickup, slider switch, and control cavity
Two slider switch ON-OFF-PHASE for each of the two pickups
12 screw pickguard
3 screw control plate
Dynamic Fender Vibrato
White Tremolo Bar Tip
L-series neck plate
One volume one tone with black plastic knobs with white marker line
Headstock numbers (early '64): DES. 186,826 PAT. 2,960,900 2,741,146 & PAT. PEND.
Headstock numbers (late '64): DES. 186,826 PAT. 2,960,900 2,741,146 3,143,028 & PAT. PEND.
24" scale with 22-frets standard (optional 22½" scale with 21-frets). Most '64 Mustangs appear to be shipped with short scale length necks with "A" neck widths (1 1/2").

To my knowledge..  mahogany was indeed used (as he says), but is pretty rare. The vast majority are poplar.

meh...you gaffed that from jag-stang.com

[fullerplast]

you gaffed that from jag-stang.com

But how did I do spotting the discrepancies in the 'stang ad?   

[Aug]

you gaffed that from jag-stang.com

But how did I do spotting the discrepancies in the 'stang ad?   

You did fine.

The mustang is a Sept. 66...not 64
the decal is definitely correct
the "F" neckplates were NEVER put on the 64's
"F" key tuners instead of the Klusons
a 64 stang would have clay dots (as well as some 65s)
the pup covers should be black...and those white ones aren't even original white ones (I'll prove it in a minute)
a 64 would have a "Pat. Pend." on the dynamic vibrato trem plate.

here's some pics of my 64...(yea...I'm showin' off a little.)