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Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:52 pm
by Naturality
This looks more like a Mustang than a Duosonic, as it has the Mustang trem tailpiece. It also has the phase switches from a Mustangwhich I don't think the Duo had
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:13 am
by flatfiver
IIRC the Duo Sonic II (post-'64/'65?) had the phase switches. As for the trem it'd depend on whether it was original equipment or not.
Neither ever had 3 pickups.
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:01 am
by Pumpkin
Thurston just put a mustang vibrato on it and it only has a 5 way switch for the 3 pickups just like a strat has.
As for the pickgaurd,i spose he changed that too and you can see theres white paint under the pickgaurd where the phase switches would be,hence ther is no route so its a pre phase switch duosonic.
When ya look at SY guitars its always best to assume "what isn't modded" rather than what is.
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:30 am
by mjet
I wouldn't be surprised if it isn't just a regular Mustang with a DuoSonic neck. DuoSonics from 1964 until they were discontinued had the phase switches, identical to a Mustang. I doubt he'd have added a Mustang tremolo to a DuoSonic body - that's a lot of work on a cheap guitar. Mustang, DuoSonic and Musicmaster necks are all stamped the same and are interchangeable.
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:45 am
by Pumpkin
you can see theres white paint under the pickgaurd where the phase switches would be,hence ther is no route so its a pre phase switch duosonic.
Its a duo definitely.
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:51 am
by JazzBlaster
you are all wrong! it is a sonic youth guitar therefore woven from high quality duct tape!
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:22 am
by FireAarro
JazzBlaster wrote:
you are all wrong! it is a sonic youth guitar therefore woven from high quality duct tape!
lo-fidelity duct tape?
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:06 am
by mynameisjonas
as corona said, it has no routes for the switches. it is definitely a duo sonic.
a mustang tailpiece and its routes isn´t that hard to add. screwdriver/chisel... hammer... bang bang, chop chop, screw screw... done!
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:20 am
by fullerplast
Wait a minute... it's an offset body. That makes it a '64 or later, and ALL those bodies have the channel route for the switches above the pickups(Mustang/DuoII/MusicmasterII).
The pre-'64 Duo and MM used a NON-OFFSET body, and were routed for a toggle switch on the lower horn.
That thing is just a mutt, you can't tell what it is or was...
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:23 am
by mynameisjonas
ooops, didn´t think about that
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:14 am
by fullerplast
Further.... it has a spaghetti logo, which was never used on the 24" neck for any model.
A mutt, to be sure...
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:58 am
by Pumpkin
Further.... it has a spaghetti logo, which was never used on the 24" neck for any model.
I'd probably be inclined to think its a transitional parts guitar or something cause its neither a standard duo or a mustang.
True,it's impossible to say what it is now but its a cool guitar non the less.
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:28 am
by fullerplast
What's strange to me is that the guard was obviously custom-cut for three pickups. So why not omit the switch cutouts as well?
Maybe there are routes under there, but they're blcoked off by some shielding or something. Odd the shielding would be white, but go figure.
It could also be an aftermarket body... but again, why would the guard be cut for switches in the first place?
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:43 am
by djetz
fullerplast wrote:
What's strange to me is that the guard was obviously custom-cut for three pickups. So why not omit the switch cutouts as well?
Maybe there are routes under there, but they're blcoked off by some shielding or something. Odd the shielding would be white, but go figure.
It could also be an aftermarket body... but again, why would the guard be cut for switches in the first place?
It could be a store-bought replacement guard, with extra pickup routes cut into it, rather than a custom made one. That seems more likely to me.
I suspect it's a Duosonic with added pups and whammy, most likely scavanged from a destroyed Mustang.
Re: Isn't this a Mustang
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:03 am
by Jay
It's certainly possible that the switch routes are there but just covered by something stuck to the pickguard from underneath.