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Post subject: What is the mustang's body made out of?
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 1:53 pm
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Just curious. It doesn't show it on the site.


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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 1:59 pm
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Basswood.

Earlier re-issues were poplar (like the originals).

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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:26 pm
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Very very interesting. I wonder why basswood? Then they charge more for them. Maybe because they're made in Japan? Or is that why it IS basswood. Because it's oversees? I know ibanez uses basswood for some of their models.


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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:32 pm
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i could have sworn that the reissues are still poplar... im not sure though...

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I'm sure some were ash.
One I saw not that long ago sure looked like ash.

I know many of the Mustangs made before they were originally discontinued were ash--like my 78 Mustang...

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Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:46 pm
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zontar wrote:
I'm sure some were ash.
One I saw not that long ago sure looked like ash.

I know many of the Mustangs made before they were originally discontinued were ash--like my 78 Mustang...


The ash-bodied Mustangs were mid-70s developments. The original Mustangs (and the companion Bronco, Musicmaster, and Duosonic student models) were all made of poplar.

Basswood is often used because saw blades and router bits dull less easily when used to fabricate bodies out of softer lumber. Thus, it's a cost-cutting measure to extend the life of machine tools.

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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:19 am
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Yeah, when I had the jackplate and backplate off yesterday, you can tell it's a pretty soft, light wood. Not very much graining, but a little. Which is probably another reason why they like it. My finish is a burst and it allows you to see the graining a little. Which is nice. I hate the bridge on this thing though and I'm not sure if putting in a new one would make me like this guitar.

I think I'm still pretty set on a tele for now, but this could be a project down the road.


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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:28 am
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That seems odd because one of the upgrades to improve the playability of a Jaguar or a Jazzmaster is to install a Mustang bridge on it. Perhaps yours needs some professional attention......?

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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:55 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
That seems odd because one of the upgrades to improve the playability of a Jaguar or a Jazzmaster is to install a Mustang bridge on it. Perhaps yours needs some professional attention......?

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My apologies. I'm mixing up two threads in my mind. I was referring to my starcastor body and bridge and this is the wrong thread for that. Duh.


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