Vintage Fender Mustang Guitars

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Mustang pickup Fender 64
Mustang pickup Fender 64
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VINTAGE 1970 FENDER MUSTANG JAGUAR DUO SONIC KNOBS NR
VINTAGE 1970 FENDER MUSTANG JAGUAR DUO SONIC KNOBS NR
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1973 Fender Tele Jazz Bass Precision Mustang 250K pot
1973 Fender Tele Jazz Bass Precision Mustang 250K pot
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1974 Fender Tele Jazz Bass Precision Mustang 250K pot
1974 Fender Tele Jazz Bass Precision Mustang 250K pot
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70s FENDER F TUNING PEG PART BRONCO MUSTANG KINGMAN
70s FENDER F TUNING PEG PART BRONCO MUSTANG KINGMAN
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1966 Fender Mustang Dakota Red Stratocaster
1966 Fender Mustang Dakota Red Stratocaster
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1977 Fender Mustang amazing wood all orignal w ohsc
1977 Fender Mustang amazing wood all orignal w ohsc
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VINTAGE 1964 1972 FENDER MUSTANG CONTROL PLATE ORIGINAL
VINTAGE 1964 1972 FENDER MUSTANG CONTROL PLATE ORIGINAL
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1970s Vintage Fender Mustang Competition Guitar
1970s Vintage Fender Mustang Competition Guitar
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VINTAGE 1966 FENDER MUSTANG COMPETITION ELECTRIC GUITAR
VINTAGE 1966 FENDER MUSTANG COMPETITION ELECTRIC GUITAR
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Vintage 1965 Fender Mustang Guitar Neck And Body
Vintage 1965 Fender Mustang Guitar Neck And Body
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Original 1968 Fender Mustang Dakota red very nice
Original 1968 Fender Mustang Dakota red very nice
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FENDER 1966 ORIGINAL MUSTANG VINTAGE DAKOTA RED W CASE
FENDER 1966 ORIGINAL MUSTANG VINTAGE DAKOTA RED W CASE
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Mid 1970s Vintage Fender Guitar Case Mustang Duo Sonic
Mid 1970s Vintage Fender Guitar Case Mustang Duo Sonic
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ORIGINAL 1965 FENDER MUSTANG NECK
ORIGINAL 1965 FENDER MUSTANG NECK
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1966 FENDER MUSTANG BRIDGE
1966 FENDER MUSTANG BRIDGE
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1969 1971 Fender Mustang Guitar Pearloid Pickguard
1969 1971 Fender Mustang Guitar Pearloid Pickguard
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1966 Fender Mustang Guitar neck w Original Tuners
1966 Fender Mustang Guitar neck w Original Tuners
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Vintage 1971 Fender Mustang Competition Blue w OHSC
Vintage 1971 Fender Mustang Competition Blue w OHSC
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1977 Fender Mustang Guitar White Excellent Cond
1977 Fender Mustang Guitar White Excellent Cond
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Vintage 1970s Fender Mustang w New Fender HSC EC
Vintage 1970s Fender Mustang w New Fender HSC EC
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1975 1979 FENDER MUSTANG PICKGUARD NOS
1975 1979 FENDER MUSTANG PICKGUARD NOS
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65 66 ORIGINAL FENDER MUSTANG MISC PARTS
65 66 ORIGINAL FENDER MUSTANG MISC PARTS
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1965 ORIGINAL FENDER MUSTANG PICKGUARD
1965 ORIGINAL FENDER MUSTANG PICKGUARD
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1965 FENDER MUSTANG PICKGUARD
1965 FENDER MUSTANG PICKGUARD
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1971 Fender Mustang Champ Amp Lefty Left Handed Cobain
1971 Fender Mustang Champ Amp Lefty Left Handed Cobain
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Vintage Fender Mustang Telecaster P Bass Neck Plate 76
Vintage Fender Mustang Telecaster P Bass Neck Plate 76
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Fender Mustang Competition Blue USA Vintage Nice 73
Fender Mustang Competition Blue USA Vintage Nice 73
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VINTAGE 1965 FENDER MUSTANG ELECTRIC GUITAR
VINTAGE 1965 FENDER MUSTANG ELECTRIC GUITAR
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Vintage USA Made 1966 Fender Mustang Dakota Red w OHSC
Vintage USA Made 1966 Fender Mustang Dakota Red w OHSC
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1979 FENDER MUSTANG PICKGUARD ANTIGUA
1979 FENDER MUSTANG PICKGUARD ANTIGUA
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Vintage 1972 USA Made Fender Competition Mustang w OHC
Vintage 1972 USA Made Fender Competition Mustang w OHC
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Fender Mustang USA Vintage 66 Olympic White Nice
Fender Mustang USA Vintage 66 Olympic White Nice
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Fender Mustang Vintage Electric Guitar

The Fender Mustang Electric Guitar was introduced in 1964 as a beginner’s model to fit in line with Fender’s other two student models; the Musicmaster and Duo-Sonic. It was available with both a 24inch (full-size) and 22.5inch (3/4 Size) scale length. The Mustang may have been designed as just another student guitar but it was never as basic as the Musicmaster or Duo-Sonic. It had a slightly offset waist and a much more sophisticated range of features, including a new vibrato unit with a floating bridge that moved backwards and forwards when the unit was activated. It also had two single-coil pickups angled for optimum bass and treble response.

The original Fender Mustang body was made of poplar or mahogany wood and was available in three color finishes; Red, White and Blue. The Blue and Red Mustang’s came with white pearlescent pickguards, while the White Mustang came with a red tortoise-pearl pickguard. The neck was made of maple with a rosewood fingerboard.

In 1965 the Mustang was re-equipped with a bigger headstock and a few other minor changes including the introduction of F-key tuners with plastic pegs.

In 1969 the ‘Competition’ Mustang was introduced, which is in essence just another Mustang with three racing stripes painted across the front body of the guitar. The red finish came with cream stripes, the blue finish came with light blue stripes and the orange finish came with dark orange stripes. There were also a few ‘Left-handed’ Competition Mustangs made to special-order during this time. These completely replaced the original Mustangs, which were discontinued in 1970.

All the Mustangs manufactured in the mid seventies had an Ash body, which is a pretty heavy-weight wood, meaning many of the Mustangs of this time may weigh quite a lot more than the original Fender Mustangs.

The American Fender Mustangs were completely discontinued by 1982, but over the years, the Fender Mustang gathered something of a cult following. World renowned musicians including David Byrne, Kurt Cobain, Kelly Jones, Norah Jones and Patti Smith were all big fans of the Fender Mustang.

The Japanese market for Fender Mustangs had the highest demand in the world, due in part to the fame of a Japanese musician called ‘Char’, who was renowned for playing a blue one in the seventies. This brought a huge following of Japanese fans and encouraged the Japanese Mustang market to flourish. The Japanese brought out a reissue ‘69 Mustang in the late eighties available in Vintage White and Sonic Blue. It is made of basswood, which unfortunately has a bad reputation in guitar making and as such slightly decreases the value of this reissue Mustang, which is really not held in great regard but would be ok for a student to begin learning on.