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1965 Fender Mustang Vintage Offset Electric Guitar Dakota Red w/ Original Case
Estimated price for orientation: 1 699 $
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Description Body Color: Dakota Red Body Type: Solid Dexterity: Right-Handed Items Included: Case String Configuration: 6 String Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Brand: Fender Type: Electric Guitar Model: Mustang Exact Year: 1965 MPN: Does Not Apply UPC: Does not apply
Up for sale, a 1965 Fender Mustang in excellent condition and in perfect working order. Aside from a new headstock decal, this guitar is 100% original and complete with the original hardshell case! This lightly played and well cared for vintage guitar has a prominent acoustic voice that translates well through the stock pickups with great jangle and clarity. Since the pickups are essentially flat pole Stratocaster pickups with covers over the magnets, the tones are surprisingly similar, although the Mustang has the added benefit of a pair of phase switches for a very cool hollow twang when both pickups are engaged and out of phase! Weighing in at 7lbs 10oz, the poplar body balances well on a strap too. Professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with a fresh set of 11-50 nickel strings and comfortable, low action, this Mustang is an absolutely killer vintage Fender.The neck has a medium C profile that has a surprising amount of roundness and heft down at the nut with generous shoulders. The profile grows to full "baseball bat" depth and chunk as you move into the higher registers of the fretboard and has a very substantial feel. The gloss nitro lacquer finish is completely intact on the neck profile, and there's a bit of light flame figuring in the maple too. The guitar has the full 24" Mustang scale, 1 5/8" nut width and vintage 7 1/4" fretboard radius. The stock fretwire is intact and has been recently leveled and crowned, showing only faint wear on frets 1-2 and virtually no wear up the fretboard. On the headstock, the Kluson Deluxe double line tuning machines still work smoothly and hold pitch well with clean white buttons.The electronics all work as intended and sound great. The early "F" neck plate serial number and Stackpole pot codes date to '65, while both early gray bobbin pickups sport 1965 handwritten date codes as well. The heel of the neck is dated June, 1965, and the neck pocket has the correct paint stick markings and a very snug and secure fit for the neck. The original bridge is present, as well as the early Pat. Pending chrome vibrato unit, complete with the original arm. This vibrato has excellent spring tension and actuates with a light touch, jumping back to the original pitch with ease.Cosmetically, the body shows only a moderate amount of honest playwear, mostly around the edges of the body and on the back with a few assorted small chips and dings in the finish, and finish scratches central to the back and behind the bridge on the face of the instrument. The white pearloid pickguard is remarkably clean and vibrant and the chrome hardware is stunningly clean. The neck profile is also notably free from any wear. All of the original shielding plates are intact and the routes are original and untouched.The original hardshell case is in fantastic shape, with three clean and original working chrome latches, as well as the stock handle. The gray speckled exterior shows only very faint wear on the black leather ends and the small neck retainer strap is present inside.Please check out our shop "Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar" on the web, and feel free to call us directly with any questions at 206.399.8518.Shipping in the continental USA will be $65, fully insured and shipped via FedEx Ground. Expedited shipping available for an additional fee at buyer's request. We will happily ship WORLDWIDE, but please contact us for an accurate international shipping quote before bidding or buying, as cost varies by buyer location.
International orders will be declared as “merchandise,” and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. No exceptions! The customer is responsible for all taxes and duty, which may be collected upon delivery, as well as any additional charges involved with import.We do our best to describe all items with honesty and accuracy, but to be sure, please contact us with any questions or concerns prior to bidding or buying. We require payment within 48 hours of auction end. In the unlikely event of a return, buyer pays all shipping costs. Your positive feedback and five star ratings are very important to us, and we appreciate your communication in resolving any issues!
Description
| Body Color: | Dakota Red | Body Type: | Solid |
| Dexterity: | Right-Handed | Items Included: | Case |
| String Configuration: | 6 String | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Brand: | Fender | Type: | Electric Guitar |
| Model: | Mustang | Exact Year: | 1965 |
| MPN: | Does Not Apply | UPC: | Does not apply |
Up for sale, a 1965 Fender Mustang in excellent condition and in perfect working order. Aside from a new headstock decal, this guitar is 100% original and complete with the original hardshell case! This lightly played and well cared for vintage guitar has a prominent acoustic voice that translates well through the stock pickups with great jangle and clarity. Since the pickups are essentially flat pole Stratocaster pickups with covers over the magnets, the tones are surprisingly similar, although the Mustang has the added benefit of a pair of phase switches for a very cool hollow twang when both pickups are engaged and out of phase! Weighing in at 7lbs 10oz, the poplar body balances well on a strap too. Professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with a fresh set of 11-50 nickel strings and comfortable, low action, this Mustang is an absolutely killer vintage Fender.The neck has a medium C profile that has a surprising amount of roundness and heft down at the nut with generous shoulders. The profile grows to full "baseball bat" depth and chunk as you move into the higher registers of the fretboard and has a very substantial feel. The gloss nitro lacquer finish is completely intact on the neck profile, and there's a bit of light flame figuring in the maple too. The guitar has the full 24" Mustang scale, 1 5/8" nut width and vintage 7 1/4" fretboard radius. The stock fretwire is intact and has been recently leveled and crowned, showing only faint wear on frets 1-2 and virtually no wear up the fretboard. On the headstock, the Kluson Deluxe double line tuning machines still work smoothly and hold pitch well with clean white buttons.The electronics all work as intended and sound great. The early "F" neck plate serial number and Stackpole pot codes date to '65, while both early gray bobbin pickups sport 1965 handwritten date codes as well. The heel of the neck is dated June, 1965, and the neck pocket has the correct paint stick markings and a very snug and secure fit for the neck. The original bridge is present, as well as the early Pat. Pending chrome vibrato unit, complete with the original arm. This vibrato has excellent spring tension and actuates with a light touch, jumping back to the original pitch with ease.Cosmetically, the body shows only a moderate amount of honest playwear, mostly around the edges of the body and on the back with a few assorted small chips and dings in the finish, and finish scratches central to the back and behind the bridge on the face of the instrument. The white pearloid pickguard is remarkably clean and vibrant and the chrome hardware is stunningly clean. The neck profile is also notably free from any wear. All of the original shielding plates are intact and the routes are original and untouched.The original hardshell case is in fantastic shape, with three clean and original working chrome latches, as well as the stock handle. The gray speckled exterior shows only very faint wear on the black leather ends and the small neck retainer strap is present inside.
Please check out our shop "Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar" on the web, and feel free to call us directly with any questions at 206.399.8518.Shipping in the continental USA will be $65, fully insured and shipped via FedEx Ground. Expedited shipping available for an additional fee at buyer's request. We will happily ship WORLDWIDE, but please contact us for an accurate international shipping quote before bidding or buying, as cost varies by buyer location.
International orders will be declared as “merchandise,” and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. No exceptions! The customer is responsible for all taxes and duty, which may be collected upon delivery, as well as any additional charges involved with import.We do our best to describe all items with honesty and accuracy, but to be sure, please contact us with any questions or concerns prior to bidding or buying. We require payment within 48 hours of auction end. In the unlikely event of a return, buyer pays all shipping costs. Your positive feedback and five star ratings are very important to us, and we appreciate your communication in resolving any issues!
International orders will be declared as “merchandise,” and the value of merchandise will be declared as the amount paid. We cannot declare anything as a gift or for a lesser value. No exceptions! The customer is responsible for all taxes and duty, which may be collected upon delivery, as well as any additional charges involved with import.We do our best to describe all items with honesty and accuracy, but to be sure, please contact us with any questions or concerns prior to bidding or buying. We require payment within 48 hours of auction end. In the unlikely event of a return, buyer pays all shipping costs. Your positive feedback and five star ratings are very important to us, and we appreciate your communication in resolving any issues!