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Oh bloody hell, I didn't realise it was a 1978!
You could always trawl Reverb for some original pickups, probably wouldn't cost the earth for a 70s Mustang...
I wouldn't bother with locking tuners myself, bone nut and good quality tuners will do the job really nicely but I would think about the Staytrem bridge or maybe get something made to suit?
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Great tip on the Staytrem, I've not heard of that before. My guitar nerding has mostly been superceded by bike/moto nerding over the past ten years.
I've still got the original bridge pickup in case I need to return it to stock, but I decided when I got it that I wouldn't coddle it. Sounds stupid but when I came across it, it was all a little cosmic in a 'guitar chooses the player' way, so I've always thought I'll use and abuse it forever. Even though it's not very versatile, it's gone onto pretty much every recording project I've ever undertaken regardless of style or whether I was even supposed to be supplying guitar parts
jackbepablo
That looks awesome! Pick ups sound cool as well.
It's possibly a little sacrilegious, but despite getting my Mustang in all-original 1978 glory* I immediately put a Dimarzio Tone Zone in the bridge, and I've been meaning to fit locking tuners and a graphite nut+saddles. When I was gigging it a lot it generally took a proper beating, hence the tape on the pots.
*I say glory, when I fitted the pickup I also redid most of the wiring as it was a total mess, despite appearing unmolested.