Guitar Nerds Anonymous

New bass turned up

Edit: If the bass gets enough use, it'll get replaced by a Steinberger so I can more accurately recreate the Twins photo

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Part of what I like about picking up and playing the bass is that it's so fucking huge and heavy. 😄

Ha, love that.

Suits in the USA in the 90s were wild, huh.

Suits in the USA in the 90s were wild, huh

80's

The (seemingly late) photos. The colour is great. Some work on the neck relief required as I’m getting some buzz. I leave it until tomorrow to see if the adjustment I have made is good enough. The neck is tiny at the nut.

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Those suits were clearly ahead of their time

Is it a gloss neck on the back as well? For some reason I thought the Player stuff was satin finished on both sides.

Gloss fingerboard, satin back. First impressions are favourable.

That looks fun. Black scratchplate might look cool.

I got caught in the traffic of filming of that in those shots at the Galleria in Houston circa. 1987. My sister had a job at the Waldenbooks at the mall. I had the shared car that day.

/csb

Guitar related factoid, Jeff Beck did a bunch of the music on the soundtrack and appears in the movie (in the bar band).

I am trying to get a special surprise gift for someone who currently plays a squier mustang.

my understanding of their choice is they are quite small, small hands, short scale length and narrow neck meant the mustang was a great fit.

Said person is big into playing, they perform alot, and I know they are into vintage guitars and amps but could never afford one.

My current idea is to buy a vintage fender mustang, but I do not understand how I can verify whether the neck depth is still accessible to this person, was this always a mustang thing throughout its history? am i better talking to some actual shops that have some in stock?

Vintage Mustangs are reasonably consistent re neck shape/depth IMO, at least until you get into the mid-late 70s which might get a touch chunky. But neck profiles are a very personal thing - so hard to know if someone will take to a guitar, even one with impeccable cred.

Might they like a Jaguar? Same 24” scale.

I have a 78 mustang, and I switch between that and a Les Paul. I’ve not played a modern one, but my experience would concur with what Rickster has said as I don’t find it shockingly different to the 60s profile LP neck. It definitely is narrower though, and the string tension is low, it’s my favourite guitar.

I don’t have v big hands (medium endura gloves), but I’m a 30-something male so I don’t require a smaller guitar as such

Talk to Some Neck Guitars in Dublin and ask for Owen (the owner). Explain the requirements and thought process and he'll be able to advise you on whether a vintage Mustang will work or if not then what other choices would be good to consider. He's super knowledgable and he'll be happy to help! You can tell him Erik sent you.

I’ve got an early 70s mustang and it feels close to exactly the same as the modern one I played donkeys years ago (in terms of dimensions).

Lucky someone getting a gift like that.

Thanks everyone this has helped!

@rickster also good shout on jaguar maybe something slightly different would be a nice addition too, i will try ask a few of their circle too

There’s nothing wrong with buying a Jaguar and jazzmaster to go with the mustang. It would be admirable.

Maybe think about vintage Musicmasters/Duo-Sonics too, these are 22.5" scale, great for the small handed

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Not the same thing as a vintage Mustang but I thought the new Vintera II Competition Mustangs actually look quite nice.

You can tell him Erik sent you.

I've just worked out your username 🤦‍♂️

You’re right…I should buy a jaguar

I have a 22.5” scale Swinger(like a musicmaster but a fuck load rarer), the neck is tiny compared to anything else I’ve ever played and keeping the intonation in check is a little tricky due to the scale length, you need fat strings to compensate but it does sound very full because of the extra mass vibing away. Those necks are particularly narrow as well which seeing as I’ve got workman’s hands can be a bit challenging some times. Nut width on mine is 38mm. My bottom end epiphone sg is 45mm for comparison.

I used to have a mid-70s 24” musicmaster which I foolishly sold. Was easily the most delightful neck to play.

So yeah, 70s student fenders are almost always 24”, prior to 1970 they were available in both 24 or 22.5.

I’d love a Bronco but they hardly ever come up for sale over here.

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Another Jaguar boost post. My MIJ Jag is my favourite guitar, bought it off MarketPlace, cost fuck all, changed a couple of little cosmetic things, the bridge and the neck pickup and now it's perfect. I love it so, so much.

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I remember your Swinger! Really cool!

@RonAsheton Love that Jag so much. It's perfect.

I found this old transparency the other day, my '63 Duo-Sonic. Sold in the early 90s. Sigh. But it was too dinky, really, and a bit hard to keep in tune...

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