Reissue of a Fender Classic! Fender is proud to reissue the `65 Mustang in Dakota red, (which was the first full year of Mustang production). The Mustang was originally one of Fender`s `student models` but was destined for the big time; seen slung over the shoulders of icons like David Byrne, John Fruisciante, Kurt Cobain, Todd Rundgren and Adrian Belew to name just a few! All the original features and styling is there; Two Mustang single-coil pickups, floating bridge with “Dynamic” vibrato tail-piece, Fender/Gotoh vintage style tuning machines with white buttons, vintage correct headstock and bridge plate logo, and “F” stamped neck plate. This reissue`s has the highly collectable Fender custom color scheme and cosmetic options, as well as a heightened level of period correct detailing (body wood, logos, etc.). A real beauty! Features: Body: Poplar w/ Dakota Red Finish Neck: Maple, “C” Shape,(Gloss Polyurethane Finish) Fingerboard: Rosewood (7.25″ Radius/184 mm) No. of Frets: 22 Vintage Scale Length: 24″ (610 mm) Width @ Nut: 1.625″ (41 mm) Hardware: Chrome Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines with White Buttons Bridge: Floating Bridge with “Dynamic” Vibrato Tail-piece Pickguard: 4-Ply Pearloid Pickups: 2 Mustang Single-Coil Pickups (Neck & Bridge) Vintage Correct Headstock Logo Vintage Correct Bridge Plate Logo “F” stamped Neck Plate Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines with White Buttons Classic Control Plate/Pickguard Gap —————————————————– Mustang History: Fender introduced Mustang during August 1964. The Mustang model brought new improvements over its Musicmaster and Duosonic counterpart. The Mustang was designed by Leo Fender while he still owned the company. It was based on the Fender Duo-Sonic with the addition of a new bridge assembly, Dynamic Fender Vibrato tailpiece and tremolo arm. Tim Pershing: “The redesign and introduction of the Musicmaster and Duosonic coincided with the introduction of the Mustang (August 1964). I would say that, clearly, the Mustang inspired the redesign of the other student guitars, or the change in design. The earliest production Mustang neck date I`ve seen is JUL 64. The earliest production Musicmaster/Duo-sonic neck date is SEP 64.” Like the Duo-Sonic, the Mustang was made available in short (22″) 21 fret and long (24″) 22 fret scale neck lengths. GGJaguar writes “Fender was sold to CBS in January 1965. Therefore, there are pre-CBS Mustangs, specifically those made in 1964. In general, collectors consider Mustangs made through August 1965 to be “pre-CBS” because they had the same features as the earliest models. The features changed in September `65 and those would be considered CBS-era Mustangs.” The Mustang never featured the traditional spaghetti logo, all examples from 1964 have the transition (macaroni?) Fender decal. The guitar was produced in colors: Red, White and Blue. The

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