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09-09-2010, 02:15 PM
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There are two ways that I can acquire a black Fender Mustang. I can spend a $1000 and buy a used one from Ishibashi or buy a used one stateside and have it refinished for a total of $800. Is retaining the original finish worth it? Thanks for your input. |
09-09-2010, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ebonalley  There are two ways that I can acquire a black Fender Mustang. I can spend a $1000 and buy a used one from Ishibashi or buy a used one stateside and have it refinished for a total of $800. Is retaining the original finish worth it? Thanks for your input. | Do you plan to resell it at any point? If so, the refinishing will likely affect resale value. That's about all I can think of.
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09-09-2010, 02:20 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Grand Rapids, MI | | | It depends on the Mustang. If it's vintage, yes keep the original finish, refinishes kill vintage value. If it's a reissue, refin away, I don't think they'll gain a whole lot of value.
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09-09-2010, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by MK1 It depends on the Mustang. If it's vintage, yes keep the original finish, refinishes kill vintage value. If it's a reissue, refin away, I don't think they'll gain a whole lot of value. | +1 and I'd think in have a forearm and belly contour. |
09-09-2010, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by depalm +1 and I'd think in have a forearm and belly contour. | What's a forearm and belly contour?
The ideal would be to find a re-issue with some serious cosmetic issues for around $300, then I could bring the cost of a refinish project down to around $600. |
09-09-2010, 06:10 PM
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09-09-2010, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by depalm +1 and I'd think in have a forearm and belly contour. | They're the contours like the Jazz Bass has.
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09-10-2010, 09:31 PM
| | | | Black mustang bass would be nice.
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09-11-2010, 09:51 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | As I noted above, the differences between the Mustang and Bronco that really count are pickup, pickguard and bridge...so it depends on what you want the headstock to say.
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09-11-2010, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Pilgrim Or buy a Bronco for $150 and outfit it with Mustang bridge, pickguard and pickups. Should be under $500. | I used a Bronco body, Musicmaster bridge modded for top-loading the strings, a Mustang RI neck and control plate, J knobs, cut forearm and belly contours, installed and EMG SA pickup, and recut the Bronco pickguard for the control plate. I haven't painted it black...yet: 
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