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Fender Mustang Club
- Thread starter FlyingPigSound
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I wholeheartedly recommend Pickguardian for any and all pickguard needs. The black guard I ordered for my 4003 was made to my specs and fit like a glove!
I agree with mesaplayer83, that is pretty crappy.
Completely disagree. White and mint is one of my favorite combos.
Also, I’ll add a plug or Decoboom etched guards. Have one of their Space Oddity designs for my VI and I love it.
The one in my pic was for a Fender American Standard Jazz - about as "off the shelf" as you can get, yet they still screwed it up... then, were pretty lousy about the return process, too... I will never give them another nickle...
I run a small business and would rather lose money a job to make a customer happy than jeapardize my reputation. I'll think twice next time I order a new pickguard. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
I'm glad to - I gave them multiple chances to make things right, and didn't ask for anything more than a full refund... I don't feel that was out of line, considering the PG they sent me - and as the pictures show, I never took off their protective covering... In the end, they felt it was more important to screw me out of $10 than it was to protect their reputation and make things right...
Yep, that would be great. Stew-Mac is currently out of stock on their product.
There is another thread here on TB regarding PF fretboards. One poster recommended Old English (dark) oil as a solution. It is cheaper and apparently readily available at Lowes/Home Depot.
Has anyone had experience with this product? Stew-Mac says their product will not affect frets or inlays.
Does anyone have experience with Old English (dark)?
I don't have any experience with that specific product, but I used to use another Old English furniture polish/preservative on my rosewood boards 'til I ran out of it - it worked really well... I would have no hesitation trying it out - in fact, I'm going to look for some in my local Walmart...
I'm relatively sure it wouldn't affect any inlays, bindings, etc... and unless you soaked a fretboard and let it really sink in, I'm sure it wouldn't affect frets any...
Thanks! I, as well, will go shopping for some. I will try in on a few sections of my PF fretboard. If that doesn't work, I have a few dark oak cupboards in my house that could use some "help"
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Personally, I like the look of pau ferro. It's different from rosewood, but it's cool in its own way, especially if it has lighter and darker streaks in it, like the board on my sonic blue Mustang PJ:
So I took the Mustang for its first gig last night, having decided to leave the Ric at home. It was a pub gig and I was using my usual Markbass 121P plus 121 extension. I’m really pleased with the sound. I cut the lows back to reduce the short scale bassiness and rolled back the tone one the guitar. Great presence, cutting through 2 guitars and the drum nicely. A nice 60s boominess for Kinks, Who and Small Faces numbers, dialling in the J gave some edge for the Clash and Buzzcocks, both together sounded great on the StoneRoses and Oasis. I’m pretty sold on just taking the Stang for future gigs. But I guess you guys already knew all that!
By the way I took just the Stang to my band’s gig last night, have to say I didn’t miss the Ric! Liking the comfort and sound of the Stang!
By the way, this is probably a stupid question; is fitting a new pick guard just a case of unscrewing the old one and screwing on the new? No electrics involved?
I can't speak directly about others, but on my CIJ Mustang reissue, the pickups are fastened directly to the pickguard, instead of to the body like a P bass... Still, it wasn't that difficult to remove and replace them - although getting the strings out of the way helped quite a bit...
At last night's gig, I brought my 'stang and a Gibson SG bass - decided it was short scale night, lol... I played the Gibson the 1st set, then the Mustang on the 2nd set - IMO, the Mustang was the clear winner: it was at least as deep sounding as the SG, but clearer voiced... I played both thru a Rumble 200 Combo, and was in the PA as well...
I can’t believe the sound quality from the PJ, especially considering the price
