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Removing Mustang Racing Stripe?

#5
Just sand it completly down and play a natural colored mustang xD lol um i think your stuck, pretty sure taking the stripe off isnt an easy task. You could probally take it in someqhere and they could remove the stripe and refinish it
 
#9
I don't mind the white stripe on the CAR one but the blue on the oly white doesn't float my boat; and I like the white more than the red... :scowl:

That pickup is what sealed the deal between that and the MIJ one for me. And I heard the neck's a bit chunkier on the pawn shop version.
 
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Philibuster said:
Is there a way to remove the racing stripe on the Pawn Shop Mustang basses while still leaving the paint underneath intact? I'm gearing up to buy one but the racing stripe is visually unappealing, IMO.

Thanks for any and all help!
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Probably not, but that should tell you something about the bass. Not exactly a pro instrument. In the 60's the (Made in Fullerton, California, uh, America) Mustangs were the beginners' instruments, much like Squier now. In 1969, they added the racing stripes to appeal to the younger crowd.

Buy a pro bass, with class, if you want retro, like a Fender Telecaster bass, or a Mike Dirnt Precision, or a Sting precision if you want the older look. If you're looking for short scale, please forgive my intrusion into your thread...:D

I don't know, and I'm okay with that...:D
 
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2cooltoolz said:
Probably not, but that should tell you something about the bass. Not exactly a pro instrument. In the 60's the (Made in Fullerton, California, uh, America) Mustangs were the beginners' instruments, much like Squier now. In 1969, they added the racing stripes to appeal to the younger crowd.

Buy a pro bass, with class, if you want retro, like a Fender Telecaster bass, or a Mike Dirnt Precision, or a Sting precision if you want the older look. If you're looking for short scale, please forgive my intrusion into your thread...:D

I don't know, and I'm okay with that...:D
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I'm not necessarily looking for a retro look, I just really like the Mustangs and am looking for something different than my Ps and Js; yet still in the Fender family (sorry, just a Fender guy here :eek:). The Telecaster bass is on my radar but the PS Mustang is quite unique and it has a slight leg up on the Squier VM Telecaster Special in line for my next purchase.
 
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2cooltoolz said:
Probably not, but that should tell you something about the bass. Not exactly a pro instrument. In the 60's the (Made in Fullerton, California, uh, America) Mustangs were the beginners' instruments, much like Squier now. In 1969, they added the racing stripes to appeal to the younger crowd.

Buy a pro bass, with class, if you want retro, like a Fender Telecaster bass, or a Mike Dirnt Precision, or a Sting precision if you want the older look. If you're looking for short scale, please forgive my intrusion into your thread...:D

I don't know, and I'm okay with that...:D
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Not exactly a pro instrument? smh

Really? I guess by your logic then Precision basses are only to be played with a thumb and jazz basses are only for jazz.

I'm having a hard time understanding any of your post at all actually. I'm hoping you were really tired when you typed it.
 
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Philibuster said:
Is there a way to remove the racing stripe on the Pawn Shop Mustang basses while still leaving the paint underneath intact? I'm gearing up to buy one but the racing stripe is visually unappealing, IMO.
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Then why not consider the sunburst model?

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The Pawn Shop Mustangs are MIM, the current Fender Mustang is MIJ. I'd recommend playing and comparing the two, if possible.
 
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2cooltoolz said:
Probably not, but that should tell you something about the bass. Not exactly a pro instrument. In the 60's the (Made in Fullerton, California, uh, America) Mustangs were the beginners' instruments, much like Squier now. In 1969, they added the racing stripes to appeal to the younger crowd.
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The Musicmaster Bass came out in '71 and was even more of a "student" instrument. They were well made and good players, though. The current value of original Musicmasters and Mustangs is partly due to their quality.

I first saw a Mustang (red, no stripe as I recall) played by James Brown's band in an old TV concert broadcast back in the 70's. Even in glorious, low fidelity monaural, it sounded great. I've considered the Mustang to be a "pro" bass ever since.
 

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