1965 Fender Mustang

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1965 Fender Mustang

Serial #L94455. Introduced in late 1964, prior of the CBS sale, the Mustang was designed to be an upper-end student model guitar that fit in the lineup between the basic Duo-Sonics and the Telecaster. The new mustang was immediately successful, and the guitar sold well through the second half of the 1960's and deep into the 1970's. The example pictured here is an early CBS '65. It's got an L- series serial number, a neck date of April 9th 1965, pot dates from the 28th week of '65, and pickup dates of August 18th '65. It is the rarer 22" scale variant (versus the standard 24" ) with a skinny 1.5" nut, and is finished in sexy Daphne Blue. Completely original and intact, the only thing that takes some points off of this guitar's score is the near-invisible evidence of changed tuners. The originals are back on the guitar now along with their original bushings, but the outlines of the screw-in bushing's washers are just visible (you'd likely not even notice, but we're not that kind of vintage shop). Pickups read 6 and 6.2 K, and the electronics work well. 8.3 pounds, with its original trem arm...
With original hard shell case
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1965 Fender Mustang
  • 1965 Fender Mustang
  • 1965 Fender Mustang
  • 1965 Fender Mustang
  • 1965 Fender Mustang
  • 1965 Fender Mustang
  • 1965 Fender Mustang
  • 1965 Fender Mustang
  • 1965 Fender Mustang
  • 1965 Fender Mustang
  • 1965 Fender Mustang

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