Dan_Q wrote:welcome! i'm new here too. how is the VM mustang in stock form? i've been thinking about one for some time.
Hey man thanks, Likewise!
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Stock form the guitar is fine. Initially I was in two minds my self due to the lack of contouring but finally gave in. Upon holding the guitar i noticed that the body is so thin that it doesnt really need them. the neck is a chunky C size however the chunkyness is compansated with the short scale of the neck which to me still makes it nice to play. It is a little different to play lead on especially on the higher register as the fret spacing is quite small, I also noticed a difference in feel due to the vintage style frets, great for belting chords and power chords out on though.
A lot of people have been complainign about the bridge but I'm not touchy person when it comes to fretbuzz or slight ratteling as i can never hear through the amp, however I have never had an issue with it my self, its just a case of making sure the saddle adjustment screws dont come lose, Which I assume they will every so often due to the vibrations.. this can be fixed. The tremolo stays in tune quite well when used lightly but of course without proper setup and a bit of fileing on the nut it will go out with excessive use. The tuners feel really cheap but thats an easy mod, they do workm quite well but the plastic feels really tacky.
Soundwise it is .. okay. the neck pickup has the nice deep stratish sound you would expect and sounds good to my ear, when neck and bridge are together it sounds nice. The bridge pickup to me sounds weak and a bit on the tinny side whih is why I am swapping it out. By no means does this mean you have to go full humbucker though, that's just me being on the adventurous side
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All in all if you like offset guitars and you dig the mustang.. I say go for it just be prepared to do a little modding.., I dunno i mean you may even like it just the way it is.
Hope this helps!
tom.
.. My Name is Tom. Likewise been lurking this site for a few weeks now reading up on modding guitars. I currently play in a rock band called Sinners sermon and for that band I use a Les Paul and a Strat, however my roots are Alt rock/punk and for that reason I recently invested in a Squier VM mustang.
