Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
- Tisacsson
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Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
Hello gentleman!
I recently bought a Fender mustang body from 1964 that I'm gonna restore back to original.
Unfortunately the original lacquer is sanded down. What kind of lacquer should i go with? i really like sea foam green, but I'm not 100% shure, maybe i go with the original dakota red, what do you think?
I recently bought a Fender mustang body from 1964 that I'm gonna restore back to original.
Unfortunately the original lacquer is sanded down. What kind of lacquer should i go with? i really like sea foam green, but I'm not 100% shure, maybe i go with the original dakota red, what do you think?
- mcjt
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
daphne blue which seems to have been the original colour of this guitar?
Why do you say red?
Why do you say red?
- Tisacsson
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
I dont think the blue color thats left on the guitar is the original thats why i said Dakota red, cause thats
One of the original colors.
One of the original colors.
- zhivago
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
Shoreline Gold, with a white perloid guard and non-matching headstock
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- mgeek
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
Daphne Blue... Coolest of the original three colours these came in.
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
I agree with you that daphne blue is pretty cool! Are you 100% thats one of the three original colors?
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
I was just about to buy this until I realised I didn't have enough money to restore it! Haha! But it's good to see that it went to someone who knows their stuff!
I say go daphne blue, something about that colour and mustangs
I say go daphne blue, something about that colour and mustangs
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
the neck pocket tells me daphne isnt the original color, but it's the color i would paint it
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
Hehe I'm not shore If i have money either but i don't care:) it will be a funny project.
I think I'm gonna go with daphne blue, thanks for taking the decision for me:)
I'm gonna buy some nitro-lacquer next week.
I think I'm gonna go with daphne blue, thanks for taking the decision for me:)
I'm gonna buy some nitro-lacquer next week.
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
I'd have chosen Olympic White (one of the original colours) with a Spitfire Tort guard.
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- Tisacsson
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
Thanks but I'm not a fan of white guitars.PorkyPrimeCut wrote:I'd have chosen Olympic White (one of the original colours) with a Spitfire Tort guard.
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
i couldn't 100% swear it's daphne, but mustangs were originally issued in red, white and some sort of blue, which is easily the coolest imo.
Cool start to a project!
Cool start to a project!
- Tisacsson
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
That mustang is super cool! Do anyone know if there was any mustang with matching headstock during 1964?
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
maybe it originally was another colour, but i recommended blue because there is so much of it on the body AND it was an original colour.
besides, you can never go wrong with blue.....
besides, you can never go wrong with blue.....
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Re: Fender Mustang 1964 Restoration!
Yeah thats right! Blue can never go wrong:)