NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Zork » Sat Nov 04, 2017 2:28 pm

Now we're talking! :w00t:

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Embenny » Sat Nov 04, 2017 3:39 pm

Absolutely killer with the black guard and bits of black peeking out from behind the white refin.
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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Boodor85 » Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:39 am

Mr_Martin wrote:
Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:02 am
Today i tried another mod:
- Black pickguard and 2 Alnico II singlecoils.

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Ho-ly shit my boy, you make that thing look spectacular! I need one of them.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Zork » Sun Nov 05, 2017 11:07 am

Are there any Toronado bridges out there you can slap on?

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by robroe » Sun Nov 05, 2017 12:55 pm

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Here's what I did. Tornado plate off reverb.com for 25 bucks. drill 3 holes in the back. insert 3 tele bridge saddles off reverb.com for 15 bucks. $40 total conversion.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Mr_Martin » Mon Dec 04, 2017 1:18 am

Couldn't stand the hum of the single coils. Here the new mod:

Neck: Alnico II (parallel wiring)
Bridge: Duncan Designed Distortion (parallel wiring)


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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Embenny » Mon Dec 04, 2017 4:00 am

I dig the black comp stripes!! Great addition.
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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Mr_Martin » Mon Dec 04, 2017 4:50 am

mbene085 wrote:
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I dig the black comp stripes!! Great addition.
Just black duct tape ;-)

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Embenny » Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:10 am

Mr_Martin wrote:
Mon Dec 04, 2017 4:50 am
mbene085 wrote:
Mon Dec 04, 2017 4:00 am
I dig the black comp stripes!! Great addition.
Just black duct tape ;-)
Yeah, I figured electrical tape or something haha. But it totally fits the look!
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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Mind Flayer » Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:22 am

Is that Charles Bronson?

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Mr_Martin » Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:42 am

Mind Flayer wrote:
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Is that Charles Bronson?
Yes, Sir

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by MKR » Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:26 am

i REALLY like this guitar.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by DWO » Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:04 am

Anyone got any long term thoughts on this one? This looks cheap enough to impulse buy today.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by sirspens » Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:23 am

DWO wrote:
Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:04 am
Anyone got any long term thoughts on this one? This looks cheap enough to impulse buy today.
In the end, I found the neck a bit too easy to pull (I have a bad habit of pulling back on necks, and pulling the guitar off tune, when I am really going). I also found the thin body to be 10% annoying, but no more. Beyond that, I found the cheap throw-away non-adjustable humbuckers to get a fantastic dirty sound, with plenty of highs. And I don't even like humbuckers!

As far as cheap Mustangs go, I ended up keeping the Jay Turser knock-off (and eventually giving it to my niece so she can learn guitar). It has the correct controls, which I find give you a lot of tonal options, and the bridge and tremolo work better together. It also has, surprisingly, a more stable neck. And just $30 more, when you can find them...
https://reverb.com/item/11898048-jay-tu ... -apple-red

But, if you can get past the weak neck, these are decent guitars and great mod'ing platforms.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by DWO » Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:36 am

That Jay Turser looks cool! Thanks for the link.

I'm still learning guitar so I don't think I'm pulling on the neck.

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