NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Steadyriot. » Fri Aug 18, 2017 2:07 am

Holy crap that looks pretty cool! Straight out of the 90's!
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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Mr_Martin » Fri Aug 18, 2017 3:11 am

Steadyriot. wrote:Holy crap that looks pretty cool! Straight out of the 90's!
Thank you.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by preservation » Sat Aug 19, 2017 7:44 pm

^^^ love it.
looks wicked.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by vistavision » Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:15 am

So, now that these have been out a while, does anyone know which pickguard suppliers (big or small) already have templates and have made replacements for these?
I'm sure some Fender dealer in '64 looked at the new Duo-Sonic II and thought, "That's not a Duo-Sonic. That's a Mustang".

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by indiandysummer » Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:39 am

Yea, basically, I would buy one of these immediately if I could have a black/black SS config on day 1. But I'd probably want to try out the stock humbuckers for a bit for kicks based on the praise.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Embenny » Tue Sep 05, 2017 12:41 pm

Mr_Martin wrote:My new color/relic mod:

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Ok, I gotta know - did you refinish the body, or are these available in vintage white now? I realize you finished the headstock, but I'm wondering about the body.

I only see the black and "90's blue" ones online.
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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Benjammin » Tue Sep 05, 2017 10:50 pm

congrats on the new guitar, the fretboard on yours looks much darker and nicer than the Mustang I tried the other day

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by tkachuk07 » Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:52 am

Surf Green & White Bullet Mustangs have been spotted at the stores.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Mr_Martin » Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:38 am

I put a Duncan Distortion in the bridge wired in parallel mode (like my Jagmaster).
I removed the neck pickup and covered the hole with a photo of a humbucker.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Embenny » Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:06 am

vistavision wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:15 am
So, now that these have been out a while, does anyone know which pickguard suppliers (big or small) already have templates and have made replacements for these?
indiandysummer wrote:
Sun Aug 20, 2017 10:39 am
Yea, basically, I would buy one of these immediately if I could have a black/black SS config on day 1. But I'd probably want to try out the stock humbuckers for a bit for kicks based on the praise.
Good news for you guys - I just had Tony at Pickguardian make me a pearloid pickguard for my new Bullet Mustang (cut for 3 G&L Z-coils). I sent him my guard to use as a template. That means that he should be able to offer you the pickguards you seek!

Indiandysummer, the stock HBs were shockingly decent for the money but I'm with you. I bought mine (a blue one) to use as a modding platform thanks to the swimming pool rout. G&L has sets of 3 Z-coils (the humbucking P-bass-like pickups that Leo Fender designed as the final evolution of the Electric XII's split coils) on sale for $99. I always wanted to try them, and these awesome little Mustangs were the perfect excuse.
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Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:52 am
Surf Green & White Bullet Mustangs have been spotted at the stores.
Oh, man. I may have to pick these up for more pickup experiments. I just can't handle another plain black or white guitar, but surf green?? These things are the most insane value I have ever encountered in a guitar. I've literally paid more in the past for a single pickup than these things cost, and mine has a flawless finish, good Alpha pots, and a nice raw-feeling neck. The swimming pool rout on mine is even painted with shielding paint! All it needed was a quick fret polishing. I do like higher-ratio tuners, but these are no less accurate than my vintage Mustangs. Now that Tony has my guard on file, it'll be easy to mess around with pickup configs, too...
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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Ceylon » Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:33 am

Mr_Martin wrote:
Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:38 am

I removed the neck pickup and covered the hole with a photo of a humbucker.

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This is brilliant!
Science Friction burns my fingers
Electricity still lingers

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by kimson » Mon Oct 30, 2017 7:29 pm

Mr_Martin wrote:
Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:38 am
I put a Duncan Distortion in the bridge wired in parallel mode (like my Jagmaster).
I removed the neck pickup and covered the hole with a photo of a humbucker.

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Hilarious & ingenious! I'm liking everything about this guitar.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Embenny » Mon Oct 30, 2017 8:23 pm

kimson wrote:
Mon Oct 30, 2017 7:29 pm
Hilarious & ingenious! I'm liking everything about this guitar.
I don't know why I haven't seen someone try this sooner. Really good job - at a distance you'd never notice!
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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by Mr_Martin » Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:02 am

Today i tried another mod:
- Black pickguard and 2 Alnico II singlecoils.

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Re: NGD Squier Bullet MUSTANG

Post by NoiseNoiseNoise » Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:34 am

Now that looks pretty interesting. Like a mutant Duo Sonic :)
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