Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

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Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by HenryS » Thu Sep 20, 2018 3:31 am

I recently purchased a squier bullet mustang. it's the fsr olympic white. i got it used for $119
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pretty decent guitar but i had an idea for something neat
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by HenryS » Thu Sep 20, 2018 3:52 am

i had a mockup i made back in january, originally i wanted a jb in the bridge
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by HenryS » Thu Sep 20, 2018 3:59 am

I found a GFS VEH, it's basically an EVH rip off pickup. It's really hot alnico v and has beautiful mids, very 80s classic rock. Neck pu is a japanese 65 mustang ri pickup. it's mellow and round sounding
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by HenryS » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:04 am

at first i felt the pickguard was too white in comparison to the body
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by HenryS » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:05 am

but once I added the stripe it looked fine
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by HenryS » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:06 am

next came the headstock work
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by HenryS » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:09 am

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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by jagstang » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:31 am

Nice project! Love this idea!
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by HenryS » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:32 am

and now it's complete, GFS pearloid tuners, roller string trees, rubbed graphite in the nut, and a set of balanced tension strings
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by dinosaurkale-> » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:42 am

mediocre to awesome...great job on this
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by valley_parade » Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:52 am

Funky! I like it a lot.
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by s_mcsleazy » Thu Sep 20, 2018 12:46 pm

woooo. more modded bullet mustangs.
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by leokula » Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:32 am

This is amazing! Congrats!
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Re: Squier Shelby GT350 Bullet Mustang

Post by solfege » Tue Sep 25, 2018 7:04 pm

Ha! I love it. Getting Fender back for stealing all those Detroit paint codes.
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