Fender Mustang Ben Gibbard signature?

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Fender Mustang Ben Gibbard signature?

Post by ThatGuyOverThere » Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:01 am

Spotted on Instagram. For real? My inner Death Cab fangirl rejoices.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_c8P9lauy ... rzrqtbdr0q

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Re: Fender Mustang Ben Gibbard signature?

Post by Pacafeliz » Sun Aug 11, 2019 1:01 am

:-* OH SHIT REALLY!!! :w00t:
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Re: Fender Mustang Ben Gibbard signature?

Post by Embenny » Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:53 pm

The hardtail that looks like a Mustang vibrato is something I've been working on as a mod for one of my guitars, so I'm super stoked to see them do that. I'd be glad to see it on all those Mustangs that have hardtail strat bridges.
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Post by Jan Deal » Sun Aug 11, 2019 11:46 pm

The rotary switch is a really cool idea, wish I had thought of this!
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Post by Danley » Mon Aug 12, 2019 8:24 am

Fuck, that’s cool. As usual - I learn who another guitarist is only through their sig. gear :D Still tempted to see how difficult it is to unlock some sort of secret vibrato achievement on that guitar; wonder how much routing is under the hood.
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Re: Fender Mustang Ben Gibbard signature?

Post by vistavision » Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:44 am

A signature Mustang guitar? We've entered uncharted realms.
This made me watch their Rig Rundown. I figured the techs would have done it but Ben and the bassist did it themselves. Kudos to them.
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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Post by Unicorn Warrior » Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:39 am

Still waiting for the Bilinda Stang..this mustang is cool, but man

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Re: Fender Mustang Ben Gibbard signature?

Post by Embenny » Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:44 am

Unicorn Warrior wrote:
Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:39 am
Still waiting for the Bilinda Stang..this mustang is cool, but man
It's a Mustang with a non-standard bridge. We are getting ever closer.
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Post by NICQ » Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:11 pm

Wow :D

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Post by BoringPostcards » Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:53 pm

Pretty cool.
Great to see a signature Mustang being made.
Didn't Japanese star Char have a sig mustang by Fender Japan?
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Re: Fender Mustang Ben Gibbard signature?

Post by elektrovac » Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:41 am

I did the rotary switch thing years ago with my firemist gold all-mahogany DuoSonic :-)

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Re: Fender Mustang Ben Gibbard signature?

Post by Embenny » Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:20 am

elektrovac wrote:
Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:41 am
I did the rotary switch thing years ago with my firemist gold all-mahogany DuoSonic :-)
Holy crap, that thing is offset perfection.
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Post by JamesSGBrown » Tue Aug 13, 2019 6:34 am

elektrovac wrote:
Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:41 am
I did the rotary switch thing years ago with my firemist gold all-mahogany DuoSonic :-)

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Original thread from 2010: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=36008&hilit=Mahogany+Firemist
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Re: Fender Mustang Ben Gibbard signature?

Post by Tweedledee » Tue Aug 13, 2019 12:03 pm

mbene085 wrote:
Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:20 am
elektrovac wrote:
Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:41 am
I did the rotary switch thing years ago with my firemist gold all-mahogany DuoSonic :-)
Holy crap, that thing is offset perfection.
Agreed. Wow! :?

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Re: Fender Mustang Ben Gibbard signature?

Post by BoringPostcards » Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:07 pm

elektrovac wrote:
Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:41 am
I did the rotary switch thing years ago with my firemist gold all-mahogany DuoSonic :-)

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Original thread from 2010: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=36008&hilit=Mahogany+Firemist
I’d love an all mahogany mustang. That thing is unreal!
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