Musuar build

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Re: Musuar build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:45 pm

Here's mine.

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Re: Musuar build

Post by gdayj » Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:06 pm

Love it!
I've been meaning to reach out to you.. let me know if you ever need help with guards and plates - we're basically neighbours in OSG terms :D
CROSS_guitars wrote:
Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:45 pm
Here's mine.

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Re: Musuar build

Post by Embenny » Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:08 pm

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:41 pm
Meanwhile they keep giving J.Mascis Signature guitars.
I mean, doesn't that make sense? Pretty sure Dinosaur Jr. has a much, much bigger fan base than The Cribs, and definitely a much more impactful legacy.

Not to mention the fact that the two Fender guitars J plays are massively popular. Telecasters are perennial and Jazzmasters are at an all-time high in their popularity. The Musuar is a mashup of two of Fender's much less popular shortscales. It took Fender almost 40 years to even make an American Mustang, and until the AVII release, there's a single American Jaguar model available. Compare that to the number of Jazzmaster and Telecaster models.

The Musuar will remain the type of niche guitar OSGers lust after, and pretty much nobody else.
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Re: Musuar build

Post by JSett » Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:11 pm

mbene085 wrote:
Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:08 pm
CROSS_guitars wrote:
Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:41 pm
Meanwhile they keep giving J.Mascis Signature guitars.
I mean, doesn't that make sense? Pretty sure Dinosaur Jr. has a much, much bigger fan base than The Cribs, and definitely a much more impactful legacy.

Not to mention the fact that the two Fender guitars J plays are massively popular. Telecasters are perennial and Jazzmasters are at an all-time high in their popularity. The Musuar is a mashup of two of Fender's much less popular shortscales. It took Fender almost 40 years to even make an American Mustang, and until the AVII release, there's a single American Jaguar model available. Compare that to the number of Jazzmaster and Telecaster models.

The Musuar will remain the type of niche guitar OSGers lust after, and pretty much nobody else.
Facts.

Worth pointing out as well that if it wasn't for Marr joining the Cribs for a while I doubt the Musuar would have even existed in the first place.
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Re: Musuar build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Mon Dec 05, 2022 1:38 am

gdayj wrote:
Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:06 pm
Love it!
I've been meaning to reach out to you.. let me know if you ever need help with guards and plates - we're basically neighbours in OSG terms :D
CROSS_guitars wrote:
Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:45 pm
Here's mine.

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I've been meaning to hit you up too. When the right project comes along.

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Re: Musuar build

Post by theremintheme » Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:55 am

gdayj wrote:
Sun Dec 04, 2022 3:06 pm
Love it!
I've been meaning to reach out to you.. let me know if you ever need help with guards and plates - we're basically neighbours in OSG terms :D
CROSS_guitars wrote:
Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:45 pm
Here's mine.

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What wood is that? It looks incredibly soft to the touch.

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Re: Musuar build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:14 am

It's alder.
It's pretty solid.

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Re: Musuar build

Post by theremintheme » Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:28 am

Thanks! To avoid misunderstanings, 'soft' was not meant as a dig or a general comment of it being 'softwood' or bad in any way... just that it looked very smooth, in a good way. What kind of finish is it getting?

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Re: Musuar build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:52 am

This one was completed not long ago.
Finished in olive drab poly by Copacetic

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Re: Musuar build

Post by javier-san » Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:36 am

Lovely. Really love that headstock!

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Re: Musuar build

Post by theremintheme » Wed Nov 08, 2023 12:09 am

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Tue Nov 07, 2023 6:52 am
This one was completed not long ago.
Finished in olive drab poly by Copacetic
Stunning! Is that a standard Mustang control plate or is it machined especially for this model?

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Re: Musuar build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Wed Nov 08, 2023 12:20 am

The switch plate was made by faction guitars.
It's cut for 2 mustang 3way switches.
It's wired like a mustang.

But if you're talking about the volume tone control plate, that's just a typical Jaguar style one.

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Re: Musuar build

Post by theremintheme » Wed Nov 08, 2023 12:48 am

CROSS_guitars wrote:
Wed Nov 08, 2023 12:20 am
The switch plate was made by faction guitars.
It's cut for 2 mustang 3way switches.
It's wired like a mustang.

But if you're talking about the volume tone control plate, that's just a typical Jaguar style one.
I meant the volume knob plate although I can see the plate with the switches looks unique.

I thought a Jag volume knob plate might be a bit oversized for this smaller body, but looks like my assumption was wrong.

(The reason I'm asking so many questions is because I plan to try to build one myself - my first attempt at using a power saw and router to build my own body.)

I'll stay off the nice alder, swamp ash and that and practice on cheap rubber wood and pine to begin with. :)

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Re: Musuar build

Post by CROSS_guitars » Wed Nov 08, 2023 9:40 pm

The design itself is the result you get when you split one half of a mustang and the other a Jaguar exactly down the middle. So maybe it looks a bit weird? I guess that's the whole point.

Here's how mine looked before I sold it.
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