Squier Mustang vs Fender Mustang?

[elelpe]

I suppose sanding it wouldn't stop that feeling.

Unfortunately it didn't. I got the guitar for a mod project anyway so...
Mine is Bullet Mustang. I bought it before the Sonic series that have maple fretboard variant replace Bullet series.

 

[Artie]

Send the neck to your Luthier friend

While you sand and paint the body some sexy color

Like . . . Daphne Blue? (That would be a good name for a porno movie.)

 

[ehdwuld]

Daphne with a racing stripe

Oh royal blue with a Daphne stripe

 

[GuitarStv]

I vote neon pink.

 

[Artie]

I vote neon pink.

I hate to say, that did cross my mind.

 

[Artie]

Ok, so today, I got to stop by my favorite "mom & pop" guitar store, and handle both. Before I touched either, I could see the difference. After handling them, I see where the money went. The fit and finish of the Fender vs the Squier was like the difference between a Ruth's Chris Sirloin and a Big Mac. Simply no comparison. I could saw wood with either edge of the Squier neck. (Fixable, I know.) But even the finish and quality of the hardware was obvious. One of the Fender Mustang's I looked at was $1200. And it looked, and felt it.

BTW, (in reference to ehdwuld's comment), it was a strange orange color, with the thin-thick-thin racing stripe. Ala, old Toronado's or Cyclone's. I kick myself for not taking a pic. Maybe I'll go back tomorrow.

So . . . given my skill level, and budget, I'll probably do the Squier. I can do the fret dressing and electronics, and my luthier friend can do the final setup. But It will never look, or feel, like the Fender.

If I win a scratch-off, this may change.

 

[ehdwuld]

I knew I saw that somewhere

 

[Chistopher]

My Squier became quite the instrument after I redid the frets, sanded the neck, and swapped out the tuners, bridge, and electronics.

 

[Artie]

Electronics for sure. I'll have to see about the tuners and bridge. It's a hardtail, so not too much to wrong there.

 

[Chistopher]

I converted mine from a hard tail to a Bigsby. I dont usually care for Bigsbys, but i had one laying around it looked cool

 

[Artie]

Ditto for me. My only Bigsby is a Dano that I want to keep all original.

 

[Chistopher]

Also unrelated, check to see if the knobs glow in the dark if you charge then with a flash light. Mine do, but I don't know if the new ones do.

 

[Artie]

Will do. I never would have thought of that.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

To be honest, my partscaster made with Mexican body and neck does not feel miles better than my old Squier Classic Vibe did after a good fretjob.