Small and fast -- like a sports car! Fender is proud to reissue the '65 Mustang guitar (1965 was the first full year of Mustang production). Originally designed as a 'student model,' the Mustang was nonetheless destined for greatness, and has been seen slung over the shoulders of great players such as David Byrne, John Frusciante, Kurt Cobain, Todd Rundgren, Graham Coxon and Adrian Belew, to name but a few.
This reissue comes in great vintage colors (Daphne Blue, Olympic White and Dakota Red) with highly period-correct detailing. Features include a Poplar body, C-shaped Maple neck with 22-fret Rosewood fingerboard, 4-ply pickguard with classic control plate and pickguard gap, chrome hardware, Fender/Gotoh vintage-style tuning machines with white buttons, floating bridge with 'Dynamic' vibrato tailpiece, 2 Mustang single-coil pickups with on/off slider switch and in/out phase switch for each pickup, 'F'-stamped neck plate and vintage correct headstock and bridge plate logos. A classic revived, and a real beauty at that!
Technical Info
Model Name: '65 Mustang
Model Number: 027-3706-(Color#)
Series: Classic Series
Body: Poplar
Neck: Maple, 'C' Shape, (Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25 in. Radius (184mm)
No. of Frets: 22 Vintage
Pickups: 2 Mustang Single-Coil Pickups (Neck & Bridge)
Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching: On/Off Slider, In/Out Phase Switch for Each Pickup
Bridge: Floating Bridge with 'Dynamic' Vibrato Tail-piece
Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines with White Buttons
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply White Pearloid on (504) Daphne Blue (554) Dakota Red, 4-Ply Tortoise Shell on (505) Olympic White
Scale Length: 24 in. (610 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.625 in. (41 mm)
Unique Features:
Vintage Correct Styling that Includes:
'65 Mustang Headstock and Bridge Plate Logos
'F' Neck Plate
White Tipped Vintage Tuning Machines
Vintage Appropriate Gap Between the Control Plate and the Pickguard
Strings: Super 250R, NPS, #073-0250-006, (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046)
Accessories: None
Case: None
Introduced: 7/2006
A vintage favorite revived! Uniquely-contoured poplar body with floating bridge and dynamic vibrato tailpiece. C-shape maple neck with short, 24" scale. Rosewood fretboard with 7-1/4" radius. Twin single-coil Mustang pickups with on/off and in-phase/out-of-phase sliders for each. Vintage-correct styling throughout.