{"product_id":"fender-mustang-solid-body-electric-guitar-1965-13748","title":"Fender Mustang Solid Body Electric Guitar (1965)","description":"Fender Mustang Model Solid Body Electric Guitar (1965), made in Fullerton, California, serial # L41193, red lacquer finish, alder body, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, original grey hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a very clean 1965 Fender Mustang, all original and a very good player showing only very light wear. It was made about a year after the model's debut in the second half of 1964, and shows no changes from the first examples except for pearloid dots on the fingerboard in place of the first \"clay\" versions. The Mustang was Fender's classiest student guitar, basically the same instrument as the Duo-Sonic II with the addition of the new \"Dynamic vibrato\" tailpiece and floating bridge. Light, easy to handle and quite versatile with its in\/out of phase pickup options the model was instantly hugely successful. While never promoted as a professional guitar it has proved a timeless favorite of countless garage bands and even many pro players from the 1960s and '70s until today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe body on this example sports a deep red lacquer finish with virtually no yellowing or fade, since the clear lacquer overcoat used on the higher-grade Fenders was not sprayed over the color coat. The pickguard is laminated plastic with a snazzy pearloid top layer. The rosewood-fingerboard maple neck has a 24\" scale length, the same as the Jaguar and longer than the earlier 1950s fender student models. The neck heel is stamped September 1965, the pots coded to the 18th week of that year and both pickups hand dated 10-18-65. This one has a fairly low \"L\" series number for a later 1965 guitar. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt this time the Fender Mustang was quickly becoming the most popular electric guitar in the world which peaked with a staggering nearly 18,000 units sold in 1966 alone, far more than any other competitive instrument. This is a nice original example, played in just a bit but unaltered and still a great little guitar. Like its contemporary automotive namesake the early Mustang remains an American classic and still represents the best deal around in an original mid-1960s Fender instrument.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 39 1\/2 in. (100.3 cm.), 12 1\/4 in. (31.1 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 1\/2 in. (3.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 in. (610 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5\/8 in. (41 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis guitar shows some typical wear and tear but remains all original even down to the trem arm and the usually missing snap-on bridge cover. The all-original finish shows checking and typical dings, scuffs and dents scattered around the front, sides and back. There is a fairly long shallow scratch along the lower face, and some compression marks from the trem arm rubbing there. The back of the neck has some light rub wear, the headstock has some checking but the logo decal is nicely preserved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hardware has only fairly light wear, then high E string tuner shaft is a little bent but works fine The original frets and fingerboard show some fairly light wear in the lower positions; This is a good player with two strong pickups that blend well together for the typical phased Mustang tones. The original case is intact with some external wear; inside are the original hang-tag booklet, molded grey curly cord and some celluloid Fender picks. If not the absolute cleanest of these we have had it remains is a nice ready-to-gig 60+ year old Fender with a great vibe. Overall Excellent - Condition.","brand":"Fender","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736002269324,"sku":"13748","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_46cfda78-aec5-4211-be6f-026bf656b548.jpg?v=1781561348","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/fender-mustang-solid-body-electric-guitar-1965-13748","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}