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My lead guitarist bought a '65 Mustang... What should I buy?

House53House53 Posts: 1,276
edited August 2004 in Musicians and Gearheads
Alright in the "arms race" in my band... the lead guitarist just made a major move...

he bought a 1965 Fender Mustang... very cool. It sounds great and looks nice as well...

he has widened the gap between his arsenal and mine... I must respond!! :D

I was thinking a late 60s LP Custom or a 355 Gibson...

:)
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Gibson L5

    or a 335 would be cool.


    Late 70's LP Deluxe would be cool too. It'd go with the Townsend.


    or, you could get a 70's Tele Custom or a thinline in sunburst.
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  • House53House53 Posts: 1,276
    That or a Marshall 100 Watt SLP Full stack, then it wouldn't matter what he played, I would be louder... :D

    Seriously though, it is a nice guitar... sounds great. The mustang.

    I guess, I will have to bide my time and come up with a plan to close this gap...
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by House53
    That or a Marshall 100 Watt SLP Full stack, then it wouldn't matter what he played, I would be louder... :D

    Seriously though, it is a nice guitar... sounds great. The mustang.

    I guess, I will have to bide my time and come up with a plan to close this gap...


    why not a Burns Red Special?, same idea.
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  • House53House53 Posts: 1,276
    Actually, I recently played a Z Route 66 with my tele... I am thinking about getting that head and another tele... that's a tone I could play with all day.

    However, the band has finally integrated all of our tones, bass, and two guitars, so I shouldn't mess with that just yet.
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  • House53House53 Posts: 1,276
    Thinking an all white tele would look nice on stage.

    I just don't know about putting more cash into the gear lineup at the moment.

    I suppose if I sold my tele or SG, then I could pick up the other guitar... it played really well at the shop, the tele I mean... one of those times where they speak to you... buy me, buy me...

    I tend to have those moments a lot though... :)
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    How about a 1968 Camaro? Holley 4-barrel, Edelbrock heads, Flowmaster exhaust, posi, on a blown 327 block...

    That would knock the stockings off a '65 Mustang any day...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • House53House53 Posts: 1,276
    my other friend said the same thing...

    "Why did he buy a different car?"

    The funny thing is the guy does drive a Mustang too, but not a '65... something more recent.
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by House53
    The funny thing is the guy does drive a Mustang too, but not a '65... something more recent.

    It better be at least 15 years old. The only guys who drive current Mustangs and Camaros are male hair dressers and interior decorators.

    The new 'Stang is pretty nice, though... Boss revisited...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • JofZJofZ Posts: 1,276
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    How about a 1968 Camaro? Holley 4-barrel, Edelbrock heads, Flowmaster exhaust, posi, on a blown 327 block...

    That would knock the stockings off a '65 Mustang any day...

    Sure would!
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  • WiLL75WiLL75 Posts: 415
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    How about a 1968 Camaro? Holley 4-barrel, Edelbrock heads, Flowmaster exhaust, posi, on a blown 327 block...

    That would knock the stockings off a '65 Mustang any day...

    I swear you got that thing out of a comic book man. But you need wheels on that thing, not the pizza cutters you have now.
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  • PJamGrunge10PJamGrunge10 Posts: 596
    go all out and get a les paul supreme with a figured AAA top:D
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  • cltaylor12cltaylor12 Posts: 125
    1967 Camero!
  • r1versr1vers Posts: 244
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    It better be at least 15 years old. The only guys who drive current Mustangs and Camaros are male hair dressers and interior decorators.

    The new 'Stang is pretty nice, though... Boss revisited...

    hahaha funny but true...the last few years of the camaro were truly embarrassments, while some of the new mustangs aren't too bad imo.

    I luckily have a Camaro that is old enough to pass your standard (1983)....and my brother has a 1965 Mustang.
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by r1vers
    hahaha funny but true...the last few years of the camaro were truly embarrassments, while some of the new mustangs aren't too bad imo.

    I luckily have a Camaro that is old enough to pass your standard (1983)....and my brother has a 1965 Mustang.

    My first car was an '89 Mustang GT convertable... a blast to drive, but I probably looked like a tool driving it.

    I kinda want to find an '88-94 Mustang GT hardtop to toy around with in the summer. 5.0L, 5-speed, put a little sumpin-sumpin under the hood and a decent stereo in it... just have a car that drives nice, hugs the road, gets up and goes, but isn't pretentious.

    The new Mustang is damned nice... I'd drive one, if I could afford it...

    My roomie frosh year in college had a 1967 Pontiac Firebird... canary yellow... cherry... what a car.

    Okay, fantasy drag race: 1968 Camaro 396 vs. 1969 Boss Mustang 351?
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    My first car was an '89 Mustang GT convertable... a blast to drive, but I probably looked like a tool driving it.

    I kinda want to find an '88-94 Mustang GT hardtop to toy around with in the summer. 5.0L, 5-speed, put a little sumpin-sumpin under the hood and a decent stereo in it... just have a car that drives nice, hugs the road, gets up and goes, but isn't pretentious.

    The new Mustang is damned nice... I'd drive one, if I could afford it...

    My roomie frosh year in college had a 1967 Pontiac Firebird... canary yellow... cherry... what a car.

    Okay, fantasy drag race: 1968 Camaro 396 vs. 1969 Boss Mustang 351?


    why not a Boss 429?
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    why not a Boss 429?

    Because where's the contest in that? That's like pitting a Shelby Cobra against a 327 Corvette.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by House53
    Alright in the "arms race" in my band... the lead guitarist just made a major move...

    he bought a 1965 Fender Mustang... very cool. It sounds great and looks nice as well...

    he has widened the gap between his arsenal and mine... I must respond!! :D

    I was thinking a late 60s LP Custom or a 355 Gibson...

    :)

    you could offset it with a guitar that actually stays in tune. ;)
  • House53House53 Posts: 1,276
    Originally posted by exhausted
    you could offset it with a guitar that actually stays in tune. ;)

    Suprisingly that thing holds tune pretty well.

    Now he is talking about getting another Les Paul. I told him he can let me use the new one... seems fair, right?
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