I recently picked up an Olympic White Squier Bullet Mustang HH for my kid and thought it would be interesting to compare it to my 2009/2010 Arctic White Fender Standard Telecaster. Now in theory the “Crafted in Indonesia” Mustang should be a bit creamier than the MIM Tele, but after ten years the Tele is a bit more yellow. I think both look great, though. More pics after the jump!
Cool little video by Fender looking at the Mustangs used by Kurt during the In Utero era. Fender opened these guitars up in order to ascertain wiring schemes and pickup configurations for the Kurt Cobain Signature Mustang guitars.
Cool article dredged up by Guitar World in honor of the release of the 20th anniversary edition of Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’–The Definitive Kurt Cobain Gear Guide. I started playing guitar (again) a year or so before Bleach came out, and really, that’s what you bought back then if you were a punk rocker kid–cause they were cheap and crunchy sounding–a Mustang, a DS-1 and a crappy solid state amp. Well, that’s what I bought anyway.
Here are the three Fenders. I gave my old Mustang to my kid. Liking the Strat but I think the Tele is still my favorite. What to get next…?
I’d always wanted a Telecaster. Back in the 80s they were too expensive, which is why I ended up with the Mustang. So when I started playing guitar again, I decided I needed a Telecaster. But since I didn’t know if I’d stick with it, I got a cheap one. I got this Austin knockoff at Leading Tone in Seattle for $150, which included a full setup.
Fender had just come out with this amp when I was looking. I really have no idea how you could find a better amp, or a better anything, for $100. When I went to get one at American Music, they told me that they couldn’t keep them in stock.
Here’s my old setup. Well, most of it. My old Fender 4×12 is still in my parents’ shed, along with the 100 watt Yamaha head.
The Mustang was my first guitar. Actually, it was my second guitar. I owned one of those aluminum neck Kramers for like a week or something. Sold it for $100. What are they worth now?
I never liked the neck on the Mustang–it is too narrow. I liked the sound, though, and loved the color. I think I got it at Starving Musician in San Jose for around $200 in 1987. It’s not for sale. I already promised it to my kid.
