Hot or Not? Fender Ben Gibbard Mustang

[bsman]

https://shop.fender.com/en-US/electric-guitars/mustang/ben-gibbard-mustang/0141332321.html

I have a certain fondness for Fender short-scales, having a 1960 Musicmaster (22.5" scale) and a 2017 Duo Sonic (24" scale), so this is of interest. FYI - the one they have at SW is 7.1 pounds, which is a welcome change from the other Fenders that for the non-roasted-pine models are pushing or over eight pounds...

 

[VoidTerraFirma]

No.

 

[MonkeyZero]

A solid yes from me. I like the guitar and definitely like Ben Gibbard. His voice is dreamy.

 

[Tralfaz]

Illuminate the "NO" on the Fender Wanted sign.

 

[Chad]

5" radius

I'm not a fan of the natural and black combo.

 

[sleewell]

like ben, not a fan of this guitar.

 

[Chicken Man]

I'm not a fan of the natural and black combo.

Opposite for me. No strong feeling on the artist, but the guitar appeals to me.

 

[Guitar Heel]

5" radius

I'm not a fan of the natural and black combo.

like playing a broom stick

 

[Kerouac]

Ewwwwwww.

 

[Chad]

Opposite for me. No strong feeling on the artist, but the guitar appeals to me.

My feeling on that color combo, comes from playing a 70's Mustang in that same scheme. It was a horrible guitar that weighed more than a Les Paul.

 

[tiger roach]

I like the looks. No idea if I would like the scale, neck radius, etc.

And it looks like they forgot to put pickups on that one.

 

[Denverdave]

I would love to play one. I want to say hot - but I have never played a Mustang so that would have to happen first. I like the looks and the simplicity. The lack of a tone control might be problematic though.

 

[bsman]

5" radius

I'm not a fan of the natural and black combo.

9.5”...

 

[Gary Blanchard]

I like the looks. No idea if I would like the scale, neck radius, etc.

And it looks like they forgot to put pickups on that one.

I kinda like how the pickups are hidden. I don't hate this, but I don't love it, either.

 

[jp_nyc]

Looks like a garage build. That wood just isn’t impressive.

 

[Chad]

9.5”...

They must have edited the webpage. I went back like 5 times to make sure it said 5" before I posted because 5 would be insane.

edit: Looks like I still had the page open from earlier.

 

[Motorik]

I would rather have a regular Mustang with an automobile color paintjob and a working trem.

 

[blind radish]

$1,100??? Please

 

[reverend1]

The owner of my local shop still has his original '66 Mustang he bought as a teenager. Its a really cool looking guitar, but it is not a good guitar by any means. I couldn't pay $1,100 for an original one much less a new one.