I use 11's and have the action fairly high. It feels much better than with the previous 9s. I need higher action due to a few high frets.

Bottom.

It's odd. The Mustang vibrato entirely doesn't work unless it's on the bottom notch, in which case it works excellently.
+1 this is my experience too.
+1 as well. the higher notch is good if you're not using the trem arm, as it's stiffer and tends to hold things in place better but ...

Thom wrote:

BacchusPaul wrote:Bottom.

It's odd. The Mustang vibrato entirely doesn't work unless it's on the bottom notch, in which case it works excellently.

+1 this is my experience too.

what gauge strings do you use?

hmm i wonder if there is any risk that a 24" scale neck would not fit right in? The listing says it is vintage body and the neck pockets all worked with Mustang style 24" necks right?

If it's a MIM then there is no shot at a 24" fitting except for a conversion 24" like the jagmaster.

hmm ...

hmm i wonder if there is any risk that a 24" scale neck would not fit right in? The listing says it is vintage body and the neck pockets all worked with Mustang style 24" necks right?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Fender-Duo-Sonic-Body-MusicMaster-Project_W0QQitemZ140395654586QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item20b03badba#ht_720wt_1163

I'm wondering if a quick glance at this indicates that a Toronado bridge will easily work with the location of the string ferrules ...

spring notches under the base plate of the vibrato assembly!

I also use 11' strings, and with springs on top notch, the trem basically did not return to a zero point and went out of tune very quick. The trem action was very smooth though, ideal if you don't use the trem arm but do some shimmering by hand on the tailpiece. The bottom position was very tuning ...

BacchusPaul wrote:Bottom.

It's odd. The Mustang vibrato entirely doesn't work unless it's on the bottom notch, in which case it works excellently.

weird. what happens on the top notch?

Using 11's, I thought I'd need to use the lowest notch (on the tailpiece posts) for my vibrato but I found the tension to be adequate on the higher notch (closest to baseplate) to counteract the tension of the strings. I have the tailpiece as low as possible (while still letting the strings go ...

yep mine is a CAR compstang. they are indeed showing up at great prices these days.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/msg/1659635270.html

changed pickup, bridge and nut and probably a bit beat up (no pics). but seems like a very good deal!

brought the tailpiece down as low as it will go and raised the bridge a tad more (now I have fairly high action and it feels ok, still).

I compared to my Strat and the Mustang actually sustains longer than my Strat now. I think the setup is finally about where I like it.

You might also consider shimming the neck so that you can raise the bridge. That would create a steeper angle from the bridge to the 'cigar tube' part of the tremolo and increase sustain a little.

Not a bad idea. I actually raised the action significantly yesterday and noticed a difference in ...

I think people remove the covers so that it resembles the strat pickups they're more used to or because they think having plastic between the pole piece and the strings will make them lose some treble or something along those lines. Even if you take the cover off you'll only be able to get the ...

Mike,
what bridge is that? Would a Toronado bridge fit there? (edit: oops nevermind you already mentioned it is Toronado bridge) And did Robert make the body complete with routing for the toggle switch and the string-through holes? That seems like a configuration that would be perfect for me! Great ...

I did try without the covers but did not notice a difference. The difference would lie in the fact that you can get them a bit higher without touching the strings I guess. I'm wondering if many Mustang owners have their bridge pickups set really high?

I have the original Mustang pickups on my 72 mustang. I have the treble side of the bridge pickup nearly touching the string. And it sounds very good (unlike my Strat which sounds best with pickups further away than Fender's specs). I'm starting to wonder if this is why a lot of people remove the ...

fixed it by raising the tailpiece. I had it as far down as possible (giving minimum clearance for the strings to run underneath). It was also at full tension so it tilted back and acted almost like a hardtail. But now I moved it forward a bit so that it is in a proper position (posts vertical) and ...

You could always slide something flat underneath, between the bridge and the plate, to hold it parallel to the plate while you string it up.

Usually after I restring my Jag, before I get it up to full tension, I grab both ends of the bridge between thumb and forefinger, and jiggle it back and ...