mike 110 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Can anyone help with any info on these please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 My first bass was a Sunn Mustang P-bass copy. Obviously not the Strat that you're asking about, but this info might give you some kind of impression ...It was a surprisingly nice feeling bass, great neck, solid wood body. I sanded it down and found that it was three pieces of a light and relatively soft wood. These instruments were made in India. There's some kind of Fender association although I'm not sure what it is exactly. Someone will probably be along to clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 110 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) Thanks Fionn , it seems ok , quite heavy , even the intonation is good , surprisingly . The body has a few dings but nothing major . The wiring is terrible though , held together by sellotape in places . The pick guard has been painted Purple ! The pups sound ok though . Edited January 13, 2014 by mike 110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Indian made... late 80s/early 90s. Owned by Fender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 If it's got a proper strat shaped headstock, and fmic printed on it somewhere it is usually pretty good, 80s, licensed by fender. My P-bass one is made of leftover proper fender bits, which weren't quite up to snuff (wood is hideous under the finish, and the micro tilt button on the neck is stuck in all to sh*te). If it's a 90s one with the funny shape headstock, it is sadly firewood. Korean rather than Indian, and usually horrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 110 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 it looks like a Strat headstock , Im no expert though ; It has Sunn in Gold lettering and Mustang in black , a funny eye shaped logo but no fmic . It has a sticker on the neck plate that says 3/90 … looks like a duffer then ….Doesnt sound bad for a Duffer though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Just to help a bit, these are good These are not so good These are firewood. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 110 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 [quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1390479350' post='2345811'] Just to help a bit, these are good These are not so good These are firewood. Hope this helps. [/quote] Hey Thanks Dave ! Its the top one , woohoo ! Mine just has the small printing under the Sunn missing , nice , worth a little modding ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 very worth a little modding. My Sunn P-Bass is still my number one go to bass. Probably just cos I've had it so long, but they are very playable with a little fettling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 110 Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 [quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1390496382' post='2346055'] very worth a little modding. My Sunn P-Bass is still my number one go to bass. Probably just cos I've had it so long, but they are very playable with a little fettling. [/quote] Thanks Dave , thats good to know . It's not in bad nick really , pups sound ok and the neck is fine , I'll just drop one of Señor kiOgons wiring doodahs in at some point and get the Doc to make me a new pick guard and I'll be riffing away in no time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbyrne Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I had one of the Indian ones in pearlescent white. It was a decent player, the Achilles Heel being the electrics. The pickups were ice-pick sharp. However, with a decent set of GFS pickups & a new loom from Kiogon, you should have a very capable beater. G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I've had 3 of these, all car boot specials, the dearest one cost me £28. Sold that one & really regretted it - it was the nicest-playing Strat I've owned. Guitarist in my band has one I bought water-damaged for £5, I dried it out, tidied up some peeling lacquer, re-strung it & gave him it for his birthday! He loves it & gigs it regularly. The third one is still in bits in the Bassment, awaiting rewiring & reassembly. Think it was a tenner but I don't really remember. All of mine have been the Indian FMIC ones, and I did do some research about these. It seems Sunn Mustang was UK or EU only - in the US these are Squier IIs, and fairly sought-after. They are late 80s/early 90s and there are some interesting - but of course unsubstantiated - internet claims, including the suggestion that bodies & necks were actually Japanese-made (end of Japanese Squier production or some such tosh) and assembled in India with budget, locally-produced components. I take this with a massive pinch of salt but there is a huge difference between the excellent quality necks & solid timber bodies, and the rather ratty electronics & crumbly hardware. On balance they are super little guitars for the money, never make more than £70-odd on Ebay and if you have one & like it, it's definitely worth hot-rodding with decent pickups electronics & hardware. Do keep the old bits if you ever intend to sell it, though. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 110 Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Thanks for your info everybody , I got it for £20 along with a little Squier 15w amp , sounds like I may have got a bit of a bargain When I get it done I'll post some pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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