Phil O'Keefe Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Did you guys see this? http://www.harmonycentral.com/news/fender-launches-five-new-offset-guitars--basses Prices look really good. I'm going to see if I can get Fender to loan me a couple for reviews... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members penelope twee Posted October 6, 2016 Members Share Posted October 6, 2016 I noticed them appear on the Thomann site recently. It's good to see that Fender has realised that offset fans are often attracted to more unusual colours. I'm not sure whether I could justify purchasing a new guitar but I would quite like the P-90 equipped Mustang. Have you seen the Ryan Jarman Squier model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted October 6, 2016 Members Share Posted October 6, 2016 Did you guys see this? http://www.harmonycentral.com/news/fender-launches-five-new-offset-guitars--basses Prices look really good. I'm going to see if I can get Fender to loan me a couple for reviews... Any idea about scale? Originals were 22.5" with 19 frets. Previous reissues have been 24" and 22 frets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted October 6, 2016 Members Share Posted October 6, 2016 Have you seen the Ryan Jarman Squier model? That's cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 Any idea about scale? Originals were 22.5" with 19 frets. Previous reissues have been 24" and 22 frets. They are 24" scale with 22 frets, at least from the info in the press release and from what I can see in the pictures of the fretboards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KaBONGGG!!! Posted October 8, 2016 Members Share Posted October 8, 2016 I want a mustang so oo badly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted October 9, 2016 Members Share Posted October 9, 2016 Made in Mexico too. No case comes with it so add that in to your purchase price. [video=youtube;hT7iTP660R8] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Fender said they are going to send a Mustang 90 and a Mustang Bass for me to review... stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 Made in Mexico too. Alder bodies too, which is also nice. No case comes with it so add that in to your purchase price. That seems pretty typical for anything under a grand these days. [video=youtube;hT7iTP660R8] Sounds good on the demo! Looks like they're using good tuners too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby D Posted October 14, 2016 Members Share Posted October 14, 2016 Fender said they are going to send a Mustang 90 and a Mustang Bass for me to review... stay tuned! dude! can you get FMIC to send bobby d one of those sexy offset beauties for some demos? kthxbai.....:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted November 18, 2016 Members Share Posted November 18, 2016 Just saw the other days where a (somewhat) local store that's on my Facebook feed showed them. I've always sort of wanted a DuoSonic. I did buy a Pawnshop Offset Special in shell pink last year from a local store where I've bought enough stuff over the years that he gives me good deals on the cheaper stuff. It's a very nice guitar except the TOM style bridge rattles like a hive of bees. I managed to calm it down by applying nail polish to the saddle joints, but I bought a Mastery bridge I'm going to install this week that should make it just about perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members travisbrowning Posted November 18, 2016 Members Share Posted November 18, 2016 Made in Mexico too. No case comes with it so add that in to your purchase price. [video=youtube;hT7iTP660R8] Wow, I'm not a fan of the look but that demo sounded great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 Wow, I'm not a fan of the look but that demo sounded great. I haven't tried the regular single-coil equipped Offset Series Mustang yet, but I've got one of the Mustang 90's just a few feet away from me and it's been getting a lot of play time. It really does sound good - one of the best sounding Mustangs ever IMO. The P90s (Fender calls them MP-90s) really add a lot to the sound of the guitar. Stay tuned for the review... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Fender has a new video out featuring some of the new Offset series guitars, along with Brendon Urie from Panic! At The Disco... [video=youtube;gmwg-IYtlF8] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesmann Posted December 21, 2016 Members Share Posted December 21, 2016 Man! I just like these bigtime and most of a a short scale. That Duo sonic humbucker and single, Mustang bass (paint your own racing stripe) And mustang. I want all 3 of these. We can always do a refret and a new nut if needed. Pickup of your choice etc. in general it has the vintage formula I be liken lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Radar-Love Posted December 23, 2016 Members Share Posted December 23, 2016 Any idea about scale? Originals were 22.5" with 19 frets. Previous reissues have been 24" and 22 frets. They do indeed have a 24-inch scale length, as I've checked all of these new models out at Guitar Center over the past three weeks. I might also add that they are very well built and each had a very nice medium light weight when lifted up. And now, for my minor gripe with Fender. I can only wish that someday Fender releases a 24.75-inch scale version of the Duo-Sonic and the Mustang. They have occasionally released a few models over the years with a 24.75-inch scale, but not these. I think the tone is noticeably improved with a 24.75-inch scale along with added tuning stability -- especially with a vibrato unit. Just as a side note, I've owned a MIJ Hondo copy of the DuoSonic (Hondo AllStar Professional) for the past 25 or so years. It is a superb guitar that plays effortlessly with a very resonant light ash body. It plays so effortlessly that it will totally fool you into believing it has a short scale, when in fact it has a 25.5-inch scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted December 24, 2016 Members Share Posted December 24, 2016 I'm more interested in 22.5" with 19 fret for tenor tunings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 Okay folks, as promised, I reviewed the Mustang 90. If you'd like to check it out, here's a link: http://www.harmonycentral.com/expert-reviews/fender-mustang-90 Please let me know if you have any questions or comments! PS Stay tuned - a review of the Mustang Bass PJ is also on the way and will be posted soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trick Fall Posted January 4, 2017 Members Share Posted January 4, 2017 Will check out the review, but it's meaningless to me since Fender refuses to do any lefties aside from the most generic of strats and teles. I know we are a smaller market, but for the love of christ can't they do a few special runs once in a while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 4, 2017 Author Share Posted January 4, 2017 Will check out the review' date=' but it's meaningless to me since Fender refuses to do any lefties aside from the most generic of strats and teles. I know we are a smaller market, but for the love of christ can't they do a few special runs once in a while? [/quote'] There probably isn't enough of a market for them to make any money off of them - not for a guitar that costs $500 new, "street". But I do feel for you - it must really be hard to be a left-handed guitarist when it comes to finding gear. That makes me wonder what the actual percentages are - what percentage of guitarists are lefties? I believe it's about ten percent of the population at large, but I suspect some of them play right-handed, like my friend Lee Flier, so maybe the overall numbers for guitarists are a bit less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted January 6, 2017 Members Share Posted January 6, 2017 How are you liking the bass? I purchased one (well, am on my second ...), and think it's a terrific instrument. Especially impressed with the pickups, I think FMIC has really upped their game there. The MP-90's also sounded good to me in a test drive. Liking this bass a ton. ***********************Edit: Squier just displayed new offsets for 2017 ... which I do NOT care for at all, aesthetically. Anyone see these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 How are you liking the bass? I purchased one (well, am on my second ...), and think it's a terrific instrument. Especially impressed with the pickups, I think FMIC has really upped their game there. The MP-90's also sounded good to me in a test drive. Liking this bass a ton. *********************** Edit: Squier just displayed new offsets for 2017 ... which I do NOT care for at all, aesthetically. Anyone see these? Got a link for the Squiers? No, I haven't seen them yet, nor have I seen a press release from Squier or Fender about them yet either. As far as the bass goes, I don't want to give away the review... but I think I might like it even a bit more than the Mustang 90. And FWIW, I agree about the pickups - they're very good in both instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted January 6, 2017 Members Share Posted January 6, 2017 https://blog.andertons.co.uk/guitars/squier-launch-offsets?utm_campaign=170103-SPE-Squier&utm_source=emarsysemail&utm_medium=email&sc_src=email_1077427&sc_lid=80857561&sc_uid=DRzZj20d5Q&sc_llid=10844&sc_eh=d5b20c54eb2516681 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danhedonia Posted January 6, 2017 Members Share Posted January 6, 2017 Also FWIW: I had the same experience with both necks being very spiky, yet also somehow really nice (and not just the non-spiky part - I like the fretwork, just wish it were more flush with the (also sharp) edge of the fretboard). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Yeah, the fret ends were fine but the fingerboard edges of both the guitar and the bass were really crisp and sharp. It would be nice if they were rounded off a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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