Members ChitownTerror Posted January 31, 2006 Members Share Posted January 31, 2006 I'm considering picking up a mid-sixites lawsuit Mustang clone of theirs. Anyone know if these are decent or if they're merely plywood/firewood guitars not even worth the effort of modding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mel Cooley Posted January 31, 2006 Members Share Posted January 31, 2006 They were made in Korea by Samick back in the mid '70s to early '80s. They were arguably a short step above Hondo guitars. Some are okay and some aren't. I have an erzatz Memphis LP copy with the then fashionable brass hardware and overwound pickups. The only problem is the neck could use a shim, but the bolt on neck was attached and then they added another layer of "wood". You can actually see the imprint of the plate and screws in the back of what initially appears to be a set neck guitar. This makes detaching the neck virtually impossible (and relegates it to being a slide guitar). If the Mustang copy plays well and the price is right then buy it, but don't expect too much. Fender Mustangs aren't all that great as is (and I've been a proud owner of one since 1979). I could only imagine what you'd get with a Memphis copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitownTerror Posted January 31, 2006 Author Members Share Posted January 31, 2006 Fair enough. Thanks for your advice, Mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chairborne Posted January 31, 2006 Members Share Posted January 31, 2006 I have never seen a Memphis that wasn't junk. But I have never seen a Mustang clone either - Strats and P-basses for the most part. But those were absolute crap. Proceed with caution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LAracer Posted January 31, 2006 Members Share Posted January 31, 2006 My first guitar was a Memphis Strat clone. It was crap. Good for slide only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockstrongo Posted January 31, 2006 Members Share Posted January 31, 2006 They made a setneck Les Paul clone that I've heard nothing but rave comments on. However, the bolt on neck ones suck ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jerry_picker Posted January 31, 2006 Members Share Posted January 31, 2006 Originally posted by rockstrongo They made a setneck Les Paul clone that I've heard nothing but rave comments on. However, the bolt on neck ones suck ass. I've never played one.Even the LP Jr. Memphis set-necks kind of suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lilly12 Posted February 28, 2021 Members Share Posted February 28, 2021 Does anyone have a Memphis Mustang Guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 6down1togo Posted March 11, 2021 Members Share Posted March 11, 2021 Do yourself a favor and pick up a Squier Bullet Mustang (there's a brand new surf green one on ebay for $129) They are better guitars by a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hoot Owl Posted March 12, 2021 Members Share Posted March 12, 2021 No. Next question. 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted March 14, 2021 Members Share Posted March 14, 2021 I was going to get a Memphis sunburst LP copy from a music store that had just opened 40 years ago, but I never did. It’s too bad, too, because I liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted March 15, 2021 Moderators Share Posted March 15, 2021 I have a Memphis P-bass I bought in the mid 70's. The neck looks like a banana today [ I have a mitey mite replacement for it]. The body and p-ups [DiMarzio] were fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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