(Fingers crossed...) And if it doesn't work out, well, you can just smash it up on the floor like Cobain did and proudly display it on the wall, lol!

cant wait to see this whole series. my dream is to buy these squier mustangs by the sack and fill em with different pickups, switches, tuners, etc.

I want to start a guitar building replicas for myself, for fun... But I never really even touched the "insides" of guitars, will changing pickups, or all those wires be so hard? Or couple of tutorials will help? I want to build a Vandalism and Mustang

That’s gonna be a sweet guitar😎

WOW this is gonna be a cool project 😎 saw the vid come up on facebook and tapped on it straight away haha this is gonna be class 😎😎😎😎🎸👌

3 humbuckers would be cool

I've done the exact same project with a sonic blue vm mustang. I've got a white JB in the bridge & a white SD lil59 in the neck. I've got both switches wired for full humbucker, off, & coil split for both pickups. Don't forget to shim the neck for the T.O.M. bridge. I used a 1° shim from Stew Mac. I was also able to use a Cobain Mustang pickguard I ordered from WD pickguards & it fit pretty good considering it wasn't supposed to, lol. A little trimming by the neck pocket saved me from routing the ugly original 1. Don't forget to ground the bridge or tail piece. I'm sure you've already found that hidden wire in the bridge thimble hole. I didn't find that until I drilled the hole out & wrapped the wire around the drill bit, lol. Anyways, good luck man. Love the videos. 👍🎸

this is a pretty cool project, I have done a few myself, along with a good friend of mine. I currently have 2 of the VM Mustangs Blue and Red. Blue has Skystang humbucker bridge setup, and Red has the Roseland Ballroom setup, with hotrails in the bridge with red pearl pickguard. But in the neck positions I put Lipstick tubes because i love their bluesy sound and tone.

YES DUDE! this is awesome!

i like this idea, love the channel dude

That squire has some nice figuring in the back unless my eyes are deceiving me!

You should do a budget Jaguar by Kurt Cobain cause we all know that guitar is a bit expensive.

If the brand new Fender classic gear tuners we’re available, I’d get those! I’d love to put em on my p90 Mustang. I recently acquired the new American performer Mustang in penny. A bit pricey but I just couldn’t resist. I’m so glad I got, it turned out to be an absolutely magic Mustang. Nicest Mustang I’ve tried so far! The bridge works just a smoothly as the original but without any of the old problems. The pickups sound like a classic mustang, only higher output. The neck a silky smooth satin finish with a really nice fret job. And the tuners look classic but have a modern ratio. So those new tuners is what I’d love to get another set of. Hopefully Fender start selling them separately. I wish they also sold Mustang necks and Mustang parts in general. And the classic white F tuners, I wonder why Fender no longer use them. Only Fender Japan. But an exciting project you’ve started!

Looking forward to this project. Haven't got into DIYing guitars yet, so your tutorial might spark my interest and give me the courage to dismantle and assemble my guitars.

This is great always was hoping someone would do thie

Awesome! Thanks for the video. I'm about to be doing this to a Vintage Modified Mustang I just picked up for stupid cheap.

Another awseome video! Can;t wait for part 2 . I think Kurt favoured using a "tune o matic" gibson bridge. I have a jagstang with the texas special and sh4 Pups its amazing!.

I also have a Squier Bullet Mustang and i'm trying to modify it like Kurt's Mustang. I founded a cheap Humbucker pickup branded "Donlis" on Aliexpress, it has almost the same specs than the Seymour Duncan JB and i installed it in my Bullet Mustang. Then i replaced the neck pickup with other single coil Donlis from a SSS set and i installed into the neck position. Now i'm waiting the switches and i can have some sort of type Cobain Mustang because i already have my white pearl pickguard with the SH combination.

Very cool!! Reds generally not my colour but I can see this looking killer!!

A good little project, being it's not going to be exact to spec I'd probably give it a few personal touches but that's just me, things like a stacked single sized bridge pickup and a tele neck pickup just for something different, everybody is different so have at it and enjoy.

I would personally get a maple fret board, and a loaded single coil pickguard with the controls in tack. Rest of it I really like!!!

Looking forward to seeing the end result Wish I had the technical know-how to do all of it 😂😂😂😂

Great video I was so confused when I saw the bullet mustang at first, I had to make sure I clicked on the right video 😂😂

Great nodding platform.the one thing I dont like is the stock bridge. It's hard to intonate.im gonna put a tele half- bridge on mine.great video and that fiesta red is cool.fender has very cool colors.old school

Do you reckon that the tuners on the bullet Mustang neck would be good with a trem (I am seriously considering putting the neck of the bullet on my vintage modified)

This might be a dumb question but would it be possible to convert a hard tail mustang into one that can have the dynamic vibrato dropped in.

How would you go about buying a neck? I've looked everywhere and can't really find anything. I could buy a fender neck but those are expensive. So is going Warmoth. Any ideas?

Oh and the tuners I use is fender/gotoh sd91 vintage tuners they are really nice but bit expensive

Can you do a video how to install the tune o matic? I literally just ordered one for my mustang but there is no videos how to install it on a mustang

Hey Rob! Do a tribute to Dookie!! It turned 25 today, I’m gonna record a video in a bit about it. Best album ever made!!

just curious, why did you use the bullet neck over the vintage modified neck?

I dig this idea. I know it’s not a traditional but would a push pull coil split be reasonable on the bridge? 🤔

Rob, what's your favorite guitar under $400 new? Thanks!!!!

Have you considered using a Seymour Duncan hot rail pickup or a jb Junior for the bridge pickup?

I'm selling my Moxf6 workstation keyboard....A guy locally is offering a trade for his 78 fender music master. Black. Its vintage single coiled one pup ....only 3/4 scale though. What you think of them? USA I believe. Has that old played in look too! With a gig bag

dude it's going to be the best fiesta red

Good idea, maybe some vintage keys

Holy shit. I was gonna do this lol

Locking tuners? I recommend axetexch for parts online

What's the name of the tune o matic bridge?

Where are you from, you sound proper Yorkshire

I want to do this on a bullet Mustang, I don't want an exact replica but more of a Cobain style guitar. But I don't know if I'll be able to have the switches on the side. I'm not confident enough to make holes in the wood. Do you think Kurt would own a Surf Green Mustang? I don't feel like painting it either. Again, Cobain style not replica. ^^

so do i have to buy a new body

KC Backplate?

I built one for less than $300. If you don't believe me....go to my Facebook profile. If I could, I'd post the pic on here.

25,5 scale for Cobains guitar ? nuts ?Cobain always used short scale when playing mustang

Since it is a budget build, probably you can use parts from Chinese guitar knock off sellers if they're cheap but of decent quality. Just my two cents.