{"product_id":"2011-fender-competition-mustang-73-vintage-reissue-mg73-co-ocean-turquoise-japan-mij","title":"2011 Fender Competition Mustang '73 Vintage Reissue MG73\/CO Ocean Turquoise, Japan MIJ","description":"Up for sale, a 2011 Fender Competition Mustang '73 vintage reissue guitar with an Ocean Turquoise Metallic custom color finish and matching headstock, complete with the original factory paperwork. Made exclusively for the Japanese market and officially model MG73\/CO, this Mustang is rarely seen outside its country of origin. Often considered to rival Fender's US production in terms of overall quality, this Mustang is a testament to the workmanship and eye for detail evident in the Made in Japan Fender models.The stock single coil pickups have a clear, cutting tone, and the on\/off\/on pickup selector toggles can also engage the distinctive Mustang out-of-phase sound. The guitar is featherweight at 6lbs 14oz, and the crisp, jangling voice of the instrument when strummed acoustically translates well through the pickups. Professionally setup here at Mike \u0026amp; Mike's Guitar Bar, this Mustang is strung with 10-46 strings and features low action and spot-on intonation.The neck has a slender C-shaped profile carve with full shoulders in every register and lightly rolled fretboard edges, measuring .815\" deep at the 1st fret and .940\" at the 12th. The thick, dark rosewood fretboard boasts 22 slender frets with their full factory height and well-rounded crowns, showing only light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3 and playing cleanly in every register. At 24\", the scale length is ideal for smaller hands and players looking to execute chord extensions that might be a bit more of a stretch at Fender's full scale. The nut measures 1 9\/16\" in width. Matching the body with its Ocean Turquoise finish, the headstock features Kluson-style tuners with white buttons, and these tuners turn smoothly and hold pitch as they should. The \"Made in Japan\" text and U-prefix serial number are present above the four-bolt F neck plate.All of the electronics work function as intended, with Master Volume and Tone controls governing the two pickups. The chrome hardware has plenty of shine, and the plastic parts are nice and clean including the black pickup covers and white pearloid pickguard. Cosmetic wear on the gloss finish is limited to some finish chipping on the lower bout body edge with targeted touchup, and otherwise just a few minor marks on the body as a whole. The neck profile has a smooth lightly ambered gloss finish.The original serialized hangtag and manual are included, along with a modern padded gigbag.","brand":"Fender","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42402240561408,"sku":"U039143","price":1599.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4437\/4714\/products\/medium_53ae0e42-f85d-44a8-a969-d055bea8ed86.jpg?v=1751549097","url":"https:\/\/mmguitarbar.com\/products\/2011-fender-competition-mustang-73-vintage-reissue-mg73-co-ocean-turquoise-japan-mij","provider":"Mike \u0026 Mike's Guitar Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}