The vintage obviously has that little extra secret sauce but I’m impressed with how good the vintera sounds, especially when you say it feels good in the hand too. Neat little guitar

I won’t lie. When I realized Fender had snuck a vintage-ish correct Mustang in Capri Orange under my radar I snagged one that night. I feel like I spent years in Mustang limbo waiting for one of these. Never wanting to gamble the cash on a vintage guitar and having never been quite happy with the Squiers.

@NintenDub

2 ай бұрын

So how ya feeling now? You got the vintera 2? Competition orange? Or Capri? I love my mustang bullet I got right when they came out.got the rosewood which I love over laurel. But I def wanna get a fender,as I have 6 squiers. I just want a high quality mustang

@NintenDub

Ай бұрын

? 🤔 Eh? Eh??....

@NintenDub

Ай бұрын

That's all good. Im gunna get one. Thanks for the input

No Snake Oil!! The scale length made a big difference to me! Small hands - chords were difficult! Oh, and I liked the out of phase sound!!

Hi Eric, I would just like to say thank you. To me, your way of just enjoying the guitar and music always reminds me of what it’s all about. Been a fan since a while now and your videos always make me grab the guitar and play something. Thank you sincerely, you’re great.

14:50 Great riff! Again, gotta give you credit for having the best taste on guitar KZread

So good, !! Your demo was awesome especially the fuzz stuff. I purchased this guitar yesterday and expect it tomorrow!!!

In the first few minutes, I was scared you weren’t gonna play the Servo melody line. I should’ve known you’d never hurt us like that.

When is Fender going to make fhe Eric Haugen signature copy of your '66 Mustang? (It would go great with my JMJ signature '66 Mustang bass!!)

Nice little orb floating behind you at 6:12 in the video. Good assessment of the Mustang.

The stripes on your shirt were lining up with the stripes on the guitar and I loved it

I knew you’d be a spoon fan, Just from hearing your tone over the years. Would love to see a Spoon song arrangement from you in the future!

Cool intro tune! The tone kinda reminded me of Hunnybee by Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Love the new production values Eric. Looking nice. What a sweet guitar. I gotta get one now.

Damn. Looks like a fun little guitar to add to the quiver.

Absolutely wonderful have you enjoyed playing guitar have a wonderful weekend ❤😊

I really love my ventura 2, dark and syrupy, mine has a Clapton v shape side by side to vintage on mines for some reason

Way cool! Thank you, Eric! ✌️😌🎸

I found myself looking at this great looking Mustang earlier this week. Next day you posted this great review - then Michael Lemmo demos this same Vintera II guitar at Normans rare guitars this same week - if it’s cool enough for both you guys to take the time to give it a review it must be worth a look. I’ve pressed the buy button.

Eric, great video, as always. Thank you! When you've recorded your excellent albums, which guitar or guitars did you use for the recordings? And what about when you play live?

@EricHaugenGuitar

8 ай бұрын

All of them! The more colors the better! Live really depends on the gig and what the rest of the band is using.

Awesome! Great comparison :)

I just love the quackiness of that out-of-phase sound:)

Great demo. Both guitars sound great. Mustang Vibratos are very stable if you set them up correctly and I have rarely seen. I use mine constantly and it stays in tune. The bridges are usually too low and the spring tension is not set to equilibrium.

I have the seafoam green Vintera Mustang from a few years ago and love it! I'm sure it's identical to this new guitar save for the finish. I had Lace Sensors installed and it definitely sounds a lot better/has noticeably more output! Also I play in pretty low tunings and use thicker gauge strings (which is kind of weird I'm sure lol) and these models REALLY shine when used for sludgey/stoner guitar riffs.

I bought my Mustang partly because of your videos and the first thing I did was wire out the out-of-phase sound. I love it. The spankiest, strummiest electric guitar I've ever had.

@AndreaAustoni

8 ай бұрын

the one thing that makes the guitar unique and you got rid of it instead of learning how to use it

@jdh3121

8 ай бұрын

@@AndreaAustonisound’s unique, not necessarily good

Mustangs remind me of Danelectros/Silvertones with their low output lipsticks - no pedals or a clean amp they don't seem very exciting but throw in some effects or into a Plexi or dirty tweed and they're amazing. Heartbroken that I had to sell my '65 Mustang at the start of the pandemic for less than half of what I could buy it back for now. If I ever find a need for another guitar aside from my Jazzmaster, the Vintera Mustang's going to be high on the list.

The out of phase sound might be useful on the first few measures of an intro just to grab the listener's ear. I'd switch it back in phase for the rest of the song. Thanks for the Clarence Carter recommendation. 👍 Didn't have that tune in my library.

That is a very cool looking guitar

Not sure if you've tried this, but you can probably lower the upper pickup screw on your '66 so you can get less volume from the low E string. Might affect the A string slightly but at least it's worth a try. Good video as always man.

@AndreaAustoni

8 ай бұрын

The problem is a flat pickup and a curved fretboard. The low E is the loudest wound string and the closest to the pickup so it's very loud, whereas the A and D get progressively smaller and farther from the pickup, therefore quieter. The pole pieces should be staggered like in a Start. Jazzmasters have the same issue. This particular Mustang has the 7.25" radius so the volume imbalance is magnified.

@robertbecker6903

8 ай бұрын

Well, as much as this sounds logical, but the first Broadcasters/Esquires/Teles should have the same problem then. However, I never heard anybody complain about this. And just to put it straight: this is not meant to be like the typical „Tele-glorification“/„Tele is the best“- bashing. My favourite guitar is a Jazzmaster! Although I do have a Tele too😅 I just wanted to question: is this really the reason for this problem? Maybe it is a problem on some guitars and on other guitars it is neglect-able? I don’t know. I find it interesting though. Peace and love to all of you, and once again, Eric, thank you for your work! Great video as always👍

@AndreaAustoni

8 ай бұрын

My Jazzmaster has terribly uneven volume across the strings with a 9.5" radius@@robertbecker6903

luv the review....thx

Could you try nirvana on it?

I have a recent Fender Duo Sonic. I'd like to think its a Mustang without the tremolo bar. Maybe I should give it another try. I suspect it sounds better with a tube amp.

Hi! What pedals and amplifier!. Cool tone both guitars! Thank you!

Eric, have you played one of the early 22.5 inch scale Mustangs? I think they only made them for a year, maybe 2. Hard to find, haven't seen one in person yet.

My first electric in 1984 was a 1969 competition Mustang with the same color scheme.

love the fender mustang, its the only fender guitar I own as a mostly gibson collector. they sound awesome with flatwounds. super twangy

@compucorder64

3 ай бұрын

Yip, the twanginess is exactly what I love about the mustang. And they've got a lot of bright shimmery bitey air to them too. Sounds really good with opto compressors, and fat full range drives, like the MXR Timmy too, where other guitars can get sludgy and muddy, if you don't rolloff tons of bass.

When you were taking about your bridge pickup it looked like it was off and the neck was on???

If you put some gnarly Big Muff on the out of phase sound, I bet it would make a killer lead tone.

Twin House mentioned!!!!

dope fresh axe!!

Eric great comparison of old to new mustangs I had a 64 mustang years ago and am looking for another one…. Do you think a Mastry bridge is a good option for the mustang? I could never keep the original bridge on my 64 working well….thank you for the great lessons and gear reviews

@EricHaugenGuitar

8 ай бұрын

Mastery bridges are great! Buuuuut my mustang is weird and when I tried to install one I couldn’t get the action low enough

@DevoT

7 ай бұрын

I agree with Eric, Mastery bridges are awesome - I have one on my Jazzmaster and it totally transformed the way the guitar plays - not to mention the sustain. I've considered getting one for my Mustang but tbh I've never really had any problems with the Mustang bridge. The length between the bridge and the tremolo plate is considerably longer on the Jazzmaster - which lowers the break angle and can cause unwanted vibration whlich over time will cause the bridge to sink into the body. The Mustang doesn't really have that problem as the space is shorter and the break angle is greater. Before you buy a Mastery, I would make sure the Mustang is properly set up. That would include making sure the cigar bar (where the strings feed into) isn't set too high. Also, putting loctite on the height adjustment screws on the bridge helps keep it in place. Lastly, adding a shim to the neck pocket can also do wonders for these guitars. If you've done all of the above and it still isn't to your liking then I would consider the Mastery.

I built a parts mustang. Hard tail bridge. SC sized humbuckers in the bridge pickup. It's quite a fun guitar to play. The neck pickup has a weird sound. Not nearly as rich and fat as a strat. Almost like a middle pickup. It's a fun change of pace guitar.

Looking for the drum machine in your tools list. Thank you, your videos are ALWAYS a pleasure.

@EricHaugenGuitar

7 ай бұрын

Oh yeah that’s toontrack EZ drummer “70s Soul” midi bundle

My ears perked up the minute Fender announced this! The color and competition stripe is killer! I wonder how this would compare to a one of the squier classic vibes, if you have any experience...

@EricHaugenGuitar

8 ай бұрын

Generally I really like the squier classic vibes (I have a p bass and a baritone)!

@DevoT

7 ай бұрын

I've owned a few classic vibes (Mustang, Jazzmaster, Jaguar and Stratocaster) and they have all been great guitars, especially for the price. I recently picked up the new Vintera ii Mustang in competition orange and I was speechless as to how good it is. It's hard to put into words, but there is a higher quality feel with the Vintera ii compared to my classic vibe Mustang. The most noticeable difference is in the neck/fretboard. All of my previous classic vibes came with Indian Laurel fretboards. The slab rosewood in the new vintera ii Mustang and the neck feel are great. The pickups are your typical low output spanky quality. Whereas on my classic vibes I couldn't wait to swap the pickups, the stock ones on the vintera ii are more than adequate. Straight out of the box the new Mustang was pretty much ready to go, which I could not say they same for the classic vibe equivalent. At the end of the day the only limiting factor is the price. I was able to find my Classic Vibe Mustang for $240 on craigslist - while the new vintera ii Mustang was full list price from Sweetwater. Is the vintera ii 4x better than the classic vibe? No. Is it a great guitar worth the msrp? Yes

So, to be clear. Both pickups on but different directions creates out of phase, is there a difference if both are on with the switches inward(as opposed to outward like you demonstrated early in the video)?

@Dram1984

8 ай бұрын

There’s no difference.

@ghost79ish

8 ай бұрын

@@Dram1984 I didn't think so, but thank you for confirming. You would think they'd maybe do like a humbucker setting or something, but oh well.

@AndreaAustoni

8 ай бұрын

they're out of phase when the switches are in opposite directions, so when the switches both face inward and when they both face outward

First harmony lick sounds so good what is interval between?

@EricHaugenGuitar

8 ай бұрын

Just thirds!

Tell me professsor, where does the Competition Mustang with the whammy bar fit into this? I see there's a Squire version on sale for $359...

@EricHaugenGuitar

7 ай бұрын

I’m general I love the squier stuff!

what kind of camera are you using to shoot your vids? Thanks

@EricHaugenGuitar

8 ай бұрын

I use 2 canon 6Ds and an m200

Adrian Belew uses the out of phase setting to cool effect.

Eric Hau-Zen

How about a demo with your Mustang and a Vox Ultrasonic.😊

I've never been to a show and wished a guitar player wasn't playing Mustang. They cut through brilliantly live.

no love for the ESSENTIAL out of phase setting.... it's the overdub secret setting!

@AndreaAustoni

8 ай бұрын

right or even as a main tone

Where's the riff at 2:42 from? Float Along Fill Your Lungs?

@EricHaugenGuitar

7 ай бұрын

Just noodlin!

Definitely prefer the tone from the ‘66.

Brian Jonestown Massacre, fam!

Tone @4:12 - sold

That bridge, the tuning issues, the "they don't really sound great without a pedal" comment. So why get one, again? 🤣

Out of phase has a sitar-like sound

Short scale is great for bends.

@AndreaAustoni

8 ай бұрын

so are light gauge strings on regular scale

Ok, now that I've viewed the vid, I think I would need this as an extra specialty guitar, so as usual, the solution apparently is to spend more money. Well worth the tones though.

Out of phase sounds like tunnel of love by Wanda Jackson

you have a new fuzz face!

@EricHaugenGuitar

7 ай бұрын

Yeah my buddy Mike modded it - NOS transistors- it’s FAT!

One more question. These are 7.25" radius, correct? Maybe it's just because I've had a Les Paul for so long, but I just can't imagine any benefit to such a small radius, except perhaps open chords, but I'm not sure if even that would be helpful. Please tell me if I'm missing something that I should take into consideration???

@EricHaugenGuitar

8 ай бұрын

To be honest, I don’t really love the 7.25 radius either. They say it’s better for open position chording, but I prefer 9.5

Hey Fender please make an Eric Haugen Signature Mustang ❤

Your Mustang is the BEST in the world. I lust for it.

I would love one of these but I would get some kind of custom bridge fitted asap, would drive me mad

@AndreaAustoni

8 ай бұрын

it's absolutely possible to set up the Mustang vibrato to stay in tune

When you started to play that Spoon song i actually thought you were doing a version of Cry Baby, Cry by the Beatles.

@EricHaugenGuitar

8 ай бұрын

Upon second listen I missed a chord from the Spoon song and indeed morphed it into cry baby cry!

no competition here VINTAAAAAGE

If you got a short pinky and thin fingers, the short scale makes a world of difference. Just my 2 cents.

The ‘66 has much more character but maybe it’s the pickups…

Looks edible:)

Haugen you wiley little devil you... why didn't I think of this sooner to suggest it to you? Comment prior to viewing video... I am not a racing stripe guy, where do you stand? I have been searching for my perfect P90 vehicle... would a Mustang with P90's allow me to happily satisfy my P90 and offset guitar boxes?

@ronlight7013

8 ай бұрын

I have the P-90 equipped Chinese made Fender Mustang from about eight years ago. It checks the boxes for me, and it’s a beautifully made instrument. In fact, it’s the only guitar I never felt a need to upgrade. I can definitely hear echoes of my guitar in Eric’s Mustang demo’s.

@EricHaugenGuitar

7 ай бұрын

I’m actually a p90 purist - I say go Gibson or Epiphone construction. I think the mahogany and Gibson angles matter - part of the p90 sound

64 Stang, my first "real" guitar. I still have it.

honestly they both sound good but the 66 sounds better

Ugh… if it didn’t have that nasty red pin stripe… I’d be all over it…

No matter what !! I won't buy a new guitar again ....😊

damn the vintage does have a little something extra

@AndreaAustoni

8 ай бұрын

hotter pickups sound bigger, no surprises

Vintera sounds too thin