Fender · Mustang · 1964–1982 (original run)
Fender launched the Mustang in August 1964 as the top of its student line, a short-scale, offset-waist guitar with a new floating Dynamic Vibrato and an unusual way of switching its two pickups. Each pickup has its own slider for on, off and reversed phase, so you get out-of-phase sounds a Strat can't make. Most were built with a 24-inch scale and a few with the 22.5-inch one. In 1969 Fender added body contours and the Competition finishes with racing stripes. The Mustang ran until 1982, and in the 1990s cheap used ones landed with grunge and indie players. Kurt Cobain played a Competition Mustang in the 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video, David Byrne used one in early Talking Heads, and Graham Coxon played them in Blur. As old student guitars, plenty were hot-rodded or refinished along the way. Pick a B-width neck if you can, and check that the pickups and switches are stock before paying extra for a Competition stripe.
The serial is on the neck plate until 1977, when it moved to the headstock decal, and the neck heel stamp ends with a width letter. Features help too, with slab bodies to 1968, contours and Competition finishes from 1969, a second string tree from 1974 and black pickguards from 1976.
Aftermarket pickups, rewired switching and amateur refinishes are common on these old student guitars. The vibrato tailpiece and floating bridge also get swapped or modified, so check that they're original.
Buying guide
We'd buy the 1974 Competition Mustang in Candy Apple Red titled 100% original from a US dealer at $3,670 delivered, inside the $3,000–5,075 delivered band where most of the about 131 listed sit, or a 1977–78 Mustang from $1,961 delivered if you just want to play one. Originality shows in the asks, with 1972 Competition Reds from one Japanese shop at $3,510 titled mod and $4,325 without, and 1964–66 guitars at $2,940–7,492, while the one 1964 titled all original, at $13,106, comes from a zero-feedback seller. Ask for the neck heel stamp (a B width is the fuller neck), a photo with the guard lifted to check the pickups are stock, and a clip of both sliders in every position, and check a racing stripe against the 1969 to about 1973 Competition years before you pay extra for one. Skip the zero-feedback sellers, and treat any title with mod in it as a modified guitar.
$1,961.34delivered
The lowest delivered Mustang here, a 1978 in Olympic White with free shipping from Japan. It makes no originality claim, so ask for photos under the guard and of the neck stamp, and you may owe import duty.
Fender USA 1978 Mustang Olympic White Safe packing!
$3,670.00est. delivered
A Competition Mustang titled 100% original and clean from a 100% US dealer, inside the band and about $650 under the unmodified 1972 Competition from Japan. Competition finishes ran from 1969 to about 1973, so ask for the neck stamp and a photo of the stripes by the forearm contour.
1974 Fender Competition Mustang Candy Apple Red Metallic 100% original & clean.
$2,645.00est. delivered
A 1978 natural with its original hard case from a 100% US seller, at $2,645 delivered. Late-1970s Mustangs are the cheapest real ones here, so ask for the neck stamp to see whether it's an A or B width.
Vintage 1978 Fender Mustang Natural w/ Original Hardshell Case
$2,887.40est. delivered
Titled tested and working, so it should play out of the box. The title also says mod, so ask what's been changed before you pay a 1978's price for it.
Fender Electric Guitar Mustang 1978 Mod Tested Working Type Black 2s ?NULL Used
$5,214.00est. delivered
A 1970 Competition Red titled one owner, with the original hard case, receipt and manual, near the top of the band. That paperwork is what collectors pay for, so ask for photos of the receipt and the neck stamp.
1970 Fender Mustang Competition Red One Owner OHSC Receipt Manual Time Capsule
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Used$1,961.34delivered
$1,961.34 · free shipping
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Titled 1978 Olympic White. Ships from Japan.
Seller: japanrockmusic
98.6% positive
Used$3,670.00est. delivered
$3,495.00 + $175.00 shipping
Buy It Now$3,495.00
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Titled 1974 Competition, 100% original. In the US.
Seller: raretoyzz
100% positive
Used$2,645.00est. delivered
$2,495.00 + $150.00 shipping
Buy It Now$2,495.00
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Titled 1978 natural, with original hard case. In the US.
Seller: acewho4
100% positive
Used$2,887.40est. delivered
$2,479.37 + $408.03 shipping
Buy It Now$2,479.37
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Titled mod, tested working. Ships from Japan.
Seller: beecruise04
99.1% positive
Used$5,214.00est. delivered
$4,995.00 + $219.00 shipping
Buy It Now$4,995.00
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Titled one owner, with OHSC, receipt and manual. In the US.
Seller: butlermusic
99.9% positive
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Used$4,325.00delivered
$4,325.00 · free shipping
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Titled 1972 Competition Red, no mod in the title. Ships from Japan.
Seller: ishibashimusic
100% positive
Used$4,085.33est. delivered
$4,000.00 + $85.33 shipping
Buy It Now$4,000.00
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Seller: jonapul_2500
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Used$13,106.39est. delivered
$13,000.00 + $106.39 shipping
Buy It Now$13,000.00
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Zero-feedback seller asking $13,000 for a 1964 titled all original. Pay only through eBay checkout.
Seller: gre_172049
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