IYV Mustang.

[porkpie]

The only bad I have to say about IYV guitars is that the strings they put on them suck, they turned my fingers black.

 

[dpang2836]

I just ran my Fret Rocker up and down and good enough for me! No Sprout either, just needs some sharp spots filed smooth! Lemon Oil first.

 

[Eddd]

I have six IYV’s and I have not done a single mod to any of them.All of my Squiers have been modded in some way or another but I don’t feel the need to do anything to the IYV’s except maybe change the control knobs.

 

[whaynes3]

Until parts prove themselves as deficient, the only thing I see are really in the pickguard for preference.

1. Strat Single coils replaced with P90's, might even use Epiphone/Gibson P90's.
2, Replace the 2 switches Off/On style with a single Epiphone/Gibson toggle or 3 way style Telecaster switch.
3. Replace plastic control area with a chromed steel Squier/Fender Mustang plate.

P90s nice idea

 

[whaynes3]

Until parts prove themselves as deficient, the only thing I see are really in the pickguard for preference.

1. Strat Single coils replaced with P90's, might even use Epiphone/Gibson P90's.
2, Replace the 2 switches Off/On style with a single Epiphone/Gibson toggle or 3 way style Telecaster switch.
3. Replace plastic control area with a chromed steel Squier/Fender Mustang plate.

I’d like to see a picture of your guitar with p90s

 

[dpang2836]

I like the Pickguard set-up and can pull it all up when removed. My Mustang (Red) has the Plate, so I put in some Snap Connectors to unhook Wires easier. Plus every time I changed PG, I would get a little Gap between. I am looking at DuoSonic PG's right now!

 

[blackspider57]

equal to 4.

Now multiply by two and the magic number becomes 8.
See if she will go for that bit of mathematical sleight of hand.

 

[blackspider57]

Yes, there are small ways that I can see that it did not have the careful craftsmanship

I think of mine as a "rustic" style guitar, and the lack of refinement now makes perfect sense.

 

[blackspider57]

This is one Fat Body!

Now nicknamed "chubby".

 

[2k5Bullet]

I’d like to see a picture of your guitar with p90s

Epiphone LP Special I P90.

 

[dpang2836]

Epiphone LP Special I P90.

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WAH!!!!!!!!! I had one w/o the Bigsby. I gave my Grand Daughter a pick of 7 Guitars and she took my LP Special with P-90's. Must like Red too! I put a one-piece Bound and Blocked Mahogany Neck in it. Guy I bought it from (Loaded Body only) received it with some "Neck Dive" as in being tossed by Shipper. Looked like a few of Eddies! He asked if I wanted to buy Neck! "Nah"! I got busy and now my Avitar is my P-90 Guitar!

 

[dpang2836]

I played Ivy for a couple of hours. Not liking the Bridge and can't seem to get Trem to go up a Step (2 Frets) like say B to C#, like I can do with my Palm B-Bender? Bridge looks cheap and some of the Strings are resting on back piece of Bridge, some off. It has a "Wicked" Radius also. Easy Fix! I use 10's in my Tele's but 11's going on Ivy and I will need to mess with Nut Slots. Shorter Scale needs more Tension. I actually have some 11's that were going on Red, so now going on Ivy.

 

[2k5Bullet]

WAH!!!!!!!!! I had one w/o the Bigsby. I gave my Grand Daughter a pick of 7 Guitars and she took my LP Special with P-90's. Must like Red too! I put a one-piece Bound and Blocked Mahogany Neck in it. Guy I bought it from (Loaded Body only) received it with some "Neck Dive" as in being tossed by Shipper. Looked like a few of Eddies! He asked if I wanted to buy Neck! "Nah"! I got busy and now my Avitar is my P-90 Guitar!

The P90's I have are the Epiphone ceramics. The Neck DCR measures, Neck 8.2K & Bridge is 9.2K. The Telecasters that I have are Monoprice ceramic Tele single coils, they're pretty close Neck is 7.2K & Bridge 6.6K but reversed for DCR measure. I string the Epiphone with Gibson Les Paul 10-46 Pure Nickel Wound strings with the silk at the ball ends. They were on sale and I grabbed them for $ 6.99 each, the last 3 packages the music store had.

 

[dpang2836]

When we were looking at Ivy my Wife said "what color"? I said Vintage White maybe Vanilla? When we saw it out of box it was quite Yellow. So she named it Yanilla!

 

[BarnyardShark1979]

Congrats to all the new owners. I've had mine for just about a year and I'm a big fan. I stuck 11-52s on it, and the only issue I ran into so far is that the nut slid out when I took the factory strings. Nothing a little dot of wood glue didn't fix.

Here it is with its fellow 24" scales.

 

[fenderzombie]

I got two iyv's guitars mustang and the les Pual, The mustang came first and she plays great. the Les Pual should come this week.Two guitars for under $200! What a deal,

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[Caddy]

@dpang2836, the arm push’s into a collet, same as the VM Jags and Jazzmasters. Also the same as the new Jazzmaster I bought new in 1965.

 

[dpang2836]

@dpang2836, the arm push’s into a collet, same as the VM Jags and Jazzmasters. Also the same as the new Jazzmaster I bought new in 1965.

I had a 64 Jazzmaster in 1969! Wish I kept it! $79 used!

 

[Caddy]

@2k5Bullet, I doubt that those are ceramics. There was a debate on the Epi Forum awhile back and one of the members contacted Epi and was told that Epi has never made or used ceramic P-90’s. He was told that there had never been a part number for Epi ceramic P-90’s.

 

[Caddy]

I had a 64 Jazzmaster in 1969! Wish I kept it! $79 used!

I bought mine in early 1965, so it could have still been made in 1964.