Got a Fender Players II Mustang, 2024 MIM the other day with the thought that I would upgrade the tuners to Fender locking tuners and the pups to Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack Plus pups in both positions. I've been comparing it to my 2022 Fender Pro II Strat MIA, which right now has been modified to something like strat esquire with that DS VSP pup in the bridge. And dang man, not to sidetrack, that pup is soooo much quieter than the stock strat pups.
As I get older (I'm 53) and play less often, I thought maybe the 24" scale might be more comfortable. But honestly I don't know. I haven't had a new MIM guitar in decades, have been playing mostly American Teles and Strats. The new rosewood boards on the 2024 MIM guitars was the thing that sold me, a reason I wouldn't buy the Squier cuz it's indian laurel, which I don't like.
Also, I got the MIM because of the hardtail bridge as I've read that the Mustang bridge can be a pita to keep in tune and healthy, which is why I didn't get the Squier CV Mustang.
Playability wise: I thought I'd notice that the 24" was a lot easier to play. And it's a lot easier to bend, which I expected. I thought maybe barre chords like F# and F might be a lot easier to play, less of a stretch (again, back to the not 20 anymore and less frequent playing/stretching of fingers), but in reality, it's meh, not as dramatic a difference as I thought it would be.
Still I thought I'd buy the MIM Mustang, then sell the MIA strat and pay off a bill. Does that seem crazy, to go from a MIA to a MIM? Is that a downgrade? To go from a Strat to a Mustang? Weight is not really an issue as I sit when I play. Simplicity might be an issue as the strat, when in stock form, has A LOT more options than I use: I tend to stay on the bridge most of the time. So that's one win for the mustang. The stock Mustang pups SUCK!!! though, to my ears anyway, but again, I plan on putting in the SD Vintage Hot Stack PUPS this week, so that's not really an issue.
I like the color A LOT more than I expected that I would. Of course, I like the strat dark knight color too. Maybe I should write a pro-con list: Maybe y'all can help me with that. Answer this question: What are the pros of keeping the strat? Cons of keeping the strat? Pros of owning only a Mustang? Cons?
As I get older (I'm 53) and play less often, I thought maybe the 24" scale might be more comfortable. But honestly I don't know. I haven't had a new MIM guitar in decades, have been playing mostly American Teles and Strats. The new rosewood boards on the 2024 MIM guitars was the thing that sold me, a reason I wouldn't buy the Squier cuz it's indian laurel, which I don't like.
Also, I got the MIM because of the hardtail bridge as I've read that the Mustang bridge can be a pita to keep in tune and healthy, which is why I didn't get the Squier CV Mustang.
Playability wise: I thought I'd notice that the 24" was a lot easier to play. And it's a lot easier to bend, which I expected. I thought maybe barre chords like F# and F might be a lot easier to play, less of a stretch (again, back to the not 20 anymore and less frequent playing/stretching of fingers), but in reality, it's meh, not as dramatic a difference as I thought it would be.
Still I thought I'd buy the MIM Mustang, then sell the MIA strat and pay off a bill. Does that seem crazy, to go from a MIA to a MIM? Is that a downgrade? To go from a Strat to a Mustang? Weight is not really an issue as I sit when I play. Simplicity might be an issue as the strat, when in stock form, has A LOT more options than I use: I tend to stay on the bridge most of the time. So that's one win for the mustang. The stock Mustang pups SUCK!!! though, to my ears anyway, but again, I plan on putting in the SD Vintage Hot Stack PUPS this week, so that's not really an issue.
I like the color A LOT more than I expected that I would. Of course, I like the strat dark knight color too. Maybe I should write a pro-con list: Maybe y'all can help me with that. Answer this question: What are the pros of keeping the strat? Cons of keeping the strat? Pros of owning only a Mustang? Cons?