This is NOT a Japan Reissue.The rarest of all the Mustang, this is a 1969 Fender Mustang Yellow Competition Matching Headstock with Racing Stripe finish, alder body, maple neck, rosewood fingerboard. As with all the Yellow competition, it turned a beautifull dark orange. Pearloid pickguard this Mustang is 100% originl and comes with its original hardcase. Straight neck, low action. Original pickups have that classic Mustang tone that is warm, clear and jangly.

Overall length is 39 3/4 in. (101 cm.), 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 in. (610 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.).

This is a superb early original example of the least common stock version of one of Fender's more whimsical late 1960s creations, the Competition Mustang. This guitar was built at the beginning of the run for the then-new "Competition" version of the model. These were introduced in the May 1969 issue of FENDER FACTS to freshen up the Mustang's appeal, incorporating "added features and all new styling". The Orange "car" finish and "racing" stripe on the body (and a snazzy matching headstock) were meant to evoke the car culture "The kids" were thought to be digging at the time. "Competition Mustangs hit the line" was the headline "three diagonal competition stripes race across the body -- big, bold, bright".Originally introduced in mid-1964, the Mustang was one of Leo Fender's last major original designs for the company that bore his name. Although intended as a student model, the easy handling short scale guitar with vibrato has been used by many professionals over the decades since and endured as a classic in its own right. The Mustang has proved a timeless favorite of countless garage and pro bands from the 1960s and '70s until today, easily exceeding Leo's original intentions as a simple but effective student instrument. This orange-with-matching-head Competition model is easily the rarest stock variant, just a neat guitar all around and a very cool find.