Fender Mustang Player II MN 3-color Sunburst

A Fender Icon in a Compact Format, Updated for Today

The Mustang is one of Fender's most recognizable shapes: an offbeat design, immediate playability, and a distinctive sonic identity. With the Player II Mustang, the vintage spirit remains intact, but comfort and playability are clearly designed for modern guitarists: modern finishes, smooth neck, and straightforward electronics, ideal for both stage and studio.

Who Is It For, and What Styles?

This Mustang is suited for demanding beginners as well as intermediate and advanced guitarists seeking a responsive electric guitar that's easy to tame with an iconic look. Its character is particularly fitting for rock, indie, punk, pop, and any styles where the attack, dynamics, and clarity of single coils make a difference.

The Sound

The alder body delivers a very Fender-balanced tone: crisp attack, present mids, and clean lows, perfect for clarity in a mix. The two Alnico 5 single-coil pickups provide an open and precise sound: neck position yields rounder, musical textures; bridge position offers a sharper attack, ideal for cutting rhythms and incisive leads. The 3-position selector and the Volume/Tone controls allow quick shaping of brightness, while the string-through-body hardtail bridge enhances stability, note sustain, and direct response under the fingers.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To get the best out of this electric guitar, you can equip it with a nickel strings set .009-.042 (original gauge), a 6.35 mm instrument jack cable, a strap (standard strap button mounts), and picks suited to your attack style (flexible for pop, stiffer for rock and heavy riffs).

Technical specifications

Electronics: microphone configuration	SS	Body	Alder
Category	Asymmetric	Bridge / tailpiece	Fixed
Left handed	No	Electronics	Passive
Strings	Steel	Color	Gradient
Nbr of strings	6	Finishing	Glossy
Fingerboard	Maple	Hardware	Chromed
Nbrs of frets	22

Body Material	alder	Bridge Mounting	vintage 3-screw bridge
Body Finish	glossy polyester	Pickguard	3-ply black/white/black
Body Shape	Mustang	Pickup Covers	white
Body Style	solid body	Control Knobs	black plastic with white indicator
Headstock	Mustang	Pickup Selector Tip	white
Neck Material	maple	Hardware Finish	nickel/chrome
Neck Finish	satin urethane on back, glossy urethane on front	Tuners	Fender ClassicGear
Neck Shape	Modern "C"	String Trees	double wing
Neck Construction	standard 4-bolt	Neck Plate	4-bolt with "F" logo
Fretboard Radius	9.5" / 241 mm	Strap Buttons	standard
Fretboard Material	maple	Bridge Pickup	Player Series Mustang Alnico 5 single coil
Fretboard Inlay	Black Dot	Neck Pickup	Player Series Mustang Alnico 5 single coil
Side Dots	black	Pickup Configuration	SS
Number of Frets	22	Controls	Master Volume, Master Tone
Truss Rod	single action, headstock adjustment	𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵: 𝟯-𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲
Truss Rod Nut	hex adjustment	▸ Position 1	bridge pickup
Nut	synthetic bone	▸ Position 2	bridge and neck pickups
Nut Width	42 mm / 1.65"	▸ Position 3	neck pickup
Nut Width (manufacturer data)	2.54 cm	Colors	timeless Fender finishes and archive colors (depending on version)
Bridge	6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Strat Hardtail with bent steel saddles