(lively guitar music)
- [Mason Stoops] Hey everyone.
This is Mason Stoops, and I'm hanging
at the fender headquarters in Los Angeles, California.
And today we're going to be checking
out the new Ben Gibbard Mustang.
We all know Ben from Death Cab for Cutie
and the Postal Service.
Ben's modified 70's Fender Mustangs have been a huge part
of his sound for several years, and he's able
to achieve some pretty amazing tones from those guitars.
So it's pretty cool that Fender has now made
this guitar available for everyone else.
I'll take you through some of the tones
this guitar is capable of from clean tones to dirty tones.
And we'll talk about the key features as well.
I've got my pedal board plugged-in
to a tone master deluxe reverb.
Let's get into it.
(warm music begins )
The guitar actually has a chambered ash body designed
to reduced weight as well as increased resonance.
The electronics include a set of custom vintage
inspired Ben Gibbard Mustang pickups.
Their voices sound like Ben's personal Mustang.
And this is really cool,
a three-way rotary pickup selector switch disguised
as a tone control.
You saw me using that in the last demo.
And then what looks like a traditional Mustang bridge
is actually a modified hardtail setup
which helps with both intonation and sustained.
(upbeat electric guitar plays)
So I've got a bunch of effects pedals plugged-in,
let's hear this guitar sounds like
with some more ambient tones.
(dramatic guitar music)
(music fades)
Congrats on the new guitar Ben.
And thanks to all of you for stopping by
to check out the new Ben Gibbard Mustang.
You can head over to fender.com to learn more about it
and stay tuned for more videos.
Thanks for watching.
(lively music plays)