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Ah yes, I see what you mean about the poor fit at the headstock end...

According to some chap on TB a Mono electric guitar gig bag will fit a Mustang (I'm not sure what model of bag this is). Unfortunately Mono don't give dimensions in their product details which isn't very helpful.

Can anyone recommend someone who specializes in vintage pickup rewinds? (I have an old Hofner staple pickup with weak output that needs attention) Most of the ones I've found by Googling (Creamery, MOJO and others) aren't taking in rewind work at the moment due to having big backlogs of repair work. Looking at the cost of rewinds (seems to be around £80-90 for two humbucker coils - ouch) it would be cheaper to buy a replacement but I'd prefer to retain the original mojo if possible. Any suggestion appreciated. Cheers

Here's a wiring schematic for the two pickup version (just ignore the neck pickup).

DiMarzio Area-J pickups (not Ultra J) are humcancelling and sound very close to regular J single coils. They have a different construction to most humcancelling Js with Alnico 3 magnets and less windings to retain the characteristics of a vintage single coil (rather than beefing it up). As a result they have lower output but they do sound excellent. http://www.dimarzio.com/node/2198

Here are some pics of another '74 Mustang for ref - http://www.andybaxterbass.com/details.php?id=1163 It has a serial number quite close to yours so should have similar build details. Are there any marks on the underside of the neck heel on yours?

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Fabulous indeed, a great band!

If white is hot then red should go to ground along with the unshielded wire. The bare wire is probably being used to earth the polepieces or could just be a shield. The red and white wires will be from opposite ends of the coil so one will be hot and the other cold (ground). If you leave either of these unconnnected the pickup will effectively be open-circuit and you won't get a signal.

Or two core with a bare shield wire like this?

Main advantage is the low B makes an excellent thumb rest lol!

Have you tried giving the trussrod a small tweak (say 1/8 turn clockwise) to make sure it's under tension?

Front view shows neck alignment a bit better and looks fine to me.

Depends on how the cab is wired, whether it has a crossover and attenuator for the tweeter etc - https://www.talkbass.com/threads/anybody-remove-the-crossover-disconnect-the-tweeter.391127/

Unfortunately a Tele guitar pup is quite a bit smaller than a 51 P ...

The Music Locker (Ripley, Derbyshire) specialise in vintage brands including Burns and offer to help source hard to find instruments - http://themusiclocker.co.uk/product/vintage-rare-electric-acoustic-guitars-for-sale/?filter_make=burns

A nice little job for someone with a 3D printer perhaps...?

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/vintage-1960-s-vox-clubman-bass-guitar-sunburst/1308913097

Has it always done this or is it something new, since you last changed strings for example? Could be a dead spot, but that's something you would probably have noticed before. To eliminate that possibility, try resting the headstock up against something solid like a door frame and then play the A# on the G string. If the dead note goes away (or shifts up a few frets) that would indicate a dead spot. If no change then it's something else.

I've had that before and just wicked a little thin superglue into the joint which fixed it.

Probably best to have a chat with Yamaha tech support and see if they can help - https://www.yamahamusiclondon.com/forms.php?form_id=2