Fender Mustang and Squire Bronco

[Daveox]

I currently own a modified bronco, is that the same size neck and body as a mustang?

when I play the bronco I get some fret buzz, even though the guitar is set up, but when I play other short scale or full scale I don’t. When I compare the  heads all heads seem more ankled back so strings are more stretched over the nut compared to the bronco whose head is straighter.

i was thinking of buying a mustang but don’t want the same fuzz problems, any other good short scale options?

[Paul S]

I don't want to seem contrary but if the Bronco were properly set up - neck relief, saddle height, neck angle are set properly and the frets levelled - you wouldn't get fret buzz.  Nowt to do with body shape and/or neck dimensions.

[hooky_lowdown]

Sounds like you need to adjust the truss rod. Bronco neck's are brilliant. Did you change strings recently? Different strings have different tensions, as such if the new strings have less tension than the previous there will be fret buzz, the solution is to either raise the height of the bridge saddles or adjust the truss rod. 

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Take your Bronco to someone who can show you how to set it up, or have a look at this:

 

[shoulderpet]

If it has been setup and still has fret buzz then it probably needs a fret dress which is not uncommon, if you don't want to do this you can of course raise the bridge saddles but obviously this last result in an action higher than your preference

[jezzaboy]

I just bought one of the Classic Vibe Squier Mustangs and it really nice apart from the tuners which are made from play doh if I`m not mistaken.

I looked at buying a Bronco for half the price but I would have spent a good few bob getting it to what I would want it to be so got the Mustang.

[skankdelvar]

16 hours ago, Daveox said:

I currently own a modified bronco, is that the same size neck and body as a mustang?

Pretty much, yes.

 

16 hours ago, Daveox said:

when I play the bronco I get some fret buzz, even though the guitar is set up, but when I play other short scale or full scale I don’t.

If you've got fret-buzz it's 99.999% a set-up issue

 

16 hours ago, Daveox said:

When I compare the  heads all heads seem more ankled back so strings are more stretched over the nut compared to the bronco whose head is straighter.

You're right that strings need to break over the nut at an angle. But the Fender approach (headstock parallel to fretboard) resolves this by setting the headstock behind the line of the fretboard. If you re-string in a way that the string exits the tuner from it's lowest point the break angle will suffice.

 

16 hours ago, Daveox said:

i was thinking of buying a mustang but don’t want the same fuzz problems, any other good short scale options?

If the Mustang is set up correctly you won't get intrusive fret buzz, so you won't need to look at other options. Buy one and enjoy it.

But if you really want to explore the market then the little Ibanez Talmans and the short-scale Gretschs get some love round here 

[SpondonBassed]

Maybe fit a better string tree to the Bronco...?

You've not said how it is modified.