I believe I have an original fender mustang in my temporary posession. A friend let me play it because mine needs a wire resoldered... after playing it, I told him that I really like it, and he said I could borrow until I got mine fixed. and he's going to mexico sometime soon, for like a week... so, I'll have the guitar for probably about 2 or 3 weeks! I played a chord on it, then picked up my guitar to play the same chord, and the mustang has alot better sound quality... plus, lower action, slimmer neck (which I like), and NO humming, even though it has single coils, it only hums when you only have one pickup turned on, and even then, it's minimal compared to mine. and the pickups, despite being single coil, are pretty hot, hot enough for my tastes anyway... I haven't tried playing anything extremely heavy yet. but, I love this guitar! now, this was my friend's dad's guitar, so I believe it is an original 60's or 70's mustang... it looks like it's had alot of wear and tear on it... so, I wouldn't doubt it... but, I want to know if there is anyway to find out the year, I have a serial number... but, I couldn't find the year printed anywhere on the guitar... is there some way that I could know what year it was?