Looking for Fender mustang bass headstock font

[Badabababa]

Ok, I did my homework before posting l and I have not find that anything close. Can someone  help me finding this font? I can’t quiet find correct ‘S’

what I have… I will lose my sleep over it if I use this font. Lol

These were what internet suggested for vintage fender typeface.

 

Avenir

Lydian

Univers Condenses Bold 700

Akzidenz Grotesk

News Gothic

Brush Script

Futura

 

 

- Jay

[Kevin Thompson]

Sorry, not finding a match.

Are the images you posted from a debut model of the guitar, circa 1966?

If so, there is the distinct possibility that the type was hand lettered, not typeset. It wasn’t uncommon in that era for display type to be hand rendered, especially given those “speed” or “wind” line embellishments.

Similar: Bad Hawk, Leg Hug (free for personal use only), Pawl Skinny Bold, Filmotype Ginger

[Badabababa]

1 hour ago, Kevin Thompson said:

Sorry, not finding a match.

Are the images you posted from a debut model of the guitar, circa 1966?

If so, there is the distinct possibility that the type was hand lettered, not typeset. It wasn’t uncommon in that era for display type to be hand rendered, especially given those “speed” or “wind” line embellishments.

Similar: Bad Hawk, Leg Hug (free for personal use only), Pawl Skinny Bold, Filmotype Ginger

Thanks for your time hunting down. You might be right. But I think “motion” effects were added on to the existing font. It looks like condensed form of some font. My search continues..

 

NOASARCK font has very close S, but I am wondering if I can find THE font

 

jay

[Kevin Thompson]

Jay, you’re going to be searching in vain (see this article).

 

The best you can hope for is a digital typeface that comes close, that you would then have to modify to match.

Similar, again, but this time with the embellishment: Fopi Rush

[Ralf Herrmann]

What do you want to do with the font, if it were one? 

If you just want to replicate “MUSTANG BASS”, a type designer can easily redraw that from a good undistorted picture. 

[Kevin Thompson]

Ralf, you can buy decals of the graphic from many sites on the Internet (ranging from sites specializing in guitar restoration to Etsy shops).