Swinger
In 1969, Fender introduced the short-lived Swinger, of which only 250 were made. It was made of left-over and modified Mustang and Musicmaster parts. It was marketed as another cheaper, short-scale 'student' type guitar. It's also known as Arrow or Musiclander, and was discontinued after one year of production.
Type: 1967 (?) Swinger
Serial #: Unknown
Remarks: The colour is Sonic Blue. According to the usual documentation, no Swingers were made as early as 1967. It's probably a 1969 Swinger.
Above photo credits: A Guitar Base offering
Type: 1969 Swinger
Serial #: 271080
Remarks: Quite a rare guitar, though only because Fender quickly saw the error of their ways and stopped producing it. This one does not have the 'Swinger' name on the headstock.
Above photo credits: An Ebay auction
Type: 1969 (probably) Swinger
Serial #: Unknown
Remarks: It's pretty amazing, that these bits of guitar-shaped scrap are offered for exorbitant amounts of money. I caught this one on a vintage guitar site. Nearly US$ 3000 was asked for it. If you ask me, it's not even worth 1/10th of that. It was described as a '1966 Swinger', which goes to show that some people really do not have a clue.
Above photo credits: A Vintage Guitar offering

 

 

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