About A Musicmaster ??

[SurferJoe46]

Where would most people put the Musicmaster in relationship to the rest of the Fender/Squier lineup?

[bassman10096]

Midway up the shortscale side of the family tree. Less desirable than older (and maybe some of the new) Mustangs (because of superior electronics and hardware on the Mustangs). But, to my ear far superior to the Squire Bronco (never picked one up that I liked and the Bronco body is Agathis, the Musicmaster is Alder). With the right replacement pickup (Aero makes a good one, plus the DiMarzio Fast trac Strat replacements work very well too), a Musicmaster can sound and play better than most Mustangs.

[SurferJoe46]

Hmmmm. Interesting.

Are they still in production> I can Google that - so if you're busy I can get that info anyway.

In my quest to not buy or own a turkey, I have an opportunity tomorrow to go see one that's supposed to be a cherry. It sat in a case until someone in the family died and was just re-discovered under a bed.

[SurferJoe46]

Gack! Gonna Hijack my own thread a minute ::::

I was researchin' the 'Musicmaster' and hit this incredible pix:::



What did I find?

Anyway - The Wiki has this info on the Musicmaster Bass:::

The Fender Musicmaster Bass is a model of electric bass guitar, produced by Fender between 1971 to 1981.

As with its six-string counterpart, which was a stripped-down version of the Fender Mustang, the Musicmaster Bass is a simpler version of the Mustang Bass. It features a very short 30" scale, the shortest of any bass produced by Fender. All of the Musicmaster's electronics are mounted onto a single piece of plastic.

Like many of Fender's other budget-priced guitars, the Musicmaster Bass used many surplus parts from other Fender models. The bodies were leftover Fender Mustang Bass bodies, while the pickups were six-pole guitar pickups, rather than four-pole bass pickups. Many players modified the bodies of their Musicmaster basses to accommodate Precision-style double pickups or enhanced electronics.

The Musicmaster Bass was introduced in 1971, and originally came in either black, red or white finish. Later, this was expanded to include many of the finishes present on other Fender guitars. Earlier models are distinguishable by their small headstock logo, lack of a serial number on the headstock, and small, triangular tuning keys; later models feature a much larger headstock logo, with a serial number silkscreened next to the "Fender" logo, and Mustang-style tuning keys.

The Musicmaster Bass was discontinued along with all of Fender's budget-priced models in 1981, with the introduction of the Squier brand. They were reissued briefly by Squier in 1997; however, it was discontinued after only a year of production, and replaced with the Squier Bronco Bass. Today, vintage Musicmaster basses among the least collectible of Fender's vintage bass guitars, and are thus much more affordable than many comparable vintage Fender models.

Kinda cool.