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La Bella makes flats in short, medium and long scale. Be careful – they tend to break if you angle them too much (like stringing through the body) But … La Bella makes flats especially for mustangs. Regular short scales won’t fit if you string through the body. Thomastik short scale strings are...

Black Vista for sale in Germany (not mine). Squier Musicmaster Vista 1997 E Bass ( No Fender )

What disturbs me with the new PJ Mustang is that they lost the Mustang Bridge. But I can judge this bass only cosmetically – haven’t tried one yet. Since I own a Vista MusicMaster, a VM Squier Mustang and a Mikey Way Mustang I think I’ll let the PJ Mustang pass. (And at the moment I’m cheating...

Hi MakoMan, did you forget about me and my Sonic Blue Musicmaster? (Number 50 would be niiiice)

For all german vista aficionados: I’ve just found this ad … (not mine) Fender Vista Musicmaster Bass Shell Pink

So why own just one Bass if you can own two? (or 20+ in my case) :D

The most significant difference is that the VM P-Bass is long scale and has the Precision neck dimensions. Compared to that a mustang or musicmaster will play like butter (but some bassists think that short scale basses feel like a toy if they are used to a P-Bass). Soundwise you can’t go wrong...

Compared to the Vista MusicMaster the Squier Mustang PU is definitely thinner sounding. But it sounds thicker than my Jazz Bass and almost as full as my P-Bass with DiMarzio PU. I have D’Addario Chromes on my Mustang and the sound is very clanky. (But the Chromes in particular tend to deliver a...

Hey guys! Here’s my newly acquired Surf Green (Sonic Blue) companion for my Squier Mustang Bass. First thing which caught my eye was the Fender neck plate. The seller told me he bought it in the shop with this plate on. I was so stoked to finally get a Musicmaster that I’ve read the entire club...