I personally wouldn't own one, but thats just my personal taste, and that said, i do think it looks very nice. 
Very professional looking job.
Very professional looking job.
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Fender Mellostang bass
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thanks for all the love
and sorry, this one's staying naked. no pickguard.
Excellent choice sir!
Man, that is hot! Congrats!
Can you explain the differences, electronically and tonally, from a "regular" Dark Star?
The tone is a bit mellower.
The original hagstrom bisonics that were used on guild starfire I basses (like the '66 I used to own) only had one magnet. Later on, the second magnet was added and can be found in most '69-'70 guilds basses.
Interesting, thanks for the info. I've got two Laklands with Dark Stars (a Glaub and a hollowbody) and love'em as is.
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Dark Stars are perfect regardless
I just figured I'd play around and try to get a little closer to the sound of my old '66 and Fred Hammon was nice enough to do it for me. Great guy!
I didn't know about the single/dual magnet versions of the Hagstrom pickups. Often pickups with lower output are brighter.
Aside from the Darkstar, what else can you tell us about your Mustang? How old is it? Who did the refin? How long have you owned it?
And to repeat what everyone else has already said, nice bass, enjoy.
Aside from the Darkstar, what else can you tell us about your Mustang? How old is it? Who did the refin? How long have you owned it?
And to repeat what everyone else has already said, nice bass, enjoy.
Interesting... however, in comparison to the 3 different normal Dark Star pickups I've had in the past, the pickup doesn't sound any brighter to me; mellower seems like the best way to describe it.
It is a MIJ reissue mustang. Not sure of the year, but it is recent. Stock fiesta red finish, believe it or not. In person the color looks exactly as it does in the photo. The coolest part about this bass though, is that it has absolutely no dead spots. Every note is as juicy as the next
Truly an amazing instrument.
It is a MIJ reissue mustang. Not sure of the year, but it is recent. Stock fiesta red finish, believe it or not. In person the color looks exactly as it does in the photo. The coolest part about this bass though, is that it has absolutely no dead spots. Every note is as juicy as the next
Truly an amazing instrument.
I've found that to be the case with all the shortscales I've owned. They've all been very even sounding with no real dead or hot spot issues.
Lucky! Every bass I've owned has had dead spots between 5th-7th frets on the G string... that includes several short scales
Ingo you must have better ears than me because I can't find any dead spots on the DeArmond you sold me. The master tone on the vari-tone no longer works but no dead spots that I can hear.
Not sure how much luck has to do with it. I've had a couple of dozen shortscales with no deadspot issues, unlike the many longscales I've been through which all seem to have dead spots to some degree.
Hey everybody, come check out the new Fender Mellostang bass!
Complete with a custom single-bar-magnet Dark Star pickup made by Mr. Fred Hammon. She's a tone monster!
Let me know what you think!
Did you paint it yourself?
