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Fender Mustang Bass
- Thread starter pandrew
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I'm a Jazz player also and have always wondered about these, curious to play one and see how they feel and sound. You have further peeked my intrest. I'll have to hunt one down and noodle it for a while.
My RI Mustang is my go to bass these days. As much as I dig my MIA Jazz, a shoulder problem keeps me from playing it for long sessions. The Mustang is light, comfortable, and produces a P-ish sound that really thumps through my current rig (Roland D-Bass 115 combo).
I like it so much, in fact, that I'm keeping my eyes open for a another to use as a back-up.
I like it so much, in fact, that I'm keeping my eyes open for a another to use as a back-up.
I have never played one, but always liked the way it looks. I might have to go check one out now.
Average White Band - '70s funk band - much ripped by today's samplers/rippers - loads of their stuff played on a Mustang. They were guitarist doubling on bass and the Mustang was the ticket- take a listen - great tone and appropriate intricacy when the song calls for it.
I have chromesteel flats on mine. Thumps like a P with flats on it. The shorter scale makes the higher tension of the flats feel a little more supple.
Incidentally, I know of a second one in the TB classifieds.
The main reason I dont like this bass is because of small P style pickups. I hate Single Ps enough as it is but now they were shrank and even harder to rest my thumb on. Kinda silly reason.
i love the sound and playability but i don't know about the size and that what keeps me from buying one......
I never owned one, but I remember checking one out at store when they were reissued years ago. I was really impressed with the tone.
It's too bad they didn't keep them in production.
It's too bad they didn't keep them in production.
If you want to hear a Mustang that sounds really great and is played great (by Jason Falkner), get The Grays' "Ro Sham Bo." If you're not familiar with Jason, he's a multi-instrumentalist who was in Jellyfish and also has put out several solo CDs. He also played on "Chaos and Creation..." from McCartney. Very Beatles influenced.
That's a Mustang on that album??? I've always loved the bass sound in "Everybody's World"!!!
Yes! I interviewed Jason back when the CD came out and I was entertainment editor for a newspaper. I specifically asked him about the bass sound because there is a picture of a Guild bass on the CD booklet. He told me he used the Mustang. Jason is a very inventive bassist (checkout "Bellybutton" by Jellyfish) and was a wonderful interview.
I play a 35" Lakland normally, but I have no trouble adapting to playing a 30" Hofner Icon -- OK, maybe a few minutes trouble
. I Agree with McCartney -- having a short scale, light bass encourages you to fly all over the neck.
