My county in NY has ~43% that have received at least one dose and ~28% fully vaccinated. I lucked out as I was on a wait list and got a call at the right place / right time, so I'm 1 week in to my first dose.
Stay healthy.
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Fender Mustang Club
- Thread starter FlyingPigSound
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My county in NY has ~43% that have received at least one dose and ~28% fully vaccinated. I lucked out as I was on a wait list and got a call at the right place / right time, so I'm 1 week in to my first dose.
Stay healthy.
I've had Labella's on my Squier Mikey Way for a while, sounded awesome! I don't have the packaging anymore, but if I'm correct they were tailored for short scale basses.
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If it is the same bass as in the pic, yes, I can see the balls at the end of the bridge, so short scale LaBellas should fit it, and they offer them in several gauges in short scale, just as they do in medium and long, if you mean their DT Flats.
And I feel that the red PG will suit it better, colour pairing-wise, but that's just me.
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Love the color. Pretty good first attempt. I've had pickguards painted but never tried to make one.
Been searching for another good lightweight short scale to accompany my excellent Mikro for a while now... (Arthritis, sciatica, back, neck pain, -y'know, all those good things that come with "the golden years." 
) -Tried a Dano Longhorn but that didn't fit right, next recently tired a short scale Sterling but that turned out to be way too heavy! (-Ouch!!!)
But with some additional intense research I found an extremely light new Squier Mustang on Sweetwater's website. Hey, only 5lbs.14ozs t'was listed as, and I had to call them to make sure it wasn't a typo as most of their other listed Mustangs were 8+lbs. (Although they did also have a 6+lbs one...) But after being reassured that the 5+lbs was a true weight on this particular Mustang, sheeeezz, I jumped on it; -that's about the same weight as my Mikro!
So I'm now looking forward to it's arrival; I really like it's Surf Green and white Key Lime Pie colors and it's beady little nasty pup eyes, and I'll post a photo here for a club number after it comes. This one I'm sincerely hoping will be the next good keeper that I'm looking for...........!
{I mean' it's nice that GC and Sweetwater let me search thru their online catalogues and order basses to try out, but even that benefit can become a bit tiresome after a while. I really need to settle down with a "new girl..."
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Enjoy,
Greywoulf
) -Tried a Dano Longhorn but that didn't fit right, next recently tired a short scale Sterling but that turned out to be way too heavy! (-Ouch!!!)But with some additional intense research I found an extremely light new Squier Mustang on Sweetwater's website. Hey, only 5lbs.14ozs t'was listed as, and I had to call them to make sure it wasn't a typo as most of their other listed Mustangs were 8+lbs. (Although they did also have a 6+lbs one...) But after being reassured that the 5+lbs was a true weight on this particular Mustang, sheeeezz, I jumped on it; -that's about the same weight as my Mikro!
So I'm now looking forward to it's arrival; I really like it's Surf Green and white Key Lime Pie colors and it's beady little nasty pup eyes, and I'll post a photo here for a club number after it comes. This one I'm sincerely hoping will be the next good keeper that I'm looking for...........!
{I mean' it's nice that GC and Sweetwater let me search thru their online catalogues and order basses to try out, but even that benefit can become a bit tiresome after a while. I really need to settle down with a "new girl..."
}Enjoy,
Greywoulf
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Been searching for another good lightweight short scale to accompany my excellent Mikro for a while now... (Arthritis, sciatica, back, neck pain, -y'know, all those good things that come with "the golden years."
But with some additional intense research I found an extremely light new Squier Mustang on Sweetwater's website. Hey, only 5lbs.14ozs t'was listed as, and I had to call them to make sure it wasn't a typo as most of their other listed Mustangs were 8+lbs. (Although they did also have a 6+lbs one...) But after being reassured that the 5+lbs was a true weight on this particular Mustang, sheeeezz, I jumped on it; -that's about the same weight as my Mikro!
So I'm now looking forward to it's arrival; I really like it's Surf Green and white Key Lime Pie colors and it's beady little nasty pup eyes, and I'll post a photo here for a club number after it comes. This one I'm sincerely hoping will be the next good keeper that I'm looking for...........!
{I mean' it's nice that GC and Sweetwater let me search thru their online catalogues and order basses to try out, but even that benefit can become a bit tiresome after a while. I really need to settle down with a "new girl..."
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
Nice. At under 6 lbs., it sounds like you might want to be prepared for a bit of neck dive though.
@Greywoulf You may have found one of the fabled lightweight Mustangs! They're generally just a few ounces short of a full-grown Precision.
As @felis noted, neck dive is going to lurk in the depths. If you're willing to dedicate a 4" wide comfort strap to it, as I've done with my 8lb Mustang PJ, you'll barely even notice that an instrument is slung about you, much less that it wants to tip the nose.
As always, with no pics, it doesn't actually exist. We'll wait patiently for her arrival
As @felis noted, neck dive is going to lurk in the depths. If you're willing to dedicate a 4" wide comfort strap to it, as I've done with my 8lb Mustang PJ, you'll barely even notice that an instrument is slung about you, much less that it wants to tip the nose.
As always, with no pics, it doesn't actually exist. We'll wait patiently for her arrival
~@Greywoulf You may have found one of the fabled lightweight Mustangs! They're generally just a few ounces short of a full-grown Precision.
As @felis noted, neck dive is going to lurk in the depths. If you're willing to dedicate a 4" wide comfort strap to it, as I've done with my 8lb Mustang PJ, you'll barely even notice that an instrument is slung about you, much less that it wants to tip the nose.
As always, with no pics, it doesn't actually exist. We'll wait patiently for her arrival
Yep, legends are made about basses such as that !
I checked at SW yesterday after reading about this sub-six-'stang, and the closest that they had in stock [of any Mustang model] was a whole pound heavier, and many over 8 pounds.
I too wonder about possible neck dive on this one though.
Seems that if it's not one thing, it's another, hehehe....
Same thought came to mind in the Medium Scale Club, when someone the other day posted about a Sandberg bass which was 6 pounds, 32.5" scale, though its upper strap button was in line with its 11th fret, so that may have helped.
I too will be curious about how this Mustang behaves when it arrives.
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Yep, legends are made about basses such as that !
I checked at SW yesterday after reading about this sub-six-'stang, and the closest that they had in stock [of any Mustang model] was a whole pound heavier, and many over 8 pounds.
I too wonder about possible neck dive on this one though.
Seems that if it's not one thing, it's another, hehehe....
Same thought came to mind in the Medium Scale Club, when someone the other day posted about a Sandberg bass which was 6 pounds, 32.5" scale, though its upper strap button was in line with its 11th fret, so that may have helped.
I too will be curious about how this Mustang behaves when it arrives.
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Well after being disappointed with my new too-heavy (for me) 9Lb Sterling short scale Stingray, I became a bit compulsive about finding a lightweight shorty to match and spell my excellent Ibanez Mikro. I considered the Bronco but it didn't have enough appeal for me...
So after learning about Mustangs I haunted SW's website, constantly checking out what they had. As you probably know when they get new basses in stock they'll post 4 of the same kind at a time, showing their weights so one can choose. (And I absolutely wish more bass sellers would do this!!)
So when that one 5.14Lb Mustang showed up I jumped on it damn quick (with my refunded Sterling $$
) and screw any possible neck dive, I'll deal with that later! (Hipshot ultralight tuners maybe?) -Hey, good Squire/Fender basses this light are not easily come by! 
Anyway, with bass it's all fun, right?
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
I used to always hunt for the lightest instruments but I've learned there's an optimal weight range in most cases if you care about neck dive and sustain. I'm skeptical about any solid body guitar under 6.5 lbs and any bass under 7. Of course there are always going to be exceptions... YMMV
Yep...
And some of the exceptions are almost all of the Ibanez Mikro basses and all of the Danlectro Longhorn basses ever made...
Greywoulf
I applaud you in having played almost all of the Ibanez Mikro basses and all of the Danelectro Longhorn basses ever made...Yep...
And some of the exceptions are almost all of the Ibanez Mikro basses and all of the Danlectro Longhorn basses ever made...
Greywoulf
Have you played every bass you know things about? I doubt that sincerely...I applaud you in having played almost all of the Ibanez Mikro basses and all of the Danelectro Longhorn basses ever made...
But if you've owned and played certain types and have had many (very many!) knowledgeable conversations about them (especially here on TB) like some of us have, then there's a very good chance you'll eventually know some more about them than you obviously do not...
Greywoulf
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LOL!
Hey, it wasn't easy playing all those Mikros and Longhorns... There were a whole
freakin' lot of them y'know!
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
I love the way those Longhorns look. I’m definitely going to try to play one soonLOL!
Hey, it wasn't easy playing all those Mikros and Longhorns... There were a whole
freakin' lot of them y'know!
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
It's got a fibreboard hollow body on a plywood frame and is so light you have to hold it down to keep it from floating away... But it's lipstick pups sound great! However I mostly only play sitting now so I couldn't find a good way to hold it's reverse curved body comfortably; it requires playing while standing with a strap IMO. It's definitely short scale, but the nut is 1+3/4" wide and the neck's wooden edges are knife-sharp, so I found it not as easy to play as it first looked to be. But, as you said earlier, with these things YMMV... I sold mine after a short trial, but there's a club here with a lotta folks who asolutely love not only Longhorns but anything Danelectro.
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
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~Yep...
And some of the exceptions are almost all of the Ibanez Mikro basses and all of the Danlectro Longhorn basses ever made...
Greywoulf
To those I 'wood'
add :All Hofner Beatle and Club basses, including German, Contemporary, Ignition, and Icon series
All Squier Mini-P basses
All Squier Bronco basses [I think]
Some Squier Jaguar SS basses
Some Gibson EB3 [at least some of the short scale version]
Some USA Gibson SG bass [their sort of reissue of the SS EB3]
Ibanez RS721 of 1982 [medium scale, currently in my Avatar]
Jay Turser JTB-40 [30" scale reduced P style]
I'm not saying what I think of each of those, but I have owned and/or still own some of them [Club, Bronco, Jag SS, Gibson SG bass, Ibanez RS721, Mikro, JTB-40] - see this post for a bit more info :
MY RECENT BASSES, Part 1 - Post 424
It's prob'ly been done already, but if not, we ought to have a topic/thread/club dedicated to basses which weigh less than 7 pounds.
EDIT : Gotta disqualify my Gibson SG bass, as it is 7 pounds 5 ounces in a spreadsheet where I weighed and listed some of my gear.
Alternate tuning machines might get its weight down to 7 pounds or under though.
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To those I 'wood'
All Hofner Beatle
Some Squier Jaguar SS basses............... [SNIP]
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LOL! -Yeah, Macca didn't do to bad with a lightweight, yas? (Although later in Wings he did switch to using a heavier Ric.)
I'd be less prone to putting Squire Jaguars on the "7-down" lightweight list tho, as I've rarely seen a new one on SW's website that is under 8+LBs...
I've also found that one can't really equate weight with better (or worse?) tone... While it's true the 9+lb Sterling SBMM short scale I recently owned had one of the better tones I've heard coming from an electric BG, it's equally true that my 3lb Hadean accoustic electric U-bass sounds almost exactly like a (softly played of course) upright bass when it's rubber strings are strummed accousticly.
(And it always confounds and amazes me that the smallest bass should sound so much like the largest!)
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
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