General question for anyone of youz guyz: Out of curiosity what is your reason for liking a 1.625" nut over a 1.5"? To me there's already a mile between each string and I don't see the point of having to work harder.
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Fender Mustang Club
- Thread starter FlyingPigSound
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Just depends on what feels comfortable in your hand. Everyone's different.
I wanted the Candy Apple Red PS Mustang when it came out, but wasn't sure about the humbucker.
Some people said it sounded muddy, but from the position it's in, I don't think it would be too bad.
Then why didn't you do this in the first place, instead of asking others (in several different threads) to do it? -Anyway, bless your little Mustang heart... At least now there will be a surfeit of Mustang (Squires, Mikeys, PJs, Pawns, whatever) thread locations to feed our excessive compulsive disorders on! -Yas!
Enjoy,
Greywoulf
There's a nut to fit every......... ?
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I have owned a 1974 Ric 4001 since new, played nothing else for most of those years, and those have a nut width of 1.6875", so speaking for myself anyway, it's whatever a person is accustomed to playing.
I had a 1972 P just before the Ric.
1.625" is how wide the nut is on 'modern' P basses [including my '72], where 1.5" is Jazz bass nut width.
The earliest P basses were apparently 1.75" at the nut.
I began to look for lighter weight basses several years ago when my back started to bother me, and it turns out that many short scale basses weigh less than most long scalers, so short scale became part of the search criteria too.
My fave short scale bass so far is a Hofner, and it [as most of those do] has a nut width of about 1.65", along with the abbreviated 30" scale length.
I tried some short scale basses which were 1.5" at the nut, but it was a situation of too many things changed all at once.
So I look for 1.625" or wider at the nut in my bass purchases going forward, no matter what the scale length.
YMMV
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I have smallish hands/fingers and have found that 1.5" nut is the way to go for me. I have a 70's Jazz, a Mustang PJ, a Squier VM Jaguar SS, all 1.5". Oh, and a Taylor Mini Bass, whatever that is. Was disappointed that most other Mustang and Mustang-like options are 1.625". I mean, the Fallout is sooooo cool, but...
Plenty of people prefer the larger nut size. I think it's one of those YMMV issues. It takes a while to know what is more comfortable for you.
Plenty of people prefer the larger nut size. I think it's one of those YMMV issues. It takes a while to know what is more comfortable for you.
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Absolutely, and I was fortunate to establish that early on, with my Frankenfingers.
But quite a few of the current Mustangs do have a 1.5" nut - just the 3 priciest ones are 1.625".
And I too have been eyeing the G&L Fallout - nice specs AND looks, MUCH less expensive than the current Mustangs with the wider nut, though reports here on TB are that they weigh nearly as much as a typical P bass.
BTW, there is a MusicMan short scale bass which has a 1.5" nut, and might suit you.
I like it except for that one spec.
Here it is : StingRay Short Scale - Sterling by Music Man
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Widest nut and lightest damn bass I ever played (and owned for a short while) was the Danelectro Longhorn. Made out of fibreboard over a plywood frame and with small lipstick pups, it weighed about 5lbs and felt like it could float up and out of your hands if not careful!!
But it had a 1.75" nut width along with a very sharp edged neck, which I never could warm up to... Plus the funny curves of it's interesting body shape may have been appealing to some, but it made it almost impossible for me to play comfortably while sitting. So light weight isn't a solve-it-all for everything; turns out the Longhorn's neck and body was so unsuitable (for me, -YMMV) I sold it after several months of trying very hard to like it...
Greywoulf
But it had a 1.75" nut width along with a very sharp edged neck, which I never could warm up to... Plus the funny curves of it's interesting body shape may have been appealing to some, but it made it almost impossible for me to play comfortably while sitting. So light weight isn't a solve-it-all for everything; turns out the Longhorn's neck and body was so unsuitable (for me, -YMMV) I sold it after several months of trying very hard to like it...
Greywoulf
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Just the shape of those kept me away, without investigating the rest of the specs.
But I can see where the light weight would have been an attraction, based upon my own recent needs.
If you ever get a chance to try a Hofner Club bass, I suggest that you do.
Those are identical to their Beatle bass in every way except the body shape being like a Les Paul [ still got Paul in there somewhere
], and the Ignition series is affordable for many folks.That's what I bought around couple of years ago, it's about 5 pounds, and fits my leg not too badly while I play, sitting on a 24" stool.
After all of the years, my Ric is now 'Second Bass'.
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Muddy is in the ears of the beholder. Could be a variety of things (amp, EQ, room acoustics, lack of HPF, sound preference, etc.).
Might try one of those Hofner Club basses someday... Years ago (decades ago?) I had a violin shaped bass. I don't think it was a Hofner but then I can't really recall who the heck made it, only that I didn't like it's shape. (I think it may have been some kind of Asian knockoff?)~
Just the shape of those kept me away, without investigating the rest of the specs.
But I can see where the light weight would have been an attraction, based upon my own recent needs.
If you ever get a chance to try a Hofner Club bass, I suggest that you do.
Those are identical to their Beatle bass in every way except the body shape being like a Les Paul [ still got Paul in there somewhere
That's what I bought around couple of years ago, it's about 5 pounds, and fits my leg not too badly while I play, sitting on a 24" stool.
After all of the years, my Ric is now 'Second Bass'.
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But this Hofner club design body looks good to me, as does the size and weight of the thing. Something to aim for trying in the future..?
(Hey, do me a favor; -don't show me any more of these goodies, okay?)
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]Greywoulf
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Just trying to be responsible.
I didn't want to start something, drop out of it if it becomes a hassle, and leave it for someone else to pick up, even though that seems to be common.
Wasn't trying to offend you, but I'm not going to try and delete it either. What's done is done. And I doubt that either one will see much (if any) activity.
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Here’s the tort pickguard installed..
That's a nice combo, and you know, Tort is the real "T" in TB
Very cool, in a subdued sort of way... To me it doesn't shout 'look at me look at me I'm such a wildass bass' but simply and quietly says 'I'm a serious instrument my good sir!'
It looks good. Better than my imagination would make of it just hearing it described. I like it.
