I just bought a blue JMJ direct from fender. Arrived yesterday. Now I have to learn how to play it ;-)
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Fender Mustang Club
- Thread starter FlyingPigSound
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Here's the modified PJ (I feel badly about the sticker now, but it was a city I'd visited and really enjoyed, and I loved that sticker)
Don't see a problem with the sticker. It's not the city or the people or your memories...other than that
, my lips are sealed 
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Don't see a problem with the sticker. It's not the city or the people or your memories...other than that
Oh, and Happy Easter to all those in the Mustang Club...
Yes, it does. And it's beefier than the stock pickup, so I can get a bit more of a Jazz sound out of it.
Don't see a problem with the sticker. It's not the city or the people or your memories...other than that
Yeah...and there are good people in Russia. Though a lot of them are leaving the country.
I loved Siberia. One of the most amazing places I've ever been. My avatar is me on Lake Baikal.
I really like the look of the vintage Mustangs with maple boards, especially with a natural finish like yours. I had a '76 in a turd-brown finish and maple. The neck too thick for me so I ended up selling it. My new (to me) vintage shortie is a Fender '82 Bullet 30..same pickup but easier to play, and has a Tele-style headstock.
The 70s maple necks thicc-ness is almost like the vintage boaty P bass necks, but I find it oddly more comfortable on the short scale
I like your modified PJ Mustang...
I myself am enjoying and like my Squier CV Stang so much I know I'm eventually gonna get a Fender PJ version too, but when I do I'm gonna hafta have it modified with a blend knob like you have. ~I think not being able to play it with the P and J pups adjusted and blended together the way I like it is nuts, and IMO a serious design error on Fender's part!
The Cat bass (that we both now have)? ~Well here's some heresy... ~IMO it's just okay... -Yes it's definitely a good and easy playing small bass with great Nordstrand pups. ~For sure!
But truthfully I could do w/o the pushbuttons... A good control set consisting of well balanced tone, blend, and volume knobs will accomplish exactly the same thing, and do it without those little square buttons getting in the way of my hands! But I'll keep it for a while (the Cat) and see how it goes... Maybe I just need to get better with playing it? -Right now tho I'm seriously wondering if I mightn't just be better off with a modified PJ Mustang...
??The Mustangs are the easiest, best playing basses I've ever laid hands on, and so far I've not found any other that suit me better...
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I like your modified PJ Mustang...
I myself am enjoying and like my Squier CV Stang so much I know I'm eventually gonna get a Fender PJ version too, but when I do I'm gonna hafta have it modified with a blend knob like you have. ~I think not being able to play it with the P and J pups adjusted and blended together the way I like it is nuts, and IMO a serious design error on Fender's part!
The Cat bass (that we both now have)? ~Well here's some heresy... ~IMO it's just okay... -Yes it's definitely a good and easy playing small bass with great Nordstrand pups. ~For sure!
But truthfully I could do w/o the pushbuttons... A good control set consisting of well balanced tone, blend, and volume knobs will accomplish exactly the same thing, and do it without those little square buttons getting in the way of my hands! But I'll keep it for a while (the Cat) and see how it goes... Maybe I just need to get better with playing it? -Right now tho I'm seriously wondering if I mightn't just be better off with a modified PJ Mustang...
The Mustangs are the easiest, best playing basses I've ever laid hands on, and so far I've not found any other that suit me better...
I'd have preferred knobs to the buttons myself. But I have to say, for me, the Cat is even easier-playing than the PJ. Not that I plan on getting rid of my PJ!
I have an inexpensive Rogue VB100 that I love. I am considering replacing the switches (similar to buttons) with VVT. It just makes more sense to me.
Is that a requirement? Uh-oh. I might be in trouble.
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Here is a song I wrote/recorded recently using my JMJ Mustang and my Linden pedal. I previously used an Ampeg PF-50T but recently really like it thru the Linden alone.
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Your reason for preferring narrower nut width necks is mayhaps more justifiable than mine for choosing wider [hand size], because I could prob'ly more easily play narrower necks if necessary than vice versa.
Case in Point :
Out of sheer laziness one day last week for a rehearsal, I brought but left a short scale Jay Turser JTB-40 bass in the Caravan, and played a narrow necked long scale Schecter bass belonging to one of our group's guitarists - and it wasn't all that onerous.
But I still like what I like, and coming from a 1974 Ric 4001 bought new that year [which I still gig sometimes], I can adapt easily enough to shorter scale basses [and have], but less so to narrower necks, especially if they are also shorter scale.
Regarding the current production of Mustang basses, let me reiterate that the 3 most expensive models have the wider nut [Am Perf, JMJ, and Vintera], and all of the rest are narrower like a Jazz, so YOUR preference will save you money.
As for blend pots, I do plan to get into those, and might even own a bass or two which has one already, but will first need to open some cases to check and confirm.
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Your reason for preferring narrower nut width necks is mayhaps more justifiable than mine for choosing wider [hand size], because I could prob'ly more easily play narrower necks if necessary than vice versa.
Case in Point :
Out of sheer laziness one day last week for a rehearsal, I brought but left a short scale Jay Turser JTB-40 bass in the Caravan, and played a narrow necked long scale Schecter bass belonging to one of our group's guitarists - and it wasn't all that onerous.
But I still like what I like, and coming from a 1974 Ric 4001 bought new that year [which I still gig sometimes], I can adapt easily enough to shorter scale basses [and have], but less so to narrower necks, especially if they are also shorter scale.
Regarding the current production of Mustang basses, let me reiterate that the 3 most expensive models have the wider nut [Am Perf, JMJ, and Vintera], and all of the rest are narrower like a Jazz, so YOUR preference will save you money.
As for blend pots, I do plan to get into those, and might even own a bass or two which has one already, but will first need to open some cases to check and confirm.
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Yeah, I have my eye on that Squier Mustang in Seafoam Green!
I don't need one in the slightest, but it still tempts me. Maybe some day, just for fun. Comfort is a weird thing. I'm not good enough to really understand it, I just know when I picked up a Jazz bass for the first time that it was comfortable for me (even though it's a mid-70s beast and way too heavy for me to want to play now!).
That sounds very cool!
Yeah, I have my eye on that Squier Mustang in Seafoam Green!
Comfort is a weird thing. I'm not good enough to really understand it, I just know when I picked up a Jazz bass for the first time that it was comfortable for me (even though it's a mid-70s beast and way too heavy for me to want to play now!).
That sounds very cool!
Converting my Player P to a Jazz neck made all the difference for me but, YMMV...I still have a Jag to fall back on
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