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Fender Mustang Club
- Thread starter FlyingPigSound
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I’m with you - I think I’d like a JMJ, but without a worn finish and with a few color options to choose from. The ‘JMJ’ part could stay, but I’d also be perfectly fine without it as I wouldn’t be buying the bass because of any association it might have with Justin Meldal-Johnsen (though I dig Beck and have nothing against Mr. Meldal-Johnsen. In fact, I salute him as a fellow Mustanger!). If no signature would drop the price, I’d definitely prefer no sig.
My main concern would be that they’d drop the JMJ’s nitrocellulose lacquer finish if they come out with a non-signature model — I’d definitely buy a white JMJ spec-ed one with a non-aged nitro finish if they came out with one. Or surf green, or pretty much any pastel, or a really nice burst
That's a Squier Vintage Modified Mustang Bass. I keep hoping Squier will bring that one back.
I even wrote to them about it. Maybe I should start a petition.
It was released at the same time as the Squier Jaguar SS, and most people
bought the Jag instead of the Mustang, so they dropped it.
Now Mustangs are hot, especially the P/J, but the timing is right for a lower cost Mustang again,
and I think it would do really well.
If you're interested, write to Squier about it. Maybe enough voices will get them to listen.
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Finally found a Torino Red PJ in a local shop. I've been hesitating to order one because the photos online retailers have posted make it appear as it's not the Torino Red I'm used to seeing on older instruments. But yes it's definitely the Torino Red I wanted it to be !
Brand new instrument that the shop had just set out on the floor about 20 minutes before I walked in. The pickguard doesn't look mint green though. Perhaps it is, but I don't know. Looks more off white.
Here are shots in the Sun, shade, and auto flash.
Either way I'm glad it doesn't look very minty.
I sold my Precision Bass because the scale and neck profile was tearing my fretting hand up. I played this thing in the shop for nearly an hour before I brought it home and my hand felt fine. Very comfortable.
The switch. As soon as I plugged it in at the shop it was in the neck position and as I moved it to the bridge position it made the static noise everyone mentions. Also the bridge pickup wasn't working. So I looked and seen that the nut was loose on the switch so I rotated the switch a bit and the bridge pickup came on. I tightened the nut down on the switch and flip the switch through all three positions about 10 times or so and no noise or issues. Still none since I brought it home.
Got to get rid of those stock strings though. I want to put TI Jazz Flats on it but I'm seeing conflicting comments. Some say the TI Flats are fine for the string through models but not the top load. Some say they work fine on the top load.
Anyone have a definitive answer ?
Brand new instrument that the shop had just set out on the floor about 20 minutes before I walked in. The pickguard doesn't look mint green though. Perhaps it is, but I don't know. Looks more off white.
Here are shots in the Sun, shade, and auto flash.
Either way I'm glad it doesn't look very minty.
I sold my Precision Bass because the scale and neck profile was tearing my fretting hand up. I played this thing in the shop for nearly an hour before I brought it home and my hand felt fine. Very comfortable.
The switch. As soon as I plugged it in at the shop it was in the neck position and as I moved it to the bridge position it made the static noise everyone mentions. Also the bridge pickup wasn't working. So I looked and seen that the nut was loose on the switch so I rotated the switch a bit and the bridge pickup came on. I tightened the nut down on the switch and flip the switch through all three positions about 10 times or so and no noise or issues. Still none since I brought it home.
Got to get rid of those stock strings though. I want to put TI Jazz Flats on it but I'm seeing conflicting comments. Some say the TI Flats are fine for the string through models but not the top load. Some say they work fine on the top load.
Anyone have a definitive answer ?
Thanks !
I followed your other thread and you mentioned that you smoothed the fretboard.
What did you use to do it ?
Got myself a PJ in Torino red. Beautiful bass but it needs some mods to be used as my no 1. Here is what I`m doing to it.
Fender Hi Mass bridge. The strings will be slightly further back allowing more adjustments.
105 d`addario strings
Tonerider P pickup, wont bother changing the Jazz one as I don`t really use it much.
The 3 way switch is crap and in a stupid place for me so a set of dual concentric pots are going in, like the 1st Jazz basses.
The nut. You can tell these nuts are made by the bucket load and whilst it does the job ok, it is being replaced by a quality one.
To be honest, the bass could be gigged the way it came out the shop but I intend to use this as my main squeeze as I`m having issues with my fretting hand so it`s worth spending £200 to get it playing the way I like it. Will post a pic when it is done.
Fender Hi Mass bridge. The strings will be slightly further back allowing more adjustments.
105 d`addario strings
Tonerider P pickup, wont bother changing the Jazz one as I don`t really use it much.
The 3 way switch is crap and in a stupid place for me so a set of dual concentric pots are going in, like the 1st Jazz basses.
The nut. You can tell these nuts are made by the bucket load and whilst it does the job ok, it is being replaced by a quality one.
To be honest, the bass could be gigged the way it came out the shop but I intend to use this as my main squeeze as I`m having issues with my fretting hand so it`s worth spending £200 to get it playing the way I like it. Will post a pic when it is done.
I don't need a number, but I this used JMJ that I just got. Came with the Deep Talkin Bass flats on it. Sounds great! It had the thumbrest moved, so there it stays.
I wish it was available in Fiesta or another non-blue color and not reliced, but it's growing on me. It's a really nice complimentary sound to my precisions.
Ps - the strap is supposed to be ugly. It's an ugly of the month from Jaykco guitar straps! Ha.
I wish it was available in Fiesta or another non-blue color and not reliced, but it's growing on me. It's a really nice complimentary sound to my precisions.
Ps - the strap is supposed to be ugly. It's an ugly of the month from Jaykco guitar straps! Ha.
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Well, they really goofed, because that strap rules. Congrats on the new bass!
This. I actually was really hopeful that they were going to come out with different color options at Summer NAMM because they have the MIJ mustang on the Fender US site pictured on the description page and listed the JMJ as ‘unavailable’. I even called Fender playing naive saying that I want to buy that model. The legitimately helpful rep told me it was a discontinued model and suggested looking at a used site to purchase. I would anticipate they’ll come out with a more traditional Mustang next NAMM given the success of the 2 recent models. I hope so at least.
I'd have bought a JMJ, but for my apparent bommitment to being penny wise and pound foolish. It's pretty much exactly what I want.
Looking at the Reverb pics of the Vintage Modified (after I made my impulse purchase, of course), it kind of looked in one of the pics like the string alignment might be a bit weird, with strings to close to the bass side. I'lI find out soon enough. Nothings some wood glue, a few toothpicks and 15 hours couldn't fix. If the neck is anything like a Bronco bass, I'll be pretty happy.
It`s in the shop getting the wiring mods done but if I remember it looks more white than mint.
On mine, yes and yes. I thought it was just me/mine. After working the screws back and forth a few times, it did get better.
Ok, thanks.
Just never encountered screws that tight before.
When my strings get here I'll take a look under the pickguard might drill them out a bit.
