Fender Mustang Club

[HelpImaRock]

In most practicality, the guitarist, and/or drummer (!), will set all their volumes at max and just stay there. (sigh) But you can at least start off as "the voice of reasonable volume" and give them a chance to turn down (it could happen) or, if "the party is truly hardy" you can judiciously increase to match, as you see fit.
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This is a great point. As a guitarist, it took me a while to figure out not to play with my volume on 10 all the time. Once I started rolling down my volume, even in high gain situations, I had more tonal flexibility and could adapt when I needed to re-mix myself on the fly.

As a bassist, I take those lessons I learned on guitar and have applied them. I run my volume and tone around 6. Yes, it's more flexible. But I also know I can adapt as the band's volume inevitably rises.

 

[AMJBASS]

My 1970 Mustang Bass - mutes deployed (I got a Fender stick-on rubber strip that is meant to go inside the Jazz and Precision Bass bridge pickup covers and cut pieces to size to replace the long decayed originals) and strings are GHS Flats .
Truly a "secret weapon" bass. It always turns heads, either live or recorded.

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Dude.

 

[G-Dog]

Happy Fender Friday!

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[Bobhmcs]

I have run into a situation that is befuddling me.
I have a Hipshot High Mass Bridge ( kicka@&s) on my MIM PJ that does not seem to intonate. No matter where I set the saddle my tuner says it is sharp on all strings.. Whether the saddle is closest to the neck or pulled all the back to the bridge every string is 2 points sharp. The neck is true per 3 professionals. Btw my tuner is a Super Snark II clip on. In addition I do run into the saddle screws binding at times. I initially thought that the strings might be too close to the saddle screws and slightly moved the string width so the string was away from the screw by sight. That did help the binding a bit but it still occurs from time to time.
Has anyone run into a issue like this? If so what problem was discovered and what was the fix? I cannot believe that the tune can't be changed no matter where the saddle is moved to. Physics states that there should be some sort of change.

Help please.
Bob

 

[mongo2]

I have run into a situation that is befuddling me.
I have a Hipshot High Mass Bridge ( kicka@&s) on my MIM PJ that does not seem to intonate. No matter where I set the saddle my tuner says it is sharp on all strings.. Whether the saddle is closest to the neck or pulled all the back to the bridge every string is 2 points sharp. The neck is true per 3 professionals. Btw my tuner is a Super Snark II clip on. In addition I do run into the saddle screws binding at times. I initially thought that the strings might be too close to the saddle screws and slightly moved the string width so the string was away from the screw by sight. That did help the binding a bit but it still occurs from time to time.
Has anyone run into a issue like this? If so what problem was discovered and what was the fix? I cannot believe that the tune can't be changed no matter where the saddle is moved to. Physics states that there should be some sort of change.

Help please.
Bob

I've come to distrust clip on tuners for setting intonation so I use either my old Peterson Strobostomp 2 or my more recent Snark SN-10S floor pedal tuners.

 

[Bobhmcs]

I've come to distrust clip on tuners for setting intonation so I use either my old Peterson Strobostomp 2 or my more recent Snark SN-10S floor pedal tuners.

No offense intended but I was expecting that. I have read and have been told that clip on's are not efficient for bass. In the past this one has worked just enough to get me started. You have just validated what was a rumor and kindling for argument in the past.
Thank you. It is much appreciated. I guess, so I don't pay for some work that is unnecessary, I will be shopping for a pedal tuner.

 

[Aladinsane1969]

No offense intended but I was expecting that. I have read and have been told that clip on's are not efficient for bass. In the past this one has worked just enough to get me started. You have just validated what was a rumor and kindling for argument in the past.
Thank you. It is much appreciated. I guess, so I don't pay for some work that is unnecessary, I will be shopping for a pedal tuner.

My Boss TU-2 has been a reliable workhorse for 13 years.

 

[Bobhmcs]

My Boss TU-2 has been a reliable workhorse for 13 years.

Thank you. I am looking at that right now. I am also looking at the Behringer Chromatic. Kinda fund strapped at the moment.
Thank you for the info.
Bob

 

[SoulReflection]

Thank you. I am looking at that right now. I am also looking at the Behringer Chromatic. Kinda fund strapped at the moment.
Thank you for the info.
Bob

Hey, @Bobhmcs, if you have a smart phone, you might look at some of the apps that have tuners. I believe Garageband on the iPhone has one and it's free!

 

[cattrax]

I have had good results with the "Cleartune" chromatic tuner app. I think it's available for both iphone and android.

 

[Aladinsane1969]

Thank you. I am looking at that right now. I am also looking at the Behringer Chromatic. Kinda fund strapped at the moment.
Thank you for the info.
Bob

My pleasure. Now that there's a TU-3, you can find used TU-2s for pretty reasonable prices.

 

[Bobhmcs]

Hey, @Bobhmcs, if you have a smart phone, you might look at some of the apps that have tuners. I believe Garageband on the iPhone has one and it's free!

Thanks Soul. I have used the Fender Tuner app in the past. Unfortunately what I am battling now is ambient noise. Like screaming children next door, dogs behind me and a brand new just installed smart meter. Try setting intonation when the child next door who has Turrets has a fit. The auto editor won't allow me to post her dialog.
So a pedal was suggested to bypass the extraneous sounds.
In the past the Fender app actually worked well.
Thank you my friend
Bob

 

[halfwound121]

Thanks Soul. I have used the Fender Tuner app in the past. Unfortunately what I am battling now is ambient noise. Like screaming children next door, dogs behind me and a brand new just installed smart meter. Try setting intonation when the child next door who has Turrets has a fit. The auto editor won't allow me to post her dialog.
So a pedal was suggested to bypass the extraneous sounds.
In the past the Fender app actually worked well.
Thank you my friend
Bob

I have KLIQ pedal tuners (TINYTUNE) that work well and are inexpensive. $30 on Amazon. It requires an external power source, though.

 

[mongo2]

I have KLIQ pedal tuners (TINYTUNE) that work well and are inexpensive. $30 on Amazon. It requires an external power source, though.

There's affordable tuners out there. My Snark pedal tuner was $35 on Amazon. I like that I can see it's big display in sunlight.

 

[G-Dog]

I have run into a situation that is befuddling me.
I have a Hipshot High Mass Bridge ( kicka@&s) on my MIM PJ that does not seem to intonate. No matter where I set the saddle my tuner says it is sharp on all strings.. Whether the saddle is closest to the neck or pulled all the back to the bridge every string is 2 points sharp. The neck is true per 3 professionals. Btw my tuner is a Super Snark II clip on. In addition I do run into the saddle screws binding at times. I initially thought that the strings might be too close to the saddle screws and slightly moved the string width so the string was away from the screw by sight. That did help the binding a bit but it still occurs from time to time.
Has anyone run into a issue like this? If so what problem was discovered and what was the fix? I cannot believe that the tune can't be changed no matter where the saddle is moved to. Physics states that there should be some sort of change.

Help please.
Bob

Bob, it may not be your tuner that's the problem.

Use a tape measure and check to be sure your bridge saddles's movement is in the area that is twice the distance from the fretboard side of the nut to the 12th fret. If your bridge is too close to the neck, you will always be sharp.

Read the section "Set Your Intonation" near the bottom of this webpage: Invalid Link Removed
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[felis]

Probably not the cause, but if you turn the adjuster screw CCW to back it out,
you sometimes have to leave the screwdriver touching the screw and give the handle a rap
with your hand to set the adjuster in the proper position..

The screw can turn out without the saddle moving sometimes.
If it does, you'll see a gap between the screw head and the bridge.

 

[SteveC]

I dug this out of a closet at the school where I teach. I believe it’s a ‘74. It’s been played but is an awesome sounding and playing bass. I’ve never been a short scale or “P” guy but this bass (put some LTF stings on it and it needs a strap button) plays and sounds amazing. It’s so fun. I’m gonna try it for some jazz gigs.

 

[MCF]

My 1970 Mustang Bass - mutes deployed (I got a Fender stick-on rubber strip that is meant to go inside the Jazz and Precision Bass bridge pickup covers and cut pieces to size to replace the long decayed originals) and strings are GHS Flats .
Truly a "secret weapon" bass. It always turns heads, either live or recorded.

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Sweet.

 

[David Lee]

I dug this out of a closet at the school where I teach. I believe it’s a ‘74. It’s been played but is an awesome sounding and playing bass. I’ve never been a shirt scale or “P” guy but this bass (put some LTF stings on it and it needs a strap button) plays and sounds amazing. It’s so fun. I’m gonna try it for some jazz gigs.
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Yes, looks well played. Also, appears as though someone gave up on experimenting with tug bar locations and decided to just go at it with a pick. Interesting color stripes in the sunburst. Almost looks like a five-piece poplar body. I have a '76 SB with an ash body. I love the 70's Mustangs!

 

[mrufino1]

I finally remembered to have someone take a picture of me with the mustang pj at a gig, so here it be, dimarzio p/j, hipshot, high mass bridge, and tort pickguard. Labella low tension flats, I love them on this bass - I installed yesterday and they were not annoyingly bright tonight, they sound somewhat broken in already but I know I'll love them even more in about 3-4 weeks.