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Mustang Bass what weight
- Thread starter Campbell Craig
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Mustangs are lighter than Ps and Js, but if it's just weight you are concerned with there are a whole lot of short scale options these days.
Just a note if you don't know about it, but if you buy from Sweetwater you can look at individual basses and they list the weight of each one. I'm not pushing for them or affiliated with them, just sharing.
The Squier CV Mustang I'm assembling will be right around 7 lbs. It has a Bronco neck but I don't think that will affect the weight significantly.
The Squier CV Mustang I'm assembling will be right around 7 lbs. It has a Bronco neck but I don't think that will affect the weight significantly.
My Mustang PJ/LE is 7 lbs 8 oz, my first version Mustang PJ is 7 lbs 6 oz and my MIJ Mustang is 7lbs 11 oz.
I had a Squier CV '60s Mustang for a while that was 7lbs 2 oz.
I didn't notice any difference when playing them.
I had a Squier CV '60s Mustang for a while that was 7lbs 2 oz.
I didn't notice any difference when playing them.
I forgot to say my lightest basses are my Hofner Ignition Club Bass at 4 lbs 8 oz and my Kala Ubass and Guild Ashbory at about 2-1/2 lbs.
Mustangs are typically just a pound or so (and sometimes way less than a pound) lighter than other Fender basses, particularly Precisions, so the short scale would be the reason to use one. Jazz's can be a little weightier.
I had a ‘78 Mustang Bass with an Ash body, and that thing was a tank. It probably weighed at least 9 lbs.
I currently own a MIJ Mustang Bass that is much lighter, probably in the neighborhood of 7.5 to 8 lbs.
I currently own a MIJ Mustang Bass that is much lighter, probably in the neighborhood of 7.5 to 8 lbs.
They are smaller, and thinner, and generally made from the same woods as Ps and Js, so on average, they are lighter than a P or a J. However, their weight can vary considerably. You can find copies of them that are heavier than a P or a J – especially the old blonde ones from the '70s, that were made of ash (a wood with very wide weight range).
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I've played a few years ago with a vintage Mustang bass that I saw hanging in the walls of a musical store. Right off the bat, it was one of the heaviest basses I've ever tried. That thing could be used as an anchor.
