New Fender Mustang

[sleddogn]

me too, my favorite bass i own

 

[REV]

Didn't the last Mustang they were selling have PJ pickups and it sold for like $900.00?

 

[Bassamatic]

The new MIM Mustang P/J is the REAL winner, and especially if you get it for $399 delivered from Adorama on one of their sales. Besides the great fit, finish and sound, the best part of the P/J is that it uses standard short-scale strings, not the specialized medium scale through-body ones required for the other Mustangs.

 

[Wood and Wire]

There are other differences between the new Vintera and the JMJ besides just the relicing on the finish. Nut width, neck profile, and fingerboard radius are all different.

Right - I'm assuming different tuners, and pickups too (I haven't had a chance to look at the product page yet).

But for those of us who don't consider the current P/J offering to really be a true Mustang ; this is the best alternative to a JMJ, or buying vintage.

 

[Tommy V]

i'd love to have one, but that's about twice as much as i'd give for it.. the MIM Mustang P/J sells for $550

 

[Bikeguy57]

No rosewood...No thanks. Not a Fan of that cheap looking Pao Ferro.

 

[MichelD]

I might pay that for a 1965.

 

[gln1955]

I bought my MIJ Mustang for $750 in 2015. This is essentially the same thing but without the pretty much guaranteed MIJ crafsmanship.

 

[Robert B]

That's the MSRP. I'm sure it will be available for a considerably better price. And as to the fingerboard, Pao Ferro is a great wood in its own right. I had a '90s 5-string Fender Jazz with a Pao Ferro board - looked and sounded great!

 

[joel the bass player]

The pictures show the same Hipshot lollypop tuners as the JMJ. Not bad...

I'd still rather have the JMJ though.

 

[NKBassman]

Right - I'm assuming different tuners, and pickups too (I haven't had a chance to look at the product page yet).

But for those of us who don't consider the current P/J offering to really be a true Mustang ; this is the best alternative to a JMJ, or buying vintage.

100%. I've also tried the American Performer Mustang and really liked it, though it is priced higher yet than the JMJ.

 

[felis]

That's the MSRP. I'm sure it will be available for a considerably better price.....

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/fender-vintera-60s-mustang-bass

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$949.99 at both places. If you run across a reasonable price, post back here please.

 

[fermata]

"Vintera?" A portmanteau of "vintage" and "era," I assume, but it sounds more like a wine one might best want to avoid, or perhaps a pretentious suburban subdivision.

 

[Nephilymbass]

The new MIM Mustang P/J is the REAL winner, and especially if you get it for $399 delivered from Adorama on one of their sales. Besides the great fit, finish and sound, the best part of the P/J is that it uses standard short-scale strings, not the specialized medium scale through-body ones required for the other Mustangs.

I’ve been GASing for one of these in white. Would be totally useless for my band (metal with a lot of low b work) but I used to have a 7 string I liked playing on the couch at home and miss that upper register of the 7 specifically for times when I’m playing by myself so I’m thinking a white pj mustang with piccolo strings.

 

[Mustang Surly]

Already have an MIJ upgraded with Nordstrand NM4 pups, so I'm out.

 

[mikewalker]

Yeah, where is the racing stripe?

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Has anyone seen this? Did not want another bass but..........View attachment 3456852

Not in this lifetime.

 

[matante]

The new MIM Mustang P/J is the REAL winner, and especially if you get it for $399 delivered from Adorama on one of their sales. Besides the great fit, finish and sound, the best part of the P/J is that it uses standard short-scale strings, not the specialized medium scale through-body ones required for the other Mustangs.

It depends on which strings you like. There are some companies whose short scale strings are actually medium scale. I can think of Thomastik and DR whose short scale strings are 34-35 inch winding length - perfect for the through body Mustangs.

 

[matante]

I'd hesitate to pay $949 for a MIA Mustang. No way I'd pay that for a MIM.

I was excited when I first saw it, but thank the gods that the combination of price and country of origin
squashed the GAS pretty quickly, because I definitely don't need another bass.

You're aware that Mexico has been making guitars for much longer than the US? They make classical guitars that cost tens of thousands of dollars and there's a town down there where just about every resident makes guitars for a living. The only limit to the quality of a MIM Fender is the degree to which Fender USA chooses to cut corners in order to protect its Made in USA sales.

 

[felis]

You're aware that Mexico has been making guitars for much longer than the US? They make classical guitars that cost tens of thousands of dollars and there's a town down there where just about every resident makes guitars for a living. The only limit to the quality of a MIM Fender is the degree to which Fender USA chooses to cut corners in order to protect its Made in USA sales.

I have nothing against a well made bass from any country, but I'm also aware of Fender's pricing structure.