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New PJ Mustang at Summer NAMM

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felis said:
The only thing I don't like about the adjustment is that I get nervous that the threads
in the wood might strip out after repeated loosening and tightening.

Metal against wood type thing.
It's the first and only bass I've got that's like that though, so it might be worrying about nothing - IDK.

Anyways, I'm glad to see this new Mustang has a modern adjuster.
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You just need the right screwdriver. Using a standard Phillips is not a good idea. You should be using one of these:

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Also, the truss nuts are actually metal to metal, and all truss nuts can strip, regardless of design. If anything, 1/4" hex nuts that a lot of US Fenders back in the day used are much more likely to strip than the heel adjust mechanism.
 
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Jables said:
Looks like it might have a smaller headstock than the big, vintage-y one on the MIJ reissue, which will help with any balance/neck dive issues.

I love my MIJ Mustang, but those boat anchor tuners on that big ol' headstock do make it dive some.

Even already having a Mustang and a Squier Jag SS…I want one of these!
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I put Hipshot Ultralites on my CIJ Mustang Bass and it handles much, much better. I recommend it. It does leave holes and require new ones, but I eventually filled the extra holes. It brings the weight down to like 7 and a half pounds with no dive.
 
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grrg63 said:
nice, I like the mint pg.
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Yeah, that's smoking. That's what I'll likely go with if I pick one up. I'll need to try one out in person, but if it does what I think, I might, might, be tempted to sell my Hwy One Jazz to fund one of these. That'd be a big step though... that bass has been with me for years. My MIJ was just a little woofy/fuzzy, but with the J bridge pick up I might get the clarity out of one these that I need in a fretted bass, and more and more I prefer the ergos of short scale basses.
 
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I def want one. My only concern is weight. I've held a few of the pawn shop mustangs and they were heavy as sin, considering the size of the bass. My 73 is right at 8 lbs and even that is heavy compared to a few early examples. It's not a huge deal, I just don't see why a bass this size would ever end up at our north of 8.5 lbs
 
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Colour options are pretty awesome, if I can have a Torino Red Mustang with a white pearl scratchplate, then that's sexy. It's now just down to whether or not I can find a Pawn Shop one for a decent price instead.
 
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honeyiscool said:
You just need the right screwdriver. Using a standard Phillips is not a good idea. You should be using one of these:

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Also, the truss nuts are actually metal to metal, and all truss nuts can strip, regardless of design. If anything, 1/4" hex nuts that a lot of US Fenders back in the day used are much more likely to strip than the heel adjust mechanism.
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I was talking about the 4 screws that hold the neck to the body.
I've heard people recommend just loosening them and tilting the neck up with the screws still in the body and neck, but loose.
Something I would never do.
 
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felis said:
What makes a Mustang?

I really like this new bass. Maybe I'm old fashioned, I don't know.
It doesn't have Mustang pickups, it doesn't have a Mustang bridge,
and it doesn't have a Mustang style heel truss rod adjuster (Yay!!!!).
LOL

It's also got a 3 way toggle switch that hasn't been on a stock Mustang before.

Maybe these are all more modern improvements that will only make it better.
But it seems to be more on the order of a Pawn Shop Mustang,
a piecing together of non-standard ideas, rather than a re-issue type Mustang.
Not that I'm complaining about that. It's a great concept.

It does have a Mustang shaped body, and it's 30" scale.
I guess that's enough for Fender to call it a Mustang.

Like I said though, I really like it. It's exactly what a lot people have been asking for.

I've got several Mustangs already, and don't really need any more basses.
If I do get another bass though, it will be this one.
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I think what Fender releases over the next couple of years will be a culmination of the pawn shop and modern player "experiments". Those lines always seemed to me like they were merely test beds set up to gauge popularity for certain shapes/configs. Of course, this is just my wild theory but it certainly seems to be Fenders M.O. lately.
 
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petrus61 said:
I think what Fender releases over the next couple of years will be a culmination of the pawn shop and modern player "experiments". Those lines always seemed to me like they were merely test beds set up to gauge popularity for certain shapes/configs. Of course, this is just my wild theory but it certainly seems to be Fenders M.O. lately.
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I saw this a reaction to the popularity of the Squier Jaguar but you may be right.
 

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