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New PJ Mustang at Summer NAMM

#129
I prefer headstock truss access if it's a Allen head over a Phillips screw driver at the butt of the neck that requires neck removal to adjust. My Japan fender neck is at the headstock and it adjusts easily using the American fender truss rod tool slipped in at the top of the headstock going alongside the string tree.
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#131
felis said:
Mine butts up flat against the neck pocket.

A few people here have had a slot routed in the body so they can use a bent 90 degree screwdriver.

You can also loosen the screws on the back, tilt the neck up to adjust it and hope the threads don't strip out.

Or you can remove the neck. Which is what I do.
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Try this for a pesky truss rod location. A paint can opener is angled just right.
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#133
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 can glue some toothpicks in there or dowel and it should tighten the hole right up.
 
#134
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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That may also explain the Classic Vibe and Vintage Modified lines. They had way more options a few years ago.
 
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#135
GhettoBrassGuy said:
Don't know if anyone posted this already..I dig. Just sold my MIJ Mustang...might have to replace it with this. Couldn't find any more info...I assume MIM.

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Well, that looks really attractive especially at the MIM price. A good way to get a cheap and decent, right out of the box shorty that will have a fair bit of versatility.

I may have to try one out when they're on the wall.
 
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#139
A few months ago I opened a thread suggesting an on line petition for the Fender Mustang, possibly with a top load bridge to have more string options, so there we go!
Only thing i regret it's the color options, i would appreciate a Sunburst or a Black PJ Mustang, maybe Fender are going to produce these color options in near future. I don't understand why they push these colors (White, Red, Sonic Blue) as something only for Young guys or beginners, i bet many experienced bassists would enjoy a high quality short scale with classic colors like Sunburst, maybe with a tortoise pickguard! I think there are many out there wishing a higher quality short scale like this new Mustang, since the Squier Jaguar SS is good but seems cheaply built (ah, okay, it is also cheaply priced).
As for the pickup configuration, i think it's ok, i would swap the mexican pickups with a couple of Seymour Duncan, SPB-2 and SJB-2B, warm punchy P-tone and a much easier and faster neck!
 

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