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Petition for Fender Mustang

#81
I would consider another Mustang if they changed the bridge to top-load or at least both ways. The exclusive through body loading of the Mustang requires Medium Scale strings which are much harder to find. Neither of my favorite strings are available in Medium Scale (Sunbeams and T.I. Flats). I considered changing the bridge on my Mustang, but decided instead to sell it and get the SS Lakland HB30 instead.

Also- the Jag VM SS is such an amazing bargain at under $200 - that is where you should got for a budget shorty.
 
#82
Here's the thing. Today, it wold cost within a few dollars of exactly what a P bass costs to produce. Possibly even more because the parts are different and Fender buy P bass parts by the truckload (volume discount).


Can anyone here tell me why it would or should be priced any lower than a P bass? And would you be willing to pay P bass prices for it?
 
#83
two fingers said:
Here's the thing. Today, it wold cost within a few dollars of exactly what a P bass costs to produce. Possibly even more because the parts are different and Fender buy P bass parts by the truckload (volume discount).


Can anyone here tell me why it would or should be priced any lower than a P bass? And would you be willing to pay P bass prices for it?
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Unless my calculations are off, an MIJ P-bass from Ishibashi (without shipping) actually costs less than I paid for my MIJ Mustang here in the US. So yeah, an MIA Mustang would be pricey, no doubt.
 
#84
Bassamatic said:
I would consider another Mustang if they changed the bridge to top-load or at least both ways. The exclusive through body loading of the Mustang requires Medium Scale strings which are much harder to find. Neither of my favorite strings are available in Medium Scale (Sunbeams and T.I. Flats). I considered changing the bridge on my Mustang, but decided instead to sell it and get the SS Lakland HB30 instead.

Also- the Jag VM SS is such an amazing bargain at under $200 - that is where you should got for a budget shorty.
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The short scale TI flatwounds actually fit the mustang perfectly, I have them on one of mine.
 
#85
two fingers said:
Here's the thing. Today, it wold cost within a few dollars of exactly what a P bass costs to produce. Possibly even more because the parts are different and Fender buy P bass parts by the truckload (volume discount).


Can anyone here tell me why it would or should be priced any lower than a P bass? And would you be willing to pay P bass prices for it?
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Assuming a MIM P costs $600, I thought $750 for the most recent Mustangs was reasonable. I'd rather see $650-700 for a MIM Mustang, obviously. I realize they don't sell a lot of Mustangs, but I'm not convinced the difference is enough to slap a $799 tag on the MIM Pawn Shop model. As I said earlier, my wish is for Fender to fully commit to the Mustang body style and bring back the full family of Mustang/Bronco/Musicmaster/Duo-Sonic short scales, spread across Fender and Squier. It's definitely a niche market, but I think there is sufficient size to maintain a full line of different models. I'd honestly probably buy them all lol.
 
#86
This thread inspired me to pick up my MIJ Mustang. Man, I forgot how playable and quick this little thing is.

Surprisingly, I do not like the Chromes I put on it. I just ordered some D'addario nickel wounds... just can't deal with the heavy tension from the flats. What a great bass, definitely not selling mine.
 
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#88
Continuum said:
Pretty much. I'm kind of in it for the aesthetics, I guess.
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Works for me. Probably that's the best reason of all actually. :thumbsup:

I never owned a Mustang Bass myself. But I had a friend that owned a 60s era Mustang guitar and that thing had tone coming out the crackle in its white finish. Idiot stripped it around '71 and did one of those "hippy natural" Minwax walnut finishes on it. Then he sold it about three years later for something like $30.

I like to remind him every so often what a 60s Fender with a multiple-hairline cracked white finish can go for these days...

I'm evil when it comes to things like that. :smug: But I still can't help feel he had it coming. :eyebrow:
 
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#89
40Hz said:
Works for me. Probably the best reason of all actually. :thumbsup:

I never owned a Mustang Bass myself. But I had a friend that owned a 60s era Mustang guitar and that thing had tone coming out the crackle in its white finish. Idiot stripped it around '71 and did one of those "hippy natural" Minwax walnut finishes on it. Then he sold it about three years later for something like $30.

I like to remind him every so often what a 60s Fender with a multiple-hairline cracked white finish can go for these days...

I'm evil when it comes to things like that. But I still can't help feel he had it coming. :eyebrow:
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This is moving off topic, but I can beat that - my first bass was a late 60's or very early 70's J in either Sherwood green or very faded Lake Placid Blue. Also had a lot of chips in the finish. After a few months I stripped it and put a 2 part epoxy on it to replicate a late 70's Fender. Oh, that included stripping the matching headstock. If I had kept it, at one point it would have been considered a $10k instrument. Now that was stupid. Then again, the top vintage dealer in the country at the time told me I had been ripped off paying $325 for it.
 
#90
Ericnordicbee said:
This is moving off topic, but I can beat that - my first bass was a late 60's or very early 70's J in either Sherwood green or very faded Lake Placid Blue. Also had a lot of chips in the finish. After a few months I stripped it and put a 2 part epoxy on it to replicate a late 70's Fender. Oh, that included stripping the matching headstock. If I had kept it, at one point it would have been considered a $10k instrument. Now that was stupid. Then again, the top vintage dealer in the country at the time told me I had been ripped off paying $325 for it.
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It happens.

Not to me personally.

But it happens.

My condolences. :crying:
 
#92
Bassamatic said:
Wow - really? I am surprised that there is an extra 2" of string before the silk to fit the Mustang. Now I wish I'd tried it.
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Not to throw salt in the wound, but I did a couple minutes of research and found out that the short scale set of sunbeams were made longer too - similarly to the TI flats.. More than likely, they too will be a fit for the Mustang. *Disclaimer: I do not have personal experience with the sunbeams, just the TIs*
In any case, there are still deals to be had for the bass, even though they are out of production for the moment. I'd keep an eye out for one, they are some of the best I've played. I have an old beat to hell one with labella flats and it is on my short list of basses I will never sell.
 
#98
melikecookies said:
Not to throw salt in the wound, but I did a couple minutes of research and found out that the short scale set of sunbeams were made longer too - similarly to the TI flats.. More than likely, they too will be a fit for the Mustang. *Disclaimer: I do not have personal experience with the sunbeams, just the TIs*
In any case, there are still deals to be had for the bass, even though they are out of production for the moment. I'd keep an eye out for one, they are some of the best I've played. I have an old beat to hell one with labella flats and it is on my short list of basses I will never sell.
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Yep- confirmed. I started out with DR Sunbeams on my CIJ Mustang, and they fit fine. Right now I have TI flats on it, and they fit fine, too.

I had set my Mustang aside for a while, until a project came up that I needed a 4 string Fender for. I've been having a blast playing it again! Thought I should start looking for another to be a backup, only to find they have been discontinued. I do have a SS Jag that will be ok as a backup until I find another used Mustang (or maybe Musicmaster) at the right price. Not so sure about the Mikey Way sparkles. ;-)
 

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