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Which Mustang to ride?

#21
I’ve always liked Mustang guitars, but never liked any of the newer Mustang Basses I’d played. That is, until I played a JMJ Mustang. Wow! That thing smacks! If I had the money, I would have snagged it then and there. Alas, I need a car...

I say go for the JMJ. It’s a killer piece of furniture.
 
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Mark76 said:
Don't forget the new Fender Vintera Mustangs are due out soonish :woot:
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But weirdly those have the larger nut width...

At the moment I am quite confused about whether I should get a short scale bass at all. I am small and my hands are very small (even my girlfriend has bigger hands than I do :( ) - and the worst is that I have problems with nerves in my arm that are compressed which is leading to numb fingers in my left hand (pinky and ring) when stressing them. So all that did give me the conlcusion, that a short scale bass should be a good choice for me. I mean, if you are small you dont buy a giant bike and try to adapt to it, right? You just buy a smaller size bike that fits you. Then on the other hand... watch what he says:
 
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#28
The MIM Vintera Mustang can also be added to the list of Mustang basses currently available.

I haven't tried the JMJ or Am. Perf. Mustangs. I have Squier VM, MIJ, and P/J Mustangs.
The order of ease of playing for me is VM easiest, P/J next, and MIJ (7.25) last.
They're all pretty easy to play, but the VM is most comfortable for me.

I don't know if the upcoming Classic Vibe Mustang neck will be the same as the VM,
but if you haven't bought one yet and don't mind a little wait,
I'd say hold off until the Squier Classic Vibe becomes available.
 
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#33
For the right situation my JMJ is phenomenal. It's actually my main bass for session jobs. The studio I work with has a lot of guys coming in to do singer-songwriter or blues/rock type stuff. I run the JMJ with flats into a Neve DI and the engineer rarely has to tweak much of anything, it just sits in the mix perfectly. I feel like it would be badass in more bass-forward rock with rounds but I haven't tried that yet. I'm honestly tempted to grab a Squier version just to have one with rounds.
 
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#35
MattBlue said:
Hey guys,
I found a Made in Japan Jazz Bass that has a medium (32") Scale. It plays great and is not very heavy (4,0kg). I payed 600€ for it, used ofcourse. It's a beauty in 3TSB with a nice vintage looking tortoise pickguard. I dont think I am going to buy a Mustang in the near future, I think I found my bass :)
Thanks for all your support!
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Nothing wrong with a medium Jazz. Some folks prefer medium scale over short.
 
#36
MattBlue said:
Hey guys,
I found a Made in Japan Jazz Bass that has a medium (32") Scale. It plays great and is not very heavy (4,0kg). I payed 600€ for it, used ofcourse. It's a beauty in 3TSB with a nice vintage looking tortoise pickguard. I dont think I am going to buy a Mustang in the near future, I think I found my bass :)
Thanks for all your support!
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I can't see it.
 
#39
JMJ first option. Now you have the black version if you dont dig the blue daphne (which I find is amazing in nitro finish).

CIJ are also awesome Mustangs. It would be my second choice. I love the competition finish with strips.

Dont go with the PJ. Those pickups are not the Seymour Duncans (the ones in JMJ) and it results ind a thin and weak sound compared to to the JMJ or CIJ.
 

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