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Aussie Mark
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new to my growing short scale herd: MIJ Mustang
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September 25, 2014, 05:43:36 PM »
As I continue to add basses to the herd that Bill Wyman used back in the day, I recently added a fiesta red Mustang. I know, I should have bought one in competition orange, in order to be historically accurate, but once I added some stripes I figure the average audience member wouldn't know the difference under stage lights. I'm quite surprised at how beefy the baby P bass pickup is on these - it really does play and sound like a mini P bass, for a model that was originally a low budget member of the Fender catalogue.
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Dave W
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Re: new to my growing short scale herd: MIJ Mustang
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September 25, 2014, 08:58:08 PM »
Yep, they do capture a lot of the Precision tone. Not quite the same attack, but that's probably more due to the scale length difference.
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godofthunder
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Re: new to my growing short scale herd: MIJ Mustang
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September 26, 2014, 05:45:15 AM »
Congrats! Those MIJ Mustangs are nice builds! The Stones tribute has really taken off I gather? I'd love to find a good tribute like the the Who.
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Aussie Mark
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Re: new to my growing short scale herd: MIJ Mustang
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September 26, 2014, 09:11:12 PM »
Quote from: godofthunder on September 26, 2014, 05:45:15 AM
The Stones tribute has really taken off I gather?
It's going well. 5 years this month! We sold 525 tickets to the show in that video
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Rob
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September 28, 2014, 01:17:02 PM »
Looks great Mark!
We remember the wig fitting posts
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Pilgrim
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September 28, 2014, 04:44:14 PM »
That body style bass is a pleasure to play - light, decently balanced, and capable of great sound. Looks good!
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Rob
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September 29, 2014, 06:23:59 PM »
I really think the stripes kick it up a lot too.
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Quote from: Rob on September 29, 2014, 06:23:59 PM
I really think the stripes kick it up a lot too.
You bet they do. I've always found that to be a neat accent on the Mustangs. I copied it with automotive striping tape on my Squier Bronco (and I couldn't resist the V8 sticker either, fresh from AutoZone...and I have added B&W dice knobs since this photo was taken.)
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