new to my growing short scale herd: MIJ Mustang

Aussie Mark · September 25, 2014, 06:43:36 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.

Dave W · September 25, 2014, 09:58:08 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.

godofthunder · September 26, 2014, 06:45:15 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.

Aussie Mark · September 26, 2014, 10:11:12 PM

Quote from: godofthunder on September 26, 2014, 06:45:15 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

Rob · September 28, 2014, 02:17:02 PM

Looks great Mark!
We remember the wig fitting posts

Pilgrim · September 28, 2014, 05:44:14 PM

That body style bass is a pleasure to play - light, decently balanced, and capable of great sound. Looks good!

Rob · September 29, 2014, 07:23:59 PM

I really think the stripes kick it up a lot too.

Pilgrim · September 30, 2014, 10:19:02 AM

Quote from: Rob on September 29, 2014, 07:23:59 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.)