Sunburst Musicmaster

[ilan]

A refin of course, but I must say this little bass looks surprisingly nice in sunburst and tort. I don't recall seeing one in sunburst before.



https://reverb.com/item/64638541

[Pilgrim]

Refin?  Very nice work!  I like that.

[Alanko]

The price for these wee things has become ridiculous.

[Dave W]

Yeah, I appreciate Musicmaster basses for what they are, but that's a ridiculous price. especially for a refin.

[ilan]

That used to be the last vintage Fender bass model you could get for a reasonable price, until a few years ago. I had 3 and kept one. Always preferred the 77-80 ones with the Mustang neck, Mustang tuners and TV logo. 

[morrow]

A friend had one that felt surprisingly good. I suppose the prices were inevitable.

[Dave W]

Musicmaster basses sound good with the original 6-pole pickup. Better than Mustangs, IMHO.

[ilan]

Musicmaster basses sound good with the original 6-pole pickup. Better than Mustangs, IMHO.

It doesn't sound very impressive solo'ed when you're sitting in front of your amp, but in a band setting it sounds excellent. I have tried flats on it and hated the result. Fresh rounds and tone at 5 make me happy. With the tone control wide open the pickup sounds too midrangey for my liking, and backing it about halfway corrects that.

[Alanko]

Sounds decent here!

[ilan]

Of all the Musicmaster colors - including stripped body exposing unmatched 4-5 strips of wood - yellowed white with black guard is my least favorite.