Fender Short Scale Bass

Funkfingers · September 2022

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PAL · October 2022

louis_LLM said:

I’ve got the JMJ Bass in black, I use it regularly for country stuff and in my heavy shoegaze band, it seems to do everything, the pick-up is great, I just swap between flats and rounds and it has massive sonic difference. Had J and P basses before it and ditched them all, really can’t say enough good things about it!

In answer to your question, best bet is probably looking at recent FSR stuff, possibly getting an import model, most of the historic mustang basses in nitro finish have the split coil pickup a la the JMJ bass.

I also have the Fender JMJ Mustang bass and it's great it does have a wider nut width as it is based on 60s bass it also has
Seymour Duncan pickup. It comes with flat wound strings which I really like. May be worth you checking one out.

fretmeister · October 2022

ICBM said:

dindude said:

Don’t be entirely put off by the Mustang PJ, see for yourself if it works, I have a lot of time for mine, plays nice, and sounds great. The P pickup on its own is a bit woolly but the 2 together is a fine base tone and the J on its own gets a bit of honk going.

https://i.imgur.com/f2b1ece.jpg

It does look nice in that colour . It’s a shame the ones I’ve tried just haven’t sounded good - possibly a pickup change might help.

On a slight OCD level it does annoy me that they can’t set the switches at the right height too! (Although easily fixed - the threads should be flush with the top of the nut.)

If you can cope with a bit of routing and a new 'plate... swap the P pickup to reverse configuration so the bass side is closer to the bridge.

It's only about an inch movement but it makes a surprising difference to the tone and really helps with a flubby P.

ICBM · October 2022

fretmeister said:

If you can cope with a bit of routing and a new 'plate... swap the P pickup to reverse configuration so the bass side is closer to the bridge.

It's only about an inch movement but it makes a surprising difference to the tone and really helps with a flubby P.

That doesn't surprise me at all - I've just accidentally bought an old 80s Washburn Force 4, which is basically a slightly reshaped P with a reverse pickup (common among Japanese makers at the time), and I do feel it improves the sound. It looks fine on the Washburn because you're not 'expecting' it to be the other way round.

prowla · October 2022

I quite like having my MIM Mustang, though I hardly play it.

mbe · October 2022

I got a Bronco bass from Thomann that did have superb clarity but the neck was warped like a banana. I sent it back and ordered a Mustang PJ from GAK.

I've had it a couple of years now and it has GHS Precision Flats on it as I am a fan of thump. No hint of mud on mine, it has the Maple fretboard. I do find the tone control backs of nicely and still has sufficient clarity in all positions.

TDubs · October 2022

prowla said:

I quite like having my MIM Mustang, though I hardly play it.

Off the bass I would have thought ‘what is that pickguard about’ but it actually works when on the bass!

prowla · October 2022

TDubs said:

prowla said:

I quite like having my MIM Mustang, though I hardly play it.

Off the bass I would have thought ‘what is that pickguard about’ but it actually works when on the bass!

I bought it with that on and I like it.

It was done by GIG.INK (https://www.originalscratchplates.com/).

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