NBD - Fender JMJ Mustang Bass

[Powdered Toast Man]

I used to own one of the CIJ Mustang Basses and I foolishly sold it and regretted it ever since. I finally decided to sell off my Jazz Bass as it was no fun to play and pulled the trigger on this: Fender Justin Meldal-Johnsen Mustang Bass. It ticks all the boxes I want in a Mustang. It showed up today and it's everything I love about playing a Mustang. The tone, the feel, it's just fun to play!

 

[Mincer]

Re: NBD - Fender JMJ Mustang Bass

Congrats! That is a great color, too. I have a friend with a Mustang Bass that put a Hot Rails guitar pickup in there. Fun stuff.

 

[dystrust]

Re: NBD - Fender JMJ Mustang Bass

Congrats! That is a great color, too. I have a friend with a Mustang Bass that put a Hot Rails guitar pickup in there. Fun stuff.

longcat has a Cool Rails bridge in her Squier Bronco. With flat wounds it's a very Jameson-esque sort of tone.

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

Re: NBD - Fender JMJ Mustang Bass

Congrats! That is a great color, too. I have a friend with a Mustang Bass that put a Hot Rails guitar pickup in there. Fun stuff.

Interestingly enough the JMJ Mustang Bass has a specific pickup made my Seymour Duncan.

 

[Artie]

Re: NBD - Fender JMJ Mustang Bass

Nice. Love the color too.

But curious. What didn't you like about the J-bass?

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

Re: NBD - Fender JMJ Mustang Bass

Nice. Love the color too.

But curious. What didn't you like about the J-bass?

Thx!

It's weird about the J Bass. I owned it for like 15 years. I had it set up properly but for whatever reason it was just no fun to play. It was a 2001 MIM Standard. The reason I held on to it for so long is that the TONE was insane from it. I had SD Quarter Pound pickups in there along with a push/pull to switch the pickups between series and parallel. It was absolutely massive sounding. But it was also HEAVY. Overall it sounded great but felt like a chore to play. At one point I owned an American Deluxe Jazz Bass and that thing played like butter, so it's not J Basses in general. Maybe it's because I've spent the last 10 years primarily on guitar that I now find the Mustang Bass much more comfortable.

 

[Artie]

Re: NBD - Fender JMJ Mustang Bass

Ah. That makes sense. I always play mine sitting down. So the weight isn't a big issue.

I have a Quarter Pound in my P-Bass. Love it. I got a QP for my J-bass from ItsaBass, but I also got a set of Apollo's, so haven't tried it yet.

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

Re: NBD - Fender JMJ Mustang Bass

Yep that J was like a boat anchor. The Mustang weighs in at a hair over 8 lbs on the kitchen scale.

 

[Artie]

Re: NBD - Fender JMJ Mustang Bass

Mine weighs in a 7 lbs, but it's a Tobias. Not a Fender. So apples & oranges.

Edit: Just for fun, I measured my MIM Fender P-Bass. It comes in at 9 lbs. Both were measured on a bathroom scale by me measuring myself, then with me holding the bass and subtracting. I wouldn't be surprised if those reading are off by +/- 1/2 pound. (Or more.)