Jean-Luc Pickguard

Amateur Hour — Sparks

Over Under Sideways Down — The Yardbirds

She's Hit — The Birthday Party

I'd probably get one of these if it wasn't for my Waza air bass. I have a blackstar plugin thingy which I haven't used since getting the waza. That was a nuisance to use due to being attached to two cables when practicing with backing tracks. I imagine just having the headphone cable with the backing track connected via bluetooth wouldn't be so bad.

i must have been asleep that day

release date 30 November 2024!

They said they wouldn't be reissuing it, but here it is with some sensible updates. I don't think I'll be spending £5799 to get one though. https://www.rickenbacker.com/guitars/model-4005v/

The Loco-Lotion — Little Eva

Fizzy — The Jesus & Mary Chain

I think this is called 'Ode To A Dying Cow' by Steve 'Wishbass' Wishnevsky

Gonna Marry My Mother In Law — James Carr

That quote is taking the pee. All of the BeyerDynamic phones are designed for easy replacement of any of the parts. I'd order a replacement cable like this for under a tenner: https://amzn.to/3PHXgHt and DIY it. Here's a how-to: If you're handy with a soldering iron it should be easy; if not, you might have a Basschatter near you who'd do it for a pint.

Hallelujah I Love Her Sew — Ray Charles

Bloody Well Right — Supertramp

Good Vibrations — The Beach Boys

Bitch — The Rolling Stones

Here's one of my righton straps, this one goes nicely with the squier bullet mustang guitar I bought with nectar points

i though Rolf was more of a wobbleboard man.

Cops & Robbers — Bo Diddley

The Fender 9050L flats fitted as standard are very similar to chromes in feel and sonically, both being stainless steel flats — An unverified but often repeated rumour is that D'Addario make Fender's Strings. Either way it is a small compromise, and an easy one to remedy, but the man himself has mentioned on talkbass that he uses LaBella 760F-MUS on one of his JMJ mustangs and Medium Scale D'addario XL's (EXL160M) on another. All three of my JMJs are currently wearing ECB81Ms and I have a few spare sets just in case I outlive them

Way Out (Nat) West — Big Star

Gecko Beach — Martha & The Muffins

I know this thread is about basses, but in addition to my JMJ mustang basses, I also own a Ben Gibbard signature guitar which is a really nice MiM recreation of the mustang guitars he uses, this specifically being a 70s Ash bodied mustang with one piece maple neck/fingerboard. It also has a few quirks favoured by BG such as simplified wiring and a blocked trem. Unlike an original 70s example which would have used heavy northern ash making it rather heavy, this is nice & light due to the swamp ash body having weight relief chambers routed out. It is irrelevant to me that it is a signature model as I wouldn't be able to name a single Death Cab for Cutie song.

Not quite, they were modelled after a particular bass JMJ owned which he wanted to be replicated as close as possible. He preferred the pickup in this bass to others he had played, and this was replicated by Seymour Duncan for the production model. Also the headstock is noticably thicker than is normal for a mustang bass which is an idiosyncrasy of his original one. There were several prototypes made until he was happy to sign off on it. I believe the only thing he was disappointed about that Fender wasn't able to include on the production model was that his original bass has a thin curved 'veneer' fingerboard, however the factory was not geared up for this so the signature model has a slab fingerboard.

Another thumbs up the Fender JMJ mustangs. Phenomenal basses. I'm sure JMJ himself is a great player, however I'm not particularly interested in the music he's involved with but he certainly specs up a great signature model. Initially I liked my first blue JMJ mustang despite the roadworn finish, but that finish does makes it possible to enjoy playing it without worrying about getting a knock or ding at a gig. I've since added a black one to the collection, plus a second blue one with a view to getting it refinished in a custom colour.