emilibass Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) Up for sale my Fender Mustang, built in 1974 according to the serial number on the neckplate, the neck-heel number, the pickups stamp and the pots code. The reason for selling is that I’ve got too many P and this is not getting the attention it deserves. Apart from the nice Dakota red or candy apple refinish (never been sure about the difference), the rest seems to be original, though there could be a couple of screws which are not. Its overall condition is quite good for its age. All its components are in perfect working order, including its neck (dated 73) and truss rod, its massive pickups (dated 74), pots (dated 1973), and the pickup shieldings. As you can see in the pictures the body has suffered no mods, except for the paint job. The neck pocket and the pickguard still have sings of the original paint: competition blue. The neck has signs of use, specially on the back, but it doesn’t affect playability in any way. The fretboard is quite good for its age, specially the frets, which show little wear. So it plays beautiful and stays in tune. I guess the mutes on the bridge were removed, so I don’t have them. It’s had a really nice setup and has a quite comfy action (I would say medium-low action). Weight: 3,3kg Scale: 30,5 “ A good chance to grab a killer short-scale Fender Mustang from 1974 at an affordable price and ready to rock. . Edited August 29, 2020 by emilibass 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilibass Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) I could also consider a trade for a vintage semi hollow short scale bass: Fender Coronado, Guild Starfire, Gibson EB2, Yamaha SA70., etc. A more modern bass would also be interesting: Neuser, Ibanez SR, Cort A4, or even high-end ones. Edited June 15, 2020 by emilibass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilibass Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 (edited) I have added some audios for you to hear what it sounds like. No compression or effects have been added, straight into garage band through iRig. For me, the Mustang has this natural growl (I'd say overdrive) to it and nice full round lows. There are four samples: 1. tone closed 2. tone half-closed 3. tone open 4. mixed with a backing track (tone half-closed) Edited July 7, 2020 by emilibass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Lovely bass and nice playing! I have a '72 Mustang and these are fun instruments to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikbass Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 What a beauty!!! Would you ship to sweden? About the back of the neck; would you say it's been sanded off or is that just player wear? I'm looking for a nice mustang like this and I do not like when the neck finish has been sanded off. I love the seventies Fenders and the laquer on the necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilibass Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hi mikbass, Shipping is not a problem. I've done it before. The neck has NOT been modified in any way. It still retains the original lacquer. In fact, as you can see in the pictures, it has some small "vintage" dings, which don't affect playability at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikbass Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Let me give it a few thoughts over, ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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