Fender Mustang Electric Bass User Reviews at zZounds

"excellent choice, excellent buy, excellent!!!" submitted June 15, 2011

By a customer from aol.com

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Musical Background: active musician, songwriter

Music Style: rock, some jazz, country

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Sound: i am getting a really good bass sound out of my fender mustang. solid sound- Ease of Use: i like the short scale bass and the single coil split pick still delivers a solid bass sound. and it can be versatile for different styles of playing. Quality: i think it is made well. Manufacturer Support: zzounds is an excellent company to do business with. I have dealt with zzounds for a few years now and i have never had one problem with them or the products they sell. Quite Satisfied customer. Overall: i can tell i will be satisfied with my fender mustang for many years in many of its different functions.

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"A reissue of the easiest-to-play Fender bass ever made?" submitted April 12, 2004

By a customer from yahoo.com

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Music Style: rock (punk, hardcore, garage, classic, alternative, etc.), very limited bluegrass/country

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Sound: Very punchy tone, with maybe too much high end. The pickups are a split single coil design, so expect hum. Feature: Basic passive setup, master tone, master volume. A limited sonic palate, but very difficult to screw up. Good luck finding a hard case that will fit. Fender now offers a reissue case that will fit this and the Musicmaster bass, but it will be a special order from most places and will cost $134 or so. The Mustang bass is also a little bit neck-heavy, but is not unplayable. Quality: The craftsmanship appears outstanding so far, but I expect that from CIJ Fenders. I'll reserve a 10 for after I poke around under the pickguard. Value: I probably would have preferred a vintage (or even a '70s) Mustang bass, but the $600+ cost of one plus the $200 for fret replacement if needed made this reissue the only logical choice for my budget. Manufacturer Support: This bass was a special order (I wanted the white/tortoise look, but my local Fender dealer had only the red/moto version). I was told by my Fender dealer that Fender told them this bass would take 2 months to arrive, but it was really over 3 months. No other experiences so far. The Wow Factor: To me, any vintage Fender bass is a million times sexier than any 'modern' battery-powered boutique high-end bass, but I'd value playability and tone a million times greater than looks any day. The Fender Mustang bass definitely looks 'vintage' and is ridiculously easy to play, but until I get a case it will be little more than another toy in my basement. Overall: If some songs require stretches that hurt your hands and wrists on a full-scale bass, try a short scale bass. I never tried the Epiphone reissue EB series basses or other (reissue) short scale basses, but am not disappointed with my Mustang bass. Supposedly these CIJ reissues for the US market are a limited run, and will end soon(?), so act fast if you want one.

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"The Best Bass" submitted March 10, 2009

By a customer from bellsouth.net

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Musical Background: Active Musician, Recording Engineer

Music Style: Contemporary Styles

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Sound: The only reason why it doesn't get a ten is because there is no variation of pickup location. However you can get some great tonal changes. Feature: The most useful feature is the tone knob. Because there is only the pickups centrally located, there is not enough variation in the sound. Having said that, the sounds that you do get are world class. Not to mention, in some ways it simplifies getting a great sound. Quality: Once cleaned up and neck oiled etc., This bass is georgeous. Value: Compared to what other fender basses go for, it's awesome. Never hurts to shop around a bit for the lowest price. Manufacturer Support: World class product, world class people The Wow Factor: It's not the sexiest bass I've ever seen, but it makes up for it on other ways. Overall: It took me over twenty years to find the perfect bass guitar for me. You have to have great equipment to make this sing.

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"64 Reissue Kicks Major Ass" submitted January 19, 2007

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Musical Background: Active Musician

Music Style: Rock

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Sound: After Playing about 5 basses before this ,including a MusicMan Sub-Bass(which by the way had a low output), I was totally impressed with the output level and tone of this bass. Feature: No accesories but it includes Vintage style chrome tuners and frets that were the first two things I noticed. The four ply tortoise shell pick gaurd is pretty as well. Standard alder body,maple neck and rosewood fretboard. Ease of Use: Plays so easy that you feel like youre cheating! Quality: Beautiful creme white finish(polyeurathane). Value: A little pricey but well worth it. I noticed somebody commented it was too expensive but you wont find a new bass of this quality anywhere else. Great for a Japanes made bass! Manufacturer Support: n/a The Wow Factor: Sexy and Beautiful! Overall: I used to play a 1961 p bass(it needs rewiring and a pick up now ) so this is my new #1 bass for now. Played a gig the first night I oned it!

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"The true face of a bass" submitted January 12, 2004

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Sound: the sound of this bass guitar is best described as a burst of heavenly bliss rushing into my cavern like ears Feature: no accessories Quality: This product exemplifies the greatrest quality that any bass can achieve. There are no blimishes and it is built to last, since I have purchased mine I have taken it on 2 road trips, it has not reciecved one scratch. In fact there is no negative aspect to this bass. Value: This product is worth roughly nine times what I paid for it. The Wow Factor: This product appeals to the eyes as well as the ears. There is nothing else like it. My fiance gets mad at me for spending more time with my bass than with her. I go to bed thinking about this bass and wake up thinking about this bass and about 90% of the time in between. Overall: I expect to be satisfied with this product for many years to come. In the past it has been difficult for me to keep a bass guitar for more than 10 months because most bass guitars can not stay up to par with my musical demands. The thing I like most about this product is the overall design, color scheme, and how it is so easy to play. What I like least about this product is that I only have one.

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"great product but, very high price" submitted May 29, 2005

By a customer from yahoo.com

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Musical Background: "active musican"

Music Style: rock, alternitive

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Sound: great sound Feature: did not come with any thing but a little hex wrench Quality: very good Value: it is wat to expensive... it is a great bass but not for that high of a price. The Wow Factor: or a 9 it has okay colors. Overall: great product

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"great bass, easy to play" submitted July 10, 2003

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Sound: sounds great easy to play Feature: i played a couple of shows with it and had a great time. stays in tune and is very light on the back. Quality: this bass is well made. the only thing i did to it was make the action higher because it was to low. Manufacturer Support: i have not had to contact them.the only thing i did is send in the warranty card The Wow Factor: looks great, well made Overall: i like the short scale ,its like playing a strat,

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