Vintage White

Fender Mustang Electric Bass

Cool and retro vintage vibe in a small, lightweight, and punchy package! This thoroughbred reissue of the sought-after Mustang Bass, introduced in '64, is perfect for players who prefer a shorter 30 in. scale length instrument. Learn More...

    • New $579.95
  • Installment Plan:4 payments of $144.98
    • free ground shipping
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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10

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.

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!

Desirability:
Sexy and Beautiful!

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.

Ease of Use:
Plays so easy that you feel like youre cheating!

Support:
n/a

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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Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

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.

Desirability:
or a 9 it has okay colors.

Sound:
great sound

Overall:
great product

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

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.

Desirability:
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.

Sound:
Very punchy tone, with maybe too much high end. The pickups are a split single coil design, so expect hum.

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.

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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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

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.

Desirability:
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.

Sound:
the sound of this bass guitar is best described as a burst of heavenly bliss rushing into my cavern like ears

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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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10

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.

Desirability:
looks great, well made

Sound:
sounds great easy to play

Support:
i have not had to contact them.the only thing i did is send in the warranty card

Overall:
i like the short scale ,its like playing a strat,

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