Fender Mustang Electric Bass

The Fender Mustang Bass offers classic tone in a short scale package. With a 30" scale neck and a split-coil pickup, the Fender Mustang is a great bass.

Overall User Ratings (based on 118 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted June 15, 2011 by a customer from aol.com

"excellent choice, excellent buy, excellent!!!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Verified Customer zZounds has verified that this reviewer made a purchase from us.
i can tell i will be satisfied with my fender mustang for many years in many of its different functions.
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.

Musical Background:

active musician, songwriter

Musical Style:

rock, some jazz, country
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Submitted April 12, 2004 by a customer from yahoo.com

"A reissue of the easiest-to-play Fender bass ever made?"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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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.
Sound
Very punchy tone, with maybe too much high end. The pickups are a split single coil design, so expect hum.
Features
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.

Musical Style:

rock (punk, hardcore, garage, classic, alternative, etc.), very limited bluegrass/country
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Submitted March 10, 2009 by a customer from bellsouth.net

"The Best Bass"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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It took me over twenty years to find the perfect bass guitar for me. You have to have great equipment to make this sing.
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.
Features
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.

Musical Background:

Active Musician, Recording Engineer

Musical Style:

Contemporary Styles
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Submitted May 29, 2005 by a customer from yahoo.com

"great product but, very high price"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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great product
Sound
great sound
Features
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.

Musical Background:

"active musican"

Musical Style:

rock, alternitive
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Submitted January 19, 2007

"64 Reissue Kicks Major Ass"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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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!
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.
Features
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!

Musical Background:

Active Musician

Musical Style:

Rock
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Submitted January 12, 2004

"The true face of a bass"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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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.
Sound
the sound of this bass guitar is best described as a burst of heavenly bliss rushing into my cavern like ears
Features
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.
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Submitted July 10, 2003

"great bass, easy to play"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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i like the short scale ,its like playing a strat,
Sound
sounds great easy to play
Features
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
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