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I could listen to Mary read the dictionary all day long. Such a relaxed, smooth presence. But then, to hear her sing?! Oh man... what a beautiful gift.
I had a Black Fender Mustang (lead) in 1979. It was the very best electric guitar I have ever owned. Don’t be fooled by the lower cost, the older models really play well 👍🇬🇧🙏♥️
you're my favorite! I'm so happy that you found the lure of the Mustang and made this video. I have an old Red '66, and although it's beat up a bit, I'm just afraid to do anything to change it. sometimes the pots and switches are scratchy, but when I turn it up and make it scream, well, it's just a transcendental blast. I'm just a hack, but I love it. Again, I'm thrilled you made this video. Thanks!
I bought my first Mustang just over 20 years ago when they reissued the Competition Stripe model (I got the red variant). I absolutely adore Mustangs. They look so beautiful and quirky and they're effortlessly fun to play. I've always swapped the bridge pickup for a single coil humbucker or hotrail and it sounds incredible.
I love your video. I'm 72 and have had just about every make and model of guitar including my custom made instruments and I must admit that even though my first electric guitar was a 1964 Fender Mustang (in 1964) it and the Duosonic still remains my favorite commercially available electric guitars. The small body and 24" scale length make it much easier to play chord melody and you can get much wider chord voicings as well as lead tones. The new American Performer Mustang is much better than the original. It's made from Alder and the pickups are a lot better. Also the tremolo system stays in tune as long as you don't try to play pedal steel licks which is the case on any guitar that has one unless it has a locking tremolo as on the Jaguar and Jazzmaster. Joe Pass had a deal with Fender back in the late 60's and there's a video of him playing a Fender Jaguar (same scale length) and I think it's the best single note solo I've ever heard him play. Sadly I don't like the size of the Jaguar or Jazz Master body. I wish Fender would make an American Performer Duo-sonic so you could play pedal steel licks and double stop bends without the instrument going out of tune. Either that or figure out how to lock the tremolo on command.
You are an impressive musician. I have met the mountain of Singing while playing so I can finally play my songs live for people but It's so hard. You inspire me both as a person and as a musician. Thanks Mary.
I have several Mustang basses and a Mustang guitar with a solid Ash body. I do not play them very much, but your video certainly made me want to start again.
I could listen to guitars or basses strumming for hours, there is something that is just so engaging and moving about it. Perhaps it is because my introduction to music in many ways was the few years I spent playing violin, but stringed instruments speak to my soul in ways that I cannot describe.
I love the Mustang, nice vibe on this video. I think what's meaningful about your music is the words and thoughts behind the melodies, plus perfect soft vocals and ambient tunes.
That’s really interesting. My high school jazz band also had a Mustang. I took it home a couple of times but I think there was some thing wrong with it. It could produce much volume. It would be fun to try and work with it an again as I’ve gained a lot of experience and knowledge working on guitars and electronics.
I really like the sound of just bass and vocals. It's very easy on the ears(at least to me) to process these sounds making it for me more soothing. One of the things while trying to sing and play bass is that playing on time matters even more which can be ridiculously hard.
I have a Squier Duo-Sonic and I absolutely adore it. It's in desert sand with a gold anodised aluminium pickguard. It's the only guitar I own that I didn't tinker with.
I bought a new 1964 red Mustang back in high school when my band had its second paid gig. Loved it, but I wanted to customize it, so I built a semi-hollow body with f holes like a Mosrite. I played it for a year, when a local music store saw it and offered to trade it for a new hollow body jazz guitar (Ventura "lawsuit guitar). I jumped at the chance and it changed my life.
Mustangs rule. The short scale makes them so easy to play. I have a Player 1 that started life with P90s and those were converted to humbuckers. I love the weight of the smaller body. They don’t get nearly enough love.
I think the Mustang is one of the sexiest and coolest guitars ever made. I have a Fender Mustang made in Japan, with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge, and it’s fabulous. The amount of tones you can get from a Mustang is incredible. And it’s one of the most beautifully built guitars I’ve ever seen and played. Especially considering what I paid for it. Thanks for the video! Very cool
My Mustang is a vintage parts caster consisting of a 1969 Mustang neck, a 70s Sunburst body that was refinished on front in black to a previous owner's backyard modifications. It plays fantastic and I love the Vibrato. The Mustang you are playing looks really sharp in the color scheme though I really want the Competition Orange Model from the Vintera II Series. My biggest issues with most Modern Mustangs are the neck profiles are little too thin but I am glad they are still around.
Fun! Lovely song, thanks for 'inviting us in'. I'm keen to get hold of a 3/4ish style to try - I think John Lennon had a shorter-scale Rickenbacker early on? I'm fine with my Les Paul / Strat but sometimes going for those 'John McLaughlin Chordal type things' is a bit of a challenge 😅 Congratz on the lovely song!
For those on more of a budget, Squier has a Bronco and Jaguar Bass models that are also 30 inch scale. The Bass VI is also a great option for guitar players who want to add bass lines without learning bass.
My first guitar was a Mustang; candy apple red with a competition stripe. I bought it second hand; it was the only guitar I could afford at the time (this was like 1974 or 75). I didn't really know good from bad at that time and don't remember much of anything about how it played or sounded. All I knew was that it screamed "beginner!" to me and I couldn't wait to trade up. I haven't played one since. Your video is the second or third I've seen recently signing the praises of the Mustang; maybe I'll mosey on over to my local big box guitar store to try one out.
I've been playing bass for 50 years but never had a Mustang, though my first bass was a Musicmaster. Had quite a few bases over the years but somehow, never a Mustang. My current bass is a 78 Precision that I've had for nearly 40 years. You've got me thinking it may be time for a trip to the music store to try one out. Really loved your bass / vocal take. Your voice and bass playing sound great!
Cool guitars! Thanks for covering them. ❤ My son got me into them more as I realized it wasn’t really too different than the Gibson scale length (24.75).
Superb! I could listen to that track over and over again. The single coil output of that Mustang really complimented your vocals. There's definitely something about the old 'slant 2' sound of the mustang... And beginners or folks with not much money can get their hands on a squier sonic mustang now with the two singles for very cheap, so there's no excuse not to own one!
I don't buy my electric guitars, I build them. I've built 2 Mustangs, one was pretty much a normal mustang with handmade aluminum pickguard and control plate with nice blue metallic paint. I just donated that one to my hometown high school jazz band. The other is a "thinline" chambered style, alder body/ash top with a tobacco burst paint, custom wound pickups, Jazzmaster style trem and a brass nut. LOVE that one, it really sings. I don't play well or often but that's a favorite. Mustangs are pretty cool, easier to play than a Jazzmaster when I'm sitting in my recliner.
Yeh, they really are neat guitars. And I especially love the OOP sound ... It is MY theory that because of the short scale, the longest part of the string elipse is moved closer to the neck pickup, giving a thicker, richerer sound! Got it? No. You never have enough, already.
Sometimes I feel like it's not a Mustang without the out of phase option... but then I can't figure out when it's actually useful. I do think the Player II Jag and Jazzmaster missing the rhythm circuit is a major crime though.)
Kim Gordon's bass is a Musicmaster. Also a 30" scale, but with single-coil Strat pickup, 2 saddle bridge, and strings do not go through the body as they do on a proper Mustang bass.
great insight about scale length! i played a mustang as my main guitar for a few years coming from a telecaster, ended up settling on a gibson-scale telecaster as a middle ground
Cool! I picked up a Squier Classic Vibe Mustang at a pawn shop earlier this year. It was like new and I got a great deal. Great little guitar. Fits in well with my MiM Jazzmater and American made Strat.
oooOOooooh. When I get settled on your side of the pond I may have to snag something like that. I had had a full-length bass before an accident followed by a move, and it never felt right... going with the short scale just might be the trick.
I love my short-scale acoustic guitar so maybe it’s time to try a short scale electric to go along side it. Agree with your comment about short scales not just being for small people, I’m 6 foot tall but acoustic is dead easy to play
I added a lovely black with pearloid pickguard MIM Mustang to my collection as a 40th birthday present to myself a few years back. I love her and her name's Olivia... :-)
The closest I have to a Mustang is the Squire Sonic Bronco bass which has the same body as the Mustang, just a different pickup. I swapped the pickup for a copy of a late 60s Fender single coil P bass pickup (and changed the bridge and tuners) and it sounds awesome. If you like the sound of an early 50s P bass with a single coil pickup, it sounds like that, but slightly fuller and rounder and it sustains incredibly. I have 3 short scale basses. Not only are they easy to play (great for guitarists), but the notes have a more even sound as you move around the neck. Also they are bassier sounding than longer scale length basses. There’s not really anything not to like about a short scale bass. Most of them fit in guitar cases as well. Just expect comments from your band mates like “did your bass shrink in the wash”. I use Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalt Flatwound Short Scale bass strings. They sound great, closer to a round wound string than the classic flatwound strings. You did miss out a couple of notable Mustang bass players. Alan Lancaster of Status Quo. I believe his Mustang was on all the classic Quo recordings. Roger Glover used a Mustang bass to record Deep Purple’s 1971 Fireball album.
Had 2 Mustang guitars, a ‘66 and a ‘’71 Competition (wish I still had that one); currently only have a Mustang Competition bass in the arsenal, equipped with Nordstrand pickups. As Mary said, the 30” scale length and narrower neck make it amazingly easy to play for a guitar player!
Hello Mary, In Japan they even have short scale Stratocaster and Telecaster. Named junior models. I am selling one of them… just in case. Love your voice and playing. Cheers from France.
Works for me Mary! Loved the bass with your voice giving a different laid back and personal vibe. Now I need to get a Mustang Player 2 bass, and possibly a guitar as well. I actually tell my wife I need them as well as my other 7 assorted for the different sounds/moods. 🦘
At Jasper Guitar Co we build our base in the 30 scale. It's gives us the tone, snap and quickness we where looking for. We can and have made it in 34 inch, but our preferred is the 30. Flat wounds are a plus too.
Back around 1964 I was a drummer who wanted to play guitar. I traded my drums even for a Mustang exactly like the one in that first picture, a light blue one. The other guy was a guitar player who wanted drums. I really liked that Mustang but had to trade it for a bass a few years later. Wish I still had it, it was a great axe.
Hi Mary. I think you could figure out how to make a piece of twine tied to a willow branch sound good. I enjoy these vids where you are trying out new gear.
I had a Fender Bronco, which was the les expensive model of this. I had 1 pickup only a the bridge. I was fine guitar! "Why do you need another guitar"? Yup, we al hear this so I compare my guitars to a plumber's tools. You can't get by with just one wrench. 😜
Hm..bought my first mustang in 1967..three on the floor red. Yes, it was a car. However, being close to guitarists in the past, this little beauty was nice to listen to and apparently easy to play..not being a particularly large person, I'm guessing that size also held its appeal.
You might like the the Bass 6 models. They are 6 string short scale basses from Fender and Squoer. I would love to hear your fingerpicking style on one of them.
I was thinking it was the Mustang, and that’s cool, I love my Mustang, and I definitely play it differently, which is cool. Although the versions without a vibrato and the out of phase options, they’re really DuoSonics more than Mustangs, which is still cool.
My first ever guitar was a Mustang, I think '71. Fender 3-tone sunburst, white pearl pickguard. Great first guitar, tho I found the pickups very weak, even by Fender single coil standards. Was never gonna have that Les Paul tone I wanted.
Todd Rundgren made his Black Mustang sing ... its the only electric guitar on Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf... also check out War Babies by Hall and Oates.. thats all Mustang... My main guitar is a 1974 Mustang ...
Visually / aesthetically I always associate Mustangs with Mudhoney, sonically with Daughter, and nostalgically with an ex gf who had a Mustang bass in the 90s. They're a very "true" guitar, straightforward and unfussy, which means basically very good.
I have 2 of the player 2 guitars in blue 1999 mustang and the butter cream 2010 mustang.. My first guitar was the red 1970 mustang that was given to me at 9 years old.. I use them for surf , shoegaze, gothi rock, punk and funeral pop.... Ive been working on my surf music project which the recording came out flawless.. since nobody cares about surf music I always love to learn something new,,I love the history and the memories of the albums I played when I was young. Regardless of the lack of subs I know that playing music is my passion ... I dont have to much time in this lost world to make it on venues ." health reasons" I know my channel is the last thing of my musicianship whats left of me....
I wrote to Rick, Rhett and The Captain today, asking them to work with you on promoting your show. My request was in comments linked to their recenr TH-cams. Rick on his early days, The Captain with blindfolded amps, and Rhett talking about tube amps. I'm in Canada, and can't get to England for the shows. --BAK--t
Tee hee hee heeee 😊😊. Your songs really lend themselves well to bass. Quite magical. Lovely Mustang. Suits you. And the six string. I have a 2005 Japanese Fender Mustang with a Seymour Duncan humbucker in the bridge. I like the shorter scale length and the hugability of the narrowed body. Lots of cool musicians from bands I like, as you pointed out in your history, give the instrument a link to young creativity. Makes me want to go grab mine and thrash out Smells like Teen Spirit!
The natural desire to go high when the bass says LOW produces a great sound. You've just got to put it out loudly and let people hear the flaws in your voice, but to feel what you're expressing. I'd like to hear you with the guitar. What vocal range do you get with that one?
Hi Mary, as drummer I got fed up with being called thick by my band mate's and decided to take up the GUITAR instead. so off I went to the shops. "I'd like to buy a guitar please" when the shop keep pointed out I was in the fish shop I kind of gave up, got any ideas for a new direction I'm at a loss who to ask next ?
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I could listen to Mary read the dictionary all day long. Such a relaxed, smooth presence. But then, to hear her sing?! Oh man... what a beautiful gift.
That's why I subscribed to her channel years ago.
That bass+vocal take was 🔥
Love the Bass and Vocal version the most. That low sound combined with your voice hits the spot. They blend wel together. Nice mellow relaxing vibe.
I had a Black Fender Mustang (lead) in 1979. It was the very best electric guitar I have ever owned. Don’t be fooled by the lower cost, the older models really play well 👍🇬🇧🙏♥️
That bass and vocal take…just wow! I don’t have a Mustang but I do have a Jaguar in my repertoire. It is also really cool.
you're my favorite! I'm so happy that you found the lure of the Mustang and made this video. I have an old Red '66, and although it's beat up a bit, I'm just afraid to do anything to change it. sometimes the pots and switches are scratchy, but when I turn it up and make it scream, well, it's just a transcendental blast. I'm just a hack, but I love it. Again, I'm thrilled you made this video. Thanks!
Omg Mary everytime you drop a guitar or gear video I get so excited. I love these videos.
I bought my first Mustang just over 20 years ago when they reissued the Competition Stripe model (I got the red variant). I absolutely adore Mustangs. They look so beautiful and quirky and they're effortlessly fun to play. I've always swapped the bridge pickup for a single coil humbucker or hotrail and it sounds incredible.
I’ve played my friends ‘68 Mustang bass. It was a fun change up from my P bass.
Lovely song, my friend.
Your voice is very relaxing! The bass sounds great in the song. I play my mustang bass when im playing chords. 🎸✌🏼
I love your video. I'm 72 and have had just about every make and model of guitar including my custom made instruments and I must admit that even though my first electric guitar was a 1964 Fender Mustang (in 1964) it and the Duosonic still remains my favorite commercially available electric guitars. The small body and 24" scale length make it much easier to play chord melody and you can get much wider chord voicings as well as lead tones. The new American Performer Mustang is much better than the original. It's made from Alder and the pickups are a lot better. Also the tremolo system stays in tune as long as you don't try to play pedal steel licks which is the case on any guitar that has one unless it has a locking tremolo as on the Jaguar and Jazzmaster. Joe Pass had a deal with Fender back in the late 60's and there's a video of him playing a Fender Jaguar (same scale length) and I think it's the best single note solo I've ever heard him play. Sadly I don't like the size of the Jaguar or Jazz Master body. I wish Fender would make an American Performer Duo-sonic so you could play pedal steel licks and double stop bends without the instrument going out of tune. Either that or figure out how to lock the tremolo on command.
You are an impressive musician. I have met the mountain of Singing while playing so I can finally play my songs live for people but It's so hard.
You inspire me both as a person and as a musician.
Thanks Mary.
I have a 65 Sonic Blue Mustang and I would NEVER part with it. I love that you can put the pickups out of phase with the switches.
I have several Mustang basses and a Mustang guitar with a solid Ash body. I do not play them very much, but your video certainly made me want to start again.
I could listen to guitars or basses strumming for hours, there is something that is just so engaging and moving about it. Perhaps it is because my introduction to music in many ways was the few years I spent playing violin, but stringed instruments speak to my soul in ways that I cannot describe.
I love the Mustang, nice vibe on this video. I think what's meaningful about your music is the words and thoughts behind the melodies, plus perfect soft vocals and ambient tunes.
Sometimes, your voice just makes me melt 🫠
My high school jazz band had a Mustang. I got to play with it a few times. I've always gravitated towards the short scale models.
That’s really interesting. My high school jazz band also had a Mustang. I took it home a couple of times but I think there was some thing wrong with it. It could produce much volume. It would be fun to try and work with it an again as I’ve gained a lot of experience and knowledge working on guitars and electronics.
I really like the sound of just bass and vocals. It's very easy on the ears(at least to me) to process these sounds making it for me more soothing. One of the things while trying to sing and play bass is that playing on time matters even more which can be ridiculously hard.
I have a Squier Duo-Sonic and I absolutely adore it. It's in desert sand with a gold anodised aluminium pickguard. It's the only guitar I own that I didn't tinker with.
I bought a new 1964 red Mustang back in high school when my band had its second paid gig. Loved it, but I wanted to customize it, so I built a semi-hollow body with f holes like a Mosrite. I played it for a year, when a local music store saw it and offered to trade it for a new hollow body jazz guitar (Ventura "lawsuit guitar). I jumped at the chance and it changed my life.
That's it. i need a Mustang now. P90 version. Mary has a wonderful vibe about her. Subscribed.
Mustangs rule. The short scale makes them so easy to play. I have a Player 1 that started life with P90s and those were converted to humbuckers. I love the weight of the smaller body. They don’t get nearly enough love.
I think the Mustang is one of the sexiest and coolest guitars ever made.
I have a Fender Mustang made in Japan, with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge, and it’s fabulous. The amount of tones you can get from a Mustang is incredible. And it’s one of the most beautifully built guitars I’ve ever seen and played. Especially considering what I paid for it.
Thanks for the video! Very cool
My Mustang is a vintage parts caster consisting of a 1969 Mustang neck, a 70s Sunburst body that was refinished on front in black to a previous owner's backyard modifications. It plays fantastic and I love the Vibrato. The Mustang you are playing looks really sharp in the color scheme though I really want the Competition Orange Model from the Vintera II Series. My biggest issues with most Modern Mustangs are the neck profiles are little too thin but I am glad they are still around.
Beautiful singing and playing! Love all Fender guitars.
Fun! Lovely song, thanks for 'inviting us in'. I'm keen to get hold of a 3/4ish style to try - I think John Lennon had a shorter-scale Rickenbacker early on? I'm fine with my Les Paul / Strat but sometimes going for those 'John McLaughlin Chordal type things' is a bit of a challenge 😅 Congratz on the lovely song!
For those on more of a budget, Squier has a Bronco and Jaguar Bass models that are also 30 inch scale. The Bass VI is also a great option for guitar players who want to add bass lines without learning bass.
My friend has one of those and its completely awesome. I think i will have to get one for myself.
My first guitar was a Mustang; candy apple red with a competition stripe. I bought it second hand; it was the only guitar I could afford at the time (this was like 1974 or 75). I didn't really know good from bad at that time and don't remember much of anything about how it played or sounded. All I knew was that it screamed "beginner!" to me and I couldn't wait to trade up. I haven't played one since. Your video is the second or third I've seen recently signing the praises of the Mustang; maybe I'll mosey on over to my local big box guitar store to try one out.
What a voice ❤
I've been playing bass for 50 years but never had a Mustang, though my first bass was a Musicmaster. Had quite a few bases over the years but somehow, never a Mustang. My current bass is a 78 Precision that I've had for nearly 40 years. You've got me thinking it may be time for a trip to the music store to try one out. Really loved your bass / vocal take. Your voice and bass playing sound great!
Try tape wounds or flat wounds on a short scale. Amazing thump 🤙
Cool guitars! Thanks for covering them. ❤ My son got me into them more as I realized it wasn’t really too different than the Gibson scale length (24.75).
Superb! I could listen to that track over and over again. The single coil output of that Mustang really complimented your vocals. There's definitely something about the old 'slant 2' sound of the mustang... And beginners or folks with not much money can get their hands on a squier sonic mustang now with the two singles for very cheap, so there's no excuse not to own one!
I don't buy my electric guitars, I build them. I've built 2 Mustangs, one was pretty much a normal mustang with handmade aluminum pickguard and control plate with nice blue metallic paint. I just donated that one to my hometown high school jazz band. The other is a "thinline" chambered style, alder body/ash top with a tobacco burst paint, custom wound pickups, Jazzmaster style trem and a brass nut. LOVE that one, it really sings. I don't play well or often but that's a favorite. Mustangs are pretty cool, easier to play than a Jazzmaster when I'm sitting in my recliner.
Yeh, they really are neat guitars. And I especially love the OOP sound ... It is MY theory that because of the short scale, the longest part of the string elipse is moved closer to the neck pickup, giving a thicker, richerer sound! Got it? No. You never have enough, already.
Sometimes I feel like it's not a Mustang without the out of phase option... but then I can't figure out when it's actually useful. I do think the Player II Jag and Jazzmaster missing the rhythm circuit is a major crime though.)
Kim Gordon's bass is a Musicmaster. Also a 30" scale, but with single-coil Strat pickup, 2 saddle bridge, and strings do not go through the body as they do on a proper Mustang bass.
great insight about scale length! i played a mustang as my main guitar for a few years coming from a telecaster, ended up settling on a gibson-scale telecaster as a middle ground
Cool! I picked up a Squier Classic Vibe Mustang at a pawn shop earlier this year. It was like new and I got a great deal. Great little guitar. Fits in well with my MiM Jazzmater and American made Strat.
A Spender Fender!
oooOOooooh. When I get settled on your side of the pond I may have to snag something like that. I had had a full-length bass before an accident followed by a move, and it never felt right... going with the short scale just might be the trick.
I have a Red '66 Mustang I bought new for $225. it still plays really nice. Still have the cover for the floating bridge.
Love the Mustang! I got a Sonic Blue one a few years ago, and it's the best couch guitar out there. So much fun to play.
I love short scale guitars!
I love my short-scale acoustic guitar so maybe it’s time to try a short scale electric to go along side it. Agree with your comment about short scales not just being for small people, I’m 6 foot tall but acoustic is dead easy to play
I added a lovely black with pearloid pickguard MIM Mustang to my collection as a 40th birthday present to myself a few years back. I love her and her name's Olivia... :-)
The closest I have to a Mustang is the Squire Sonic Bronco bass which has the same body as the Mustang, just a different pickup. I swapped the pickup for a copy of a late 60s Fender single coil P bass pickup (and changed the bridge and tuners) and it sounds awesome. If you like the sound of an early 50s P bass with a single coil pickup, it sounds like that, but slightly fuller and rounder and it sustains incredibly.
I have 3 short scale basses. Not only are they easy to play (great for guitarists), but the notes have a more even sound as you move around the neck. Also they are bassier sounding than longer scale length basses. There’s not really anything not to like about a short scale bass. Most of them fit in guitar cases as well. Just expect comments from your band mates like “did your bass shrink in the wash”.
I use Ernie Ball Slinky Cobalt Flatwound Short Scale bass strings. They sound great, closer to a round wound string than the classic flatwound strings.
You did miss out a couple of notable Mustang bass players. Alan Lancaster of Status Quo. I believe his Mustang was on all the classic Quo recordings. Roger Glover used a Mustang bass to record Deep Purple’s 1971 Fireball album.
Had 2 Mustang guitars, a ‘66 and a ‘’71 Competition (wish I still had that one); currently only have a Mustang Competition bass in the arsenal, equipped with Nordstrand pickups. As Mary said, the 30” scale length and narrower neck make it amazingly easy to play for a guitar player!
Absolutely incredible
Sounds good on both Mary !! Thanks
THAT is iTHEEE tone I love ! Beautiful .........thanks for posting !
Amaziiiing!!! And the tone master pro is really what i was looking for
Hello Mary, In Japan they even have short scale Stratocaster and Telecaster. Named junior models. I am selling one of them… just in case. Love your voice and playing. Cheers from France.
Fun adventure Mary... I can see the advantage for you... less "fighting"... Is there an addition of you adding the guitar as well?😀
Works for me Mary! Loved the bass with your voice giving a different laid back and personal vibe.
Now I need to get a Mustang Player 2 bass, and possibly a guitar as well.
I actually tell my wife I need them as well as my other 7 assorted for the different sounds/moods.
🦘
Love your vibration Mary . 🫶🏼🥁
John McLaughlin Performed and recorded his material with Miles Davis with a Fender Mustang.
Awesome as always. 👍👍👍 thank you.
At Jasper Guitar Co we build our base in the 30 scale. It's gives us the tone, snap and quickness we where looking for. We can and have made it in 34 inch, but our preferred is the 30. Flat wounds are a plus too.
Back around 1964 I was a drummer who wanted to play guitar. I traded my drums even for a Mustang exactly like the one in that first picture, a light blue one. The other guy was a guitar player who wanted drums. I really liked that Mustang but had to trade it for a bass a few years later. Wish I still had it, it was a great axe.
So beautiful Mary. Another great video. Very entertaining.
Nice video, Spender on a Fender! I enjoyed it very much, just an old man here trying to make a few clean chord, cheers!
I'll NEVER get rid of my Mustangs... Always looking for another addition to the heard...
I love my mustang !!!! Get one !
Hi Mary. I think you could figure out how to make a piece of twine tied to a willow branch sound good. I enjoy these vids where you are trying out new gear.
Dziękujemy.
I had a Fender Bronco, which was the les expensive model of this. I had 1 pickup only a the bridge. I was fine guitar! "Why do you need another guitar"? Yup, we al hear this so I compare my guitars to a plumber's tools. You can't get by with just one wrench. 😜
Hm..bought my first mustang in 1967..three on the floor red. Yes, it was a car. However, being close to guitarists in the past, this little beauty was nice to listen to and apparently easy to play..not being a particularly large person, I'm guessing that size also held its appeal.
I think the hardtail bridge makes it perfect
You might like the the Bass 6 models. They are 6 string short scale basses from Fender and Squoer. I would love to hear your fingerpicking style on one of them.
You play bass like Sting. 👌
Beautiful Duo-Sonic? 🤔
I've got one and love it.
The only Mustang I’m interested in is the one I’ll be riding on from Manchester to Brudenell SC in Leeds😙
I was thinking it was the Mustang, and that’s cool, I love my Mustang, and I definitely play it differently, which is cool.
Although the versions without a vibrato and the out of phase options, they’re really DuoSonics more than Mustangs, which is still cool.
My first ever guitar was a Mustang, I think '71. Fender 3-tone sunburst, white pearl pickguard. Great first guitar, tho I found the pickups very weak, even by Fender single coil standards. Was never gonna have that Les Paul tone I wanted.
im probably going to save up to buy a player 2 because they finally have rosewood back
Yep, it works ❤
Fender needs to bring back the Pawn Shop Mustang Special. Finest Mustang EVER! Hey Fender, are you listening?!
Beautiful song. I LUV Fender 🎸
Todd Rundgren made his Black Mustang sing ... its the only electric guitar on Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf... also check out War Babies by Hall and Oates.. thats all Mustang...
My main guitar is a 1974 Mustang ...
Thanks so very much for a review of Fender's history...
I have a Squier Bullet Mustsng .I usually buy Fender but the Squier weighs under 5lb so something special
No out of phase option on the Player Series, seems like a pretty bad and distinct omission. But it damn well does look good...
I have the p90 player Mustang. Looking so hard at the new one.
The Mustang and Jazz Master were an integral part of the surf guitar sound. An important part of the history of rock guitar.
Visually / aesthetically I always associate Mustangs with Mudhoney, sonically with Daughter, and nostalgically with an ex gf who had a Mustang bass in the 90s. They're a very "true" guitar, straightforward and unfussy, which means basically very good.
Mary: Do you find the tuning of a short-scale bass to be less stable than that of a standard instrument? Have you used one on a gig?
I have 2 of the player 2 guitars in blue 1999 mustang and the butter cream 2010 mustang.. My first guitar was the red 1970 mustang that was given to me at 9 years old.. I use them for surf , shoegaze, gothi rock, punk and funeral pop.... Ive been working on my surf music project which the recording came out flawless.. since nobody cares about surf music I always love to learn something new,,I love the history and the memories of the albums I played when I was young. Regardless of the lack of subs I know that playing music is my passion ... I dont have to much time in this lost world to make it on venues ." health reasons" I know my channel is the last thing of my musicianship whats left of me....
Do you make the thumbnails for the videos yourself? If so, I'm curious how Professor Sigmund Freud would interpret them ?
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I wrote to Rick, Rhett and The Captain today, asking them to work with you on promoting your show. My request was in comments linked to their recenr TH-cams. Rick on his early days, The Captain with blindfolded amps, and Rhett talking about tube amps.
I'm in Canada, and can't get to England for the shows. --BAK--t
Tee hee hee heeee 😊😊. Your songs really lend themselves well to bass. Quite magical. Lovely Mustang. Suits you. And the six string. I have a 2005 Japanese Fender Mustang with a Seymour Duncan humbucker in the bridge. I like the shorter scale length and the hugability of the narrowed body. Lots of cool musicians from bands I like, as you pointed out in your history, give the instrument a link to young creativity. Makes me want to go grab mine and thrash out Smells like Teen Spirit!
The natural desire to go high when the bass says LOW produces a great sound. You've just got to put it out loudly and let people hear the flaws in your voice, but to feel what you're expressing. I'd like to hear you with the guitar. What vocal range do you get with that one?
I, for one, definitely use a mustang bass because of my tiny hands.
Hi Mary, as drummer I got fed up with being called thick by my band mate's and decided to take up the GUITAR instead. so off I went to the shops. "I'd like to buy a guitar please" when the shop keep pointed out I was in the fish shop I kind of gave up, got any ideas for a new direction I'm at a loss who to ask next ?
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Thank you so much.