I actually have a MIJ Fender Mustang from the mid-90's, and yeah it plays and sounds great! It was my first and only bass for several years, and even now with a couple more in my collection, I still love playing it :)
I have the Fender JMJ Mustang Bass. Playing it now for a few month it sounds great ... growl and even a certain amount of punch ... and flatwounds rule! Cool vintage fingerstyle, slap and pick sounds! Absolutely worth the higher price than the Squiers!
i have the JMJ as well, put labella MUS flats on it and it was even more to my liking. That squier knock off? meh...I hate vintage "tall" frets and thin necks.
I have one, and except for the stock pickup, it's absolutely amazing. Superb and perfectly flat neck, level frets and surprisingly even tone across the fretboard. The only thing I really hated about it was the pickup. Very cheap sounding, but I didn't expect anything else really. Now that it has a Lollar Mustang replacement and La Bella flats, it's one of my most played basses (and it sounds so good on recordings)! Should be noted that I've played other Squier VM Mustangs, and the most common issue I've seen is a dead/muted feeling E string. Don't exactly know why this happens, but I've also had a German made Warwick Corvette with the exact same issue. My Mustang doesn't have this issue though, so there are really good copies out there if you really look for them.
I have one of these in Olympic White and I love it. It was pretty good out of the box - truss rod and intonation were fine but I had to adjust the action to my taste and style. I'm a light, finger style player using flats so I can get it quite low. Talking of flat strings, I've found the Fenders give me a little more twang than the La Bellas. I realise this is heresy as everyone loves them, and I don't dislike them, it's just easier to get my sound using the Fender strings. Overall this is a great bass for the money, and feels a little lighter than my Fender PJ Player series Mustangs. Now I've come to short scale basses I will never go back, although it's taken me over 50 years of playing to realise this.
I like it, and I'm in the market for a short scale, but I think that's just a hair too much money for that. Would bang! ...but might wait til Black Friday.
Excellent review! Slide up to those notes on Lounge Act. Mute those open strings. Jeez. I bought a Squire Mustang at a guitar show for $150. Took it to the local music shop and they said it was back-bowed as all get out, with a frozen truss rod. They put oil down the truss rod and pronounced it dead. A boat anchor. I was going to part it out because someone had previously replaced the pickups with really excellent ones. DH put some graphite down in the truss rod pocket. We pronounced it dead, and I hung it on my wall 'o cheap guitars, and forgot about it for a year or so. After all that time passed, I guess the oil made it's way down the threads and the truss rod loosened up. It's now completely fine.
@@aprilkurtz1589 All good! Thanks for keeping it light- sometimes we get bizarrely negative comments, plus I know I am not the best player on the channel despite playing for... EDIT: way longer than the other guys. LOL previous reply version sounded way too old-fart.
just want to say you guys are TRULLY the bass channel, alot of stuffs ive been wanting on bass you guys has truly done it, its really amazing, im only asking once, a VS video between the rickenbacker, gibson SG and Gibson thunderbid, and maybe include a fender bass, video could be what's best for what scenario/sound/tone example, for me i always go for rick: for overdive thunderbird: for that tone fender: for that super nice low end id like to see your guys choices/takes including the gibson SG bass it'll be a great vid
Thanks for the nice comment - I like the idea of that shootout. I don't think we've ever been able to get our hands on a Ric for some reason (I've owned 2 of them but that was long before joining the channel) but will keep our ears on.
Well thanks for watching anyways! Chuck does the 5-string show, Chris does the Gibson show, and of course any or all of us can be found reviewing other bass types - we keep trying to find interesting things to mix in with the everyday Fenders of the world. =0)
No - just rewatching a couple minutes to confirm: the opening Nirvana bit was tone all the way up, the Bad Guy line was tone all the way down, and the little pop-punk line i did with fingers and pick was tone all the way up. The way this bass is set up, each knob's line straight up is 100%, and the line at about 2:00 is 0%. Halfway rolled off would have the line at about the 7-8:00 position.
I agree with your sentiment on “crafted” vs made. They’re mass producing these in China and Indonesia because the labor is cheap. It feels wrong to say “crafted”
Damn right! Bringing the bombers home safe and saved the lives of countless pilots and crewmen due to their superior design and ability. Fender Jazz is closer to the equivalent ! lol
xIm not an afficianato buit I like squire as say abeginning bass or guitar its ptetty dfecent and you can up grade things you dont like Im a guitar changeroer to bass musician actually Id say to play both will help your dexterity. Right nlow I gotta cheesy off brand bass that suits me fine for what I use it for just dinging aroundandmy earssafrent as good as they used to be spo wnhat pisses one guhy off may not bother a beginner at all an o;ld bass friend of mine played a guild fretless bass for ever and he was very talented n Im kind of a hack wer grew up in a time tyher6e werre no computers or intrernert or sheet nuskic was a joke except for the lyrics usuially inm tne wrong key. The only way was to play by ear and guess work and tons n ton s of practice and listening to songs till you hated them. It sux now when "I pull up a video n see just how badly I guessed and terribly I played some songlike hunting and fishing n playing sportss for years but hey I was a kid to and liked doing other things besides practicing all the time. I have two squires as strat copy and a strat swith a humbucker copy I love that guitar cuz Im an old les Paul guy to I played Kay, Iban ez lespaul copy then a gold top les paul, 70's version an Aria pro two looked like a melody ?Gkibson maker and a fen der Lead 3 Ithink then my frrst bass Some german brand and peavy TNT 100 amp lots of sperakerxs and small mostly 3ways electro oice and a pair of 15 inch german s;perakers thsat rocked well for dj type gigs. So ogff n onmusichas been part of my life. But I should have piced up recording is my only regret. Ive heard all kinds of things oer the yeasrs this guitar or that gjuitasr or this or that amp is tbhe best n I say bullshit how do you know what is good or bad kigf ylou only use one brand all your life to me it was a pfrogression and tweaking things along the way and I hae alwayshad a limitedbudget so gjuitar stores or pawnshops wnhateer sometimes come in handy from time to timefor experimenting espec ially with elerctron ics and effects pedals. Sorry for the large post.
I actually have a MIJ Fender Mustang from the mid-90's, and yeah it plays and sounds great! It was my first and only bass for several years, and even now with a couple more in my collection, I still love playing it :)
The adhd thing had me smilin 😊 thanks for content fellas
I have the Fender JMJ Mustang Bass. Playing it now for a few month it sounds great ... growl and even a certain amount of punch ... and flatwounds rule! Cool vintage fingerstyle, slap and pick sounds! Absolutely worth the higher price than the Squiers!
Oh I had a JMJ and loved it, shouldn’t have sold it
@@davedixon2167 I never sold a bass i ones bought, cause i know i will regret it one day even when i don´t play it for years ;-)
once not ones
Yeah I have the JMJ one as well. It is awesome. Even sounds good completely unplugged.
i have the JMJ as well, put labella MUS flats on it and it was even more to my liking. That squier knock off? meh...I hate vintage "tall" frets and thin necks.
I just bought a MIJ fender jazz bass junior..30 inch scale. Waiting for it to ship..super excited
Are you loving it? Seems like a way better idea than the squier mini p.
@@LucasJRice I love it! Now my main bass
I was looking at these and then ended up impulse buying the American Performer Mustang (in aubergine 🥴 ). So good. No regerts.
I have one, and except for the stock pickup, it's absolutely amazing. Superb and perfectly flat neck, level frets and surprisingly even tone across the fretboard. The only thing I really hated about it was the pickup. Very cheap sounding, but I didn't expect anything else really. Now that it has a Lollar Mustang replacement and La Bella flats, it's one of my most played basses (and it sounds so good on recordings)! Should be noted that I've played other Squier VM Mustangs, and the most common issue I've seen is a dead/muted feeling E string. Don't exactly know why this happens, but I've also had a German made Warwick Corvette with the exact same issue. My Mustang doesn't have this issue though, so there are really good copies out there if you really look for them.
Played one at GC yesterday that felt very light in contrast to the bass featured here. That skeletor wood must have a range of weights. Great vid.
Nice guy and wonderful bass. ❤❤❤
Loved the Skelletor reference😂
Indonesian guitar companies are making beautiful quality guitars for many companies that rival the Mexican Fenders. Great instruments for the price.
I have one of these in Olympic White and I love it. It was pretty good out of the box - truss rod and intonation were fine but I had to adjust the action to my taste and style. I'm a light, finger style player using flats so I can get it quite low. Talking of flat strings, I've found the Fenders give me a little more twang than the La Bellas. I realise this is heresy as everyone loves them, and I don't dislike them, it's just easier to get my sound using the Fender strings. Overall this is a great bass for the money, and feels a little lighter than my Fender PJ Player series Mustangs. Now I've come to short scale basses I will never go back, although it's taken me over 50 years of playing to realise this.
You guys should review the new Squire FRS Classic Vibe Competition Orange Mustang.
Oops.. meant to say FSR. Damn dyslexia!
It just got added to the Fender site. I believe a blue version is available from Chicago Bass Exchange.
There's a competition orange mustang bass? All I see are guitars
I like it, and I'm in the market for a short scale, but I think that's just a hair too much money for that. Would bang! ...but might wait til Black Friday.
I prefer the sound of the CV to the JMJ, more defined and more upper mids.
Excellent review! Slide up to those notes on Lounge Act. Mute those open strings. Jeez. I bought a Squire Mustang at a guitar show for $150. Took it to the local music shop and they said it was back-bowed as all get out, with a frozen truss rod. They put oil down the truss rod and pronounced it dead. A boat anchor.
I was going to part it out because someone had previously replaced the pickups with really excellent ones. DH put some graphite down in the truss rod pocket. We pronounced it dead, and I hung it on my wall 'o cheap guitars, and forgot about it for a year or so. After all that time passed, I guess the oil made it's way down the threads and the truss rod loosened up. It's now completely fine.
LOL I agree. Sorry, I hadn’t played that riff in AGES
@@davedixon2167 I just meant it in fun! It's not an easy riff to play. The only reason I know is that it's one of my warm up exercises.
@@aprilkurtz1589 All good! Thanks for keeping it light- sometimes we get bizarrely negative comments, plus I know I am not the best player on the channel despite playing for... EDIT: way longer than the other guys. LOL previous reply version sounded way too old-fart.
just want to say you guys are TRULLY the bass channel, alot of stuffs ive been wanting on bass you guys has truly done it, its really amazing, im only asking once, a VS video between the rickenbacker, gibson SG and Gibson thunderbid, and maybe include a fender bass, video could be what's best for what scenario/sound/tone
example, for me i always go for
rick: for overdive
thunderbird: for that tone
fender: for that super nice low end
id like to see your guys choices/takes including the gibson SG bass
it'll be a great vid
Thanks for the nice comment - I like the idea of that shootout. I don't think we've ever been able to get our hands on a Ric for some reason (I've owned 2 of them but that was long before joining the channel) but will keep our ears on.
Good review, been having my 👀 on this model (or the FSR one that's slightly pricier). Also, playing Nirvana in the opening = instant like. 🍻
I ain't like no shorties.
But i like the channel.
Well thanks for watching anyways! Chuck does the 5-string show, Chris does the Gibson show, and of course any or all of us can be found reviewing other bass types - we keep trying to find interesting things to mix in with the everyday Fenders of the world. =0)
Nice review!
Did you really play it with the tone rolled back halfway in every demo?
No - just rewatching a couple minutes to confirm: the opening Nirvana bit was tone all the way up, the Bad Guy line was tone all the way down, and the little pop-punk line i did with fingers and pick was tone all the way up. The way this bass is set up, each knob's line straight up is 100%, and the line at about 2:00 is 0%. Halfway rolled off would have the line at about the 7-8:00 position.
@@TheBassChannel oh okay my bad. Thank you for clearing up the confusion
I agree with your sentiment on “crafted” vs made. They’re mass producing these in China and Indonesia because the labor is cheap. It feels wrong to say “crafted”
YAY
Would you recommend it for punk rock?
no. it's too big.
I'll take a MIJ Fender over a MIM Fender any day
The real Mustang is the NAA P-51D figther, the others are pretenders. ;)
Damn right! Bringing the bombers home safe and saved the lives of countless pilots and crewmen due to their superior design and ability. Fender Jazz is closer to the equivalent ! lol
That's why I mentioned it and it ended up in the outtakes =0)
Roundwiunds? meeehh
Mine weighs just 7.5 pounds.
xIm not an afficianato buit I like squire as say abeginning bass or guitar its ptetty dfecent and you can up grade things you dont like Im a guitar changeroer to bass musician actually Id say to play both will help your dexterity. Right nlow I gotta cheesy off brand bass that suits me fine for what I use it for just dinging aroundandmy earssafrent as good as they used to be spo wnhat pisses one guhy off may not bother a beginner at all an o;ld bass friend of mine played a guild fretless bass for ever and he was very talented n Im kind of a hack wer grew up in a time tyher6e werre no computers or intrernert or sheet nuskic was a joke except for the lyrics usuially inm tne wrong key. The only way was to play by ear and guess work and tons n ton s of practice and listening to songs till you hated them. It sux now when "I pull up a video n see just how badly I guessed and terribly I played some songlike hunting and fishing n playing sportss for years but hey I was a kid to and liked doing other things besides practicing all the time. I have two squires as strat copy and a strat swith a humbucker copy I love that guitar cuz Im an old les Paul guy to I played Kay, Iban ez lespaul copy then a gold top les paul, 70's version an Aria pro two looked like a melody ?Gkibson maker and a fen der Lead 3 Ithink then my frrst bass Some german brand and peavy TNT 100 amp lots of sperakerxs and small mostly 3ways electro oice and a pair of 15 inch german s;perakers thsat rocked well for dj type gigs. So ogff n onmusichas been part of my life. But I should have piced up recording is my only regret. Ive heard all kinds of things oer the yeasrs this guitar or that gjuitasr or this or that amp is tbhe best n I say bullshit how do you know what is good or bad kigf ylou only use one brand all your life to me it was a pfrogression and tweaking things along the way and I hae alwayshad a limitedbudget so gjuitar stores or pawnshops wnhateer sometimes come in handy from time to timefor experimenting espec ially with elerctron ics and effects pedals. Sorry for the large post.
About 2 mins of content, the "jokes" are lame. The Comments were more useful.