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Will check out Basschat @fretmeister in fact I think I may have stumbled across that site the other day when I was researching!
The Lionel VS4 is a P bass type and the Lionel VT4 is a PJ type. They are available in gloss and matt finishes. Might need to be an order to get exactly what you want though.
I have one in the build queue. Delivery next March / April. Can't wait!
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Whatever you do with that Mustang, get some La Bella strings on it:
https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/string-sets-c865/bass-guitar-c34/la-bella-760f-mus-stainless-steel-flat-wound-30-scale-fender-mustang-bass-43-104-p9677
and do those strings make that much of a difference given they are two or three times more expensive than others that are available?
Those strings transformed my Mustang but your experience may differ.
The PJ one looks like it should have more sounds and flexibility, but in practice they’re somehow too much of a good thing on a short-scale bass - it’s like there’s too much going on frequency-wise and they sound muddy and confused, especially on the P pickup. I’ve played several of them and they’ve all been like it - even just using the J pickup, they don’t sound “right”.
The ‘Pawnshop’ one they did a few years ago with a Wide Range humbucker was the same - overblown and muddy - I had one which I rewired the pickup to parallel, which was much better but still not as good as the classic Mustang. The traditional small single pickup has more clarity and just sounds more musical - versatility can come from the way you play it, like a P Bass but smaller.
To be honest even the cheap Squier Bronco Bass with its single-coil guitar pickup under a plain cover sounds better than the PJ Mustang…! I recently helped a friend buy a bass and the choice was between those two - he bought the Squier, and not just because it was literally a quarter of the price, it actually sounded better.
I would also add that personally I wouldn't put flatwounds on a Mustang, even the La Bellas - I haven't tried those, but Mustangs I've played with other flats in the past just sound muffled and lack clarity between the notes. Much more so than a 34" scale they need brighter and more responsive strings to get the definition. On the other hand I do play more punky music (with a pick) and I need the attack - like a lot of players in the 1970s seemed to, I like a Mustang because it's the Fender which sounds closest to a Rickenbacker in some ways .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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There also seems to be a lot of love for the JMJ series Mustang especially the pickups.
Hopefully that suits you. I like the look of the black relic one but I prefer a smaller neck.
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Not many JMJs around so trying one is going to be tricky!
Rail humbucker and Hipshot Ultralights, the tuners cost almost as much as the Bass!
Great fun and surprisingly good out of the box, highly underrated and cheap as chips
That has a 38.1mm nut - jazz type. The JMJ is 41.3 like a P bass
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Every days a school day!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I ordered through Classic and Cool guitars on recommendation from the Basschat massive.
https://classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/sandberg-new-basses/
We went through the exact specs I wanted including ones that are not available on the configurator, and I've paid a £250 deposit. Balance to be paid when it's built and ready to be delivered.
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