the current state of the surf green mustang bass in 2019

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:06 pm

you got your american performer with classic mustang bass pickup, and jazz pickup 3 knobbies and some kind of bullshit telecaster football jack nonsense for 1200 dollars. keep in mind you are paying extra on this model for a bridge plate that looks like TOTAL. FUCKIN. ASS.

you got your VANTARA dime bag model for 1000 with only a mustang pickup, 2 knobbies, and the jack back where it fucking belongs.

you got your mustang PJ bass with no mustang bass pickups, but with Pbass and Jbass pickup combo for 500 bucks, the bass plate on this one isn't as fugly as the 1200 model but fuck sake its boring.

and finally you got your SQUIER CV mustang bass that is exactly the same as the Pantara model is 350 dollars. proper pickups, proper bassplate, so that sticker on the Pantara model costs you an extra 550 fucking dollars, and this is probably built in Japan instead of Mexico. which is probably a better thing. no one knows because its been delayed 18,000 fucking times already and could be coming from the god damn moon.

so we have a price range of 1,200-350 dollars for the same bass with different pickup options.

i didn't talk about the differences between pearl, white, or parchment pickguards because they should all immediately be thrown in the fucking trash and replaced with tort.

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:59 am

I'm with you --> squier rulez!

plopswagon · Post by **plopswagon** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 4:12 pm

yeah that bridge plate is shit-ville

kingkiller · Post by **kingkiller** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:22 pm

I have a mighty need for that Squier bass

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:05 pm

That mustang PJ/Pantera or whatever was just about the most underwhelming instrument I've laid hands on.

Post by **dots** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:55 pm

i like the mustang pj bass*. the squier bass* is cool, too, tho. i'd prolly be fine with a bronco bass* as i currently has no bass*.

*intentionally pronounced like the fish species of the same name

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 9:37 pm

I still want that fucking Mikey Way bass and no one is selling them like a bunch of greedy dicks. It's just that good, no one wants to get rid of it.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 11:18 pm

The scumbag sparkle one?

I tried to get my friend Kim to sell hers and she was all DO DICE ROBROE

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:44 am

yeah the scumbag sparkle one, shit was nice. especially with the humbucker to beef up the sound so it thumped more like a P-bass

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 9:39 am

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Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 10:26 am

daftsupernova wrote:I still want that fucking Mikey Way bass and no one is selling them like a bunch of greedy dicks. It's just that good, no one wants to get rid of it.

like so many other limited things, I kinda scoffed a bit when it was out but the second they took it off the market I suddenly needed one.

I cancelled my preorder for the Squier surf green and bought a $75 Bronco Bass on Facebook marketplace. It's probably all I really need.

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:43 pm

Love my scumbag mikey stang

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:01 am

turn on your location i just wanna talk

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:58 pm

If you like your greens a little darker then CME have an exclusive Sherwood Green PJ version:

LANK

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Fri Nov 15, 2019 9:13 am

Not surf green (so far, at least) but Fender Japan have got a new range of PJ Mustang basses with vintage style tail pieces:

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Fri Nov 29, 2019 10:33 pm

I am playing bass in a band now and have just been using my friend's Beatle bass copy. I have been eying that Squier Mustang bass in surf green. However, to Nick's point, I could probably get by with a Bronco bass. I'd definitely drop a cool rail in tho.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:36 am

singlepup wrote:I am playing bass in a band now and have just been using my friend's Beatle bass copy. I have been eying that Squier Mustang bass in surf green. However, to Nick's point, I could probably get by with a Bronco bass. I'd definitely drop a cool rail in tho.

I just went the opposite direction and put a low output GFS gold foil in mine, also changed out the knobs.

singlepup · Post by **singlepup** » Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:36 pm

That looks awesome. I definitely prefer the red to the black. The reason I was thinking cool rail or similar is that my Beatle bass has a pair of mini hums. I'm playing in a loud and aggressive 3 piece, so that thick humbucker sound really drives the whole band. If I were doing something more chill (I do some ambient and shoegaze solo work), I could see a low output single coil working well.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:10 pm

Nick wrote:
singlepup wrote:I am playing bass in a band now and have just been using my friend's Beatle bass copy. I have been eying that Squier Mustang bass in surf green. However, to Nick's point, I could probably get by with a Bronco bass. I'd definitely drop a cool rail in tho.
I just went the opposite direction and put a low output GFS gold foil in mine, also changed out the knobs.

I'm glad to see that that pickup getting used.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:15 pm

For sure, hot and cool rails are popular in these for a reason- I just used what I had in my parts bin and also wanted to keep the solid cover aesthetic.

Seymour Duncan Basslines also makes a quarter pounder intended for the telecaster bass that fits well in these.