Fender Bronco Vs. Fender Musicmaster

Blurillaz · Post by **Blurillaz** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:46 am

Basically neck vs. bridge pickup.
Vote for your fave

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:26 am

i used to own a '66 musicmaster II. sold it.

my '67 bronco is my main backup guitar (weird title eh?).

bronco ALL the way!!!

Pat.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:21 am

i hardly ever use my neck pickup except on a mustang, as i just leave both pups on.. same with the HH jag, but anything with a toggle, its always bridge only
so i'm going with the bronco.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:38 am

Would totally go with a bronco. Picking dynamics combined with the volume and tone knobs can make the bridge pu warmer/darker but there isn't much you can do to make the neck pu sound like a bridge pu. (I guess you canstrum very close to the bridge)

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:35 pm

Merry Christmas, Shortscale! I recently played a 1978 Musicmaster II and I have never played a Bronco. I am usually more a fan of bridge pickup, though I am digging the neck pickup on my Jaguar . I would probably vote Bronco just based on the pickup. A Musicmaster is just a Duo Sonic that needs it's bridge pickup installed. I hope to one day have one of each so I can give you a better answer on the subject.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:15 pm

I voted bronco because I use the bridge pickup 90% of the time on both of my guitars (a Telecaster and a Jagmaster). I don't know whether I would like having a single-pickup guitar though because I do use the neck pickup on a couple of songs in my band.

Sidney Vicious · Post by **Sidney Vicious** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:45 pm

Don't own/have never played a Bronco - but I am a neck pickup player so my Musicmaster suits me fine.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:50 pm

I'd kill for either a black or white late seventies Musicmaster.

Sidney Vicious · Post by **Sidney Vicious** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 6:54 pm

Noirie. wrote:I'd kill for either a black or white late seventies Musicmaster.

Ya mean like this one?

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:07 pm

I love the bronco bridge, but I also love the musicmaster pickup configuration. A Bronco can get real icepicky.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 7:16 pm

Sidney Vicious wrote:
Noirie. wrote:I'd kill for either a black or white late seventies Musicmaster.
Ya mean like this one?

I'm not really a fan of that pickguard. More like...

Sidney Vicious · Post by **Sidney Vicious** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 8:44 pm

Noirie. wrote:
Sidney Vicious wrote:
Noirie. wrote:I'd kill for either a black or white late seventies Musicmaster.

I'm not really a fan of that pickguard. More like...

Pretty! I think that white and black combo is rare - seems in that vintage I see a lot of black bodied MM but not so many white. You might actually have to kill for it.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 12:01 am

There's one of those white musicmasters on eBay at the minute, its pricey though:
'78 Musicmaster.

I think I prefer musicmasters. Ask me a year ago and I would've said the bronco for sure, I only ever used the bridge pickup. But since getting my mustang I have found myself ALWAYS using the neck pickup. Sometimes with the bridge and sometimes on its own, but it has to be on. It sounds so good.

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:22 am

I've had both. I like the Musicmaster's neck pickup better than the Bronco's bridge pickup, but I love Broncos for their trems, they're brilliant.

JSutter · Post by **JSutter** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:37 pm

Id rather have a bridge pu but I love the sound of s/c neck pus.

Post by **dots** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:25 pm

i like the idea behind both guitars, but i've sadly never played either. simplicity is nice, that's for sure.

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