Should I get this brostang bass?

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:06 pm

hotrodperlmutter wrote:
honeyiscool wrote:Ugh. Why do people do this?

I think the Bronco bass neck > Mustang bass neck.
we know.

oddly enough, not all guitars are assembled with you in mind.

lulz

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:55 am

drBenway wrote:I think he wanted a mustang-looking bass for cheap.

I've never played a squier bronco bass so I have no idea how that neck feels. Neither have I played a CIJ mustang neck. The tuners on the bronco looks off to me though and I don't care much for maple necks.

The tuners on a Mustang Bass are too heavy IMO, it messes up the balance of the instrument, a common problem with Fender basses. Vintage Mustang/Musicmaster Bass necks are even worse, they neck dive quite badly. The Bronco Bass tuners aren't so great but with a couple of twists of a reamer, you can install the Schaller M4 tuners, which are really great tuners that are common on Alembics and aren't too expensive. Anyway...

The Bronco's got jumbo frets, something I wouldn't like on a guitar, but on a bass, bigger frets are definitely nicer. The maple gives it a brighter tone as well, which is good on a short scale bass which can sound way too dark. In fact, I just got myself another Bronco so I could upgrade my Musicmaster with the neck (and the old neck will probably pay for the Bronco in full). Rosewood is so overrated.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:04 am

ay, ay, lemme get that neck.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:07 am

I'll probably have a Bronco bass body to sell, too.

Just give me a week or so.

drBenway · Post by **drBenway** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:34 pm

Having two hands is overrated too? Because I don't see how "heavy" tuners would matter the least when actually playing the bass.

astrozombie · Post by **astrozombie** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:24 am

drBenway wrote:Having two hands is overrated too? Because I don't see how "heavy" tuners would matter the least when actually playing the bass.

+1

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:46 am

drBenway wrote:Having two hands is overrated too? Because I don't see how "heavy" tuners would matter the least when actually playing the bass.

Neck dive.

Think about it. When you're holding the bass guitar, you basically have a lever with the fulcrum close to the neck joint, and then you have a tiny Mustang body on one end, right up against the fulcrum, then you have big P-bass tuners and an oversized headstock at the other end, at the end of the neck which acts as a long lever arm. Four machine heads can weigh over a pound. Cutting that makes a huge difference.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Thu Mar 10, 2011 2:19 am

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