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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

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.

ay, ay, lemme get that neck.

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

Just give me a week or so.

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

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

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.