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So as I was flipping through Fender's NAMM catalog I noticed a picture of a Jacqui Valentine playing a sweet customized mustang bass. All black w/ a matching headstock (dead sexy) with...an emg? I'll admit, I'm very intrigued. I can't remember ever seeing that mod. What do you guys think?

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I can dig it. EMG makes a decent bass pickup.

hate the outfits love the bass but the emg seems so out of place, putting an emg in a mustang bass is so contradictory, it's like drinking beer from a wineglass.

Black on black looks good. I also like the decal.

i saw these guys play a while ago; they opened for H2O and Dropkick Murphys.
i was wondering the same thing; though, i thought it was just a modified MM bass.

that being said, i didnt think they were all that good... they were terribly EQ'd, and i guess im not into their style. they were good looking though.

I am very intrigued as well.

also, that's a cool bass.

Give that girl a sig model NAOW

I'd play the shit out of that bass

I have an EMG P-Bass pickup in my P-Bass. Sounds amazing. However, the stock pickup in my Mustang bass also sounds amazing so why bother changing it?

I've never heard of this Jacqui Valentine, what's her band called? What kind of music?

she is the bass player for Civet isn't she?
(i could be mistaken)

and i'd call that band punk.

i saw them with dropkicks a while ago, and spotted a black w/ matched headstock bass, wasn't allowed to touch it though.
so it goes.

google confirms that i am correct

i had a small conversation with her about the bass, it was built by the fender custom chop for her, they have a fender sponsorship
one of the guitarists plays a left handed white falcon.

but that bass is so drop dead sexy, and despite the fact the venue was total shit, it sounded amazing (could possibly have something to do with her being a talented bass player though)

top photo is erection inspiring on multiple levels.

i dunno man. all photos seem to be making my hips gyrate.

hotrodperlmutter wrote:i dunno man. all photos seem to be making my hips gyrate.

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the pickup she is using is very sweet pickup for sure for a mustang bass....
It is a P-Style Pickup in a guitar humbucking housing. It has exactly the same features and specifications as the current P model. It is recommended for bass guitars with a string width of less than 2 inches.
heres a link to it, Alex Perez of the custom shop put it in... the bass is a stock Japanese Mustang bass that was painted at the the custom shop and routed for that pickup... heres the pickup at emg...

http://www.emginc.com/products/category/26/2