Introduced in 1966 as a companion to Fender's shorter-scaled, two-pickup Fender Mustang guitars, the Mustang Bass was the last original bass designed by Leo Fender before his departure from the company in 1965. Mustang basses came with the standard "Pull-bar" of the early Fender era, but many beginners moved theirs to the left side of the neck to become a thumbrest for finger playing. Relatively unique elements of the Mustang bass were the string-through body design, and the 7-bolt bridge. They featured a split coil pickup with plastic covering, as opposed to the Precision style pickup with exposed pole pieces. Mustang basses utilize, for economic reasons, the same body as the Fender MusicMaster, Bronco, and DuoSonic guitars. Two variants, the Musicmaster Bass and the Bronco Bass, have also been produced from time to time using the same body and neck shape. The Fender Mustang Bass is an electric bass guitar model produced by Fender.
One Precision Bass Split Single-Coil and one Jazz Bass Single-Coil (2016-present)Ĭurrently Vintage White, previous colors in the past. Strings-Thru-Body with 4 Individually Adjustable Saddlesġ Special Design Split Single-Coil Mustang Bass Pickup (1966-present) Maple, "C" Shape,(Gloss Polyurethane Finish) ( November 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. For now theres a 1 Amp fuse in the plug.This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations.
Fender musicmaster bass install#
The only thing left to do is perhapse install an in-line fuse holder as for some strange reason Fender decided it didn't need one. I must get back into recording again soon, and this is the amp to do it with. It's definitely a keeper and effects pedals work great too. My mate reckons it's the best Strat sound of all the amps I've got or ever had, including the Twin Reverbs, and I don't disagree.
Fender musicmaster bass full#
It is loud! There is a hugely improved bass response, a very balanced transparent tone, no hum whatsoever, no strange crackles and a good crunch at full whack. I tested all the passive components and replaced three electrolytics which read well below par, although the main filters read substantially higher than their stated 20uF so I left the orange cardboard cigar in place.Īfter completing the service, the amp plays absolutely brilliantly! What a transformation. The dates on the transformers and chassis range from 1973 to 1976, which is slightly odd but not unreasonable. The chassis and speaker appeared to be totally original with no sign of any previous work being done. Luckily I located a NOS pair of Brimars just around the corner from me for £10! They turned out to be excellently matched too. A quick check on the valve tester showed the filament was open circuit. I quickly ascertained that one of the differently branded output tubes (an RCA and a Brimar) was not glowing, even after the sockets and pins were cleaned. Oh well, bidder beware! Not all sellers are totally forthright in their description of what they are selling.Īnyway, all was not lost. I strummed a few chords and turned up full volume and although it had a good distorted Fendery sound it was very weak and trebly, nowhere near the stated 12 Watts. However, we plugged it in and there was a lot of crackling to which the seller said, "Oh, that never happened before." A quick wiggle of the pre-amp valve and it settled down. When I went to pick up the amp, I was fully expecting to see a pair of 6v6GT output valves, so was rather surprised to find the smaller bottle 6AQ5 tubes instead.
Fender musicmaster bass manual#
Although there was no picture of the rear of the amp in the listing, there were lots of pictures of the original user manual and circuit diagram that came with it. What attracted me to this was the unusual use of a transformer for the phase inverter and a pair of 6v6s.
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