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    Like you I'm not a relic fan but the finish isn't so offensive in the flesh. Also, for 'mass produced' it's pretty well executed with some nice checking details and it doesn't look like it's been dragged behind a car for a couple of miles. The neck is certainly chunkier than the CIJ or MII Jazz type profile but it's not a real struggle and if you are ok with the standard P (40mm) type you'd be ok I'd have thought. The main thing to me though is the sound, it really is the nicest sounding Mustang I've had and I've played a few - I guess this is a combination of the bespoke SD pup and the neck construction.
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    True, my shorties out number my long scales by 3 to 2 now.
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    I had one briefly in the same colour scheme. First the positives: The neck was a great J profile, very fast and easy to play, seemed to be the same profile as my MII Mustang - could have almost been the same neck except for the name on the headstock. The pups were great, very punchy and powerful, didn't find either of them weak and preferred them to the humbucker on my Mikey Way Mustang. Very lightweight, sub 8lbs - maybe closer to 7. The negatives: The body was so lightweight that it had significant neck dive; I know shorties can suffer this (my JMJ has a mild case) but it was pretty bad on this one. The wood (Agathis?)was on the soft side so I had to stabilise the strap pins with epoxy. The tuners were low quality but did the job. I let the bass go to part fund the JMJ eventually. If you decide to go for one I'd try before buying as the weight/wood quality may vary a bit and the balance may be a factor for you.
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    Not really a slapper me (no comment) but as Fretty says I don't think either of those would fit the brief as a slap machine. Of the 3 shorties I have I wouldn't consider either of the 2 Mustangs to be great at the job but, with the right strings the G&L Fallout would have a reasonable chance as it has much hotter pups. I would have to put some higher tension strings on though to have the correct string response I feel.
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    Forgot to post a pic of the most important honorary member of the band from the weekend. She drew more attention back stage than any of us and was a seriously laid back dude.
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    Had 2 of the shorties out at two gigs at a bikers rally at the weekend. They performed well, a bit concerned when I found the Mustang had fallen over into the scaff posts behind me mid-gig. Amazingly not a mark on it and no effect other than the D being out as the fall must have hit the tuner. On a slightly connected note, can’t believe I saw a Mikey Way Mustang up for £900 on UK Reverb yesterday......mad.
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    I agree with much of what has been said above. For my part I consider 'micro heads' to be a consumable item albeit a bit above strings. I use Markbass heads and after I had a power wobble on a LM3 a few years back (turned out to be bad power at the venue fortunately) I bought a backup and carry 2 if I feel it's necessary. If I get 4 years out of a head (c. 250 gigs) I consider it a win at £2-£2.50/gig.
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    Royal Cheshire showground just outside Northwich. Fortunately didn't get too muddy.
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    At the end of the day Stub, if the audience enjoyed it then you won. I used to beat myself up on mistakes I made on gigs, these days I just think 'I covered that up well'...
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    Great weekend at the NADB bikers rally just outside Knutsford. Played Friday and Saturday nights in two different marquees. Bikers love their glam rock and despite a few technical niggles with power on the first night we all had a great time. Took two of the shorties, Fallout on the first night and Mustang on the second. Can’t wait for the Farmyard rally in June.
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    The favorite 'at home' bass tends to swap and change but also depends on what I'm rehearsing/playing. For the more 'modern' stuff I tend to favour my Status CW S2 but for most anything else the current squeeze is a G&L Fullerton Fallout shortscale. For gigging it's almost always a Mikey Way Mustang.....nothing special sound wise but after a few hundred gigs with it it just feels like a pair of comfy slippers.
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    I think my hearing has definitely seen better days as I can't tell much difference with my Italian MB LM3 class A/B and Indonesian MB Little Marcus 500 class D. I guess at least it helps my pocket.
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    Great basses these, I've got the Miami blue launch edition and it punches well above it's weight. GLWTS
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    Welcome to the forum Paul, nice to hear from another South Yorkshire bassist
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    I've had 4 Mustangs over the last few years and all have been different with respect to neck dive. A 2002 CIJ comp strip Mustang came in at about 8.25lbs and had a fair amount of neck dive, sufficient to warrant a wide strap to keep it in place. My current JMJ is about 8lb and, with the thicker more substantial neck has a little dive, not gross but sufficient to make it want to hang horizontal, that said, easy to keep in place with minimal hand action. My main player, a Mikey Way sig is a bit heavier with a basswood body and has no neck dive whatsoever. All I can suggest is that if you're in the market for a Mustang and neck dive is a big factor then I wouldn't buy one without a tryout.
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    I've never had a bass fail at a gig.....but I can guarantee the first time I just take one then I'll have a failure.
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    It's about 5 years since I left the 'jeans and T shirt' approach. Not that there's anything wrong with that but, certainly for a band or genre tribute, you have to at least look and act the part. I think that's the difference between 10 and 50 gigs a year.
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    I think another consideration is the effort that needs to be put into tribute bands outside of the music. We probably spend as much, if not more time on the marketing, choreography and 'the look' of the stage and band members as we do on the music. This level of attention to detail has probably made the difference in terms of getting in work as we get lots of positive comments and generally no problems on the forward bookings.
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    Just one band for me doing about 40 gigs per year (down from 50 as I'm on chemo and need some recovery time at times). A tribute to 70s Glam Rock at its finest. Mainly play in the North of England but do bikers rallies and other bits and pieces further afield.
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    Like above, it's a technique thing. If you don't want the mwaaaah then raise the action a touch and play it like a normal fretted and you'll be there. I had a fretless Stingray set up this way and in the mix it sounded little different to a fretted bass, just a bit less zing and attack.
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    I use 30” and 34”, I find as long as I only take one scale for a gig and don’t swap mid gig then I’m fine.
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    The aesthetics are always personal I guess. I think, personally, the Mustang shape has grown on me over the years and I especially like the comp stripe look. The lack of upper fret access can be a 'challenge' but for what I play it's rarely an issue. For years I played a Stingray/Jazz/4003 set up and looking back on the pics taken at gigs realise how big some of these looked on my 5'8" physique. Some of the issues with the Mustang are addressed in the G&L Fallout but I still prefer the look of the Mustang in general but prefer the flexibility of the Fallout on some gigs.
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    Sounds good......I played this one for years finger style, no one ever noticed.
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    Sadly we had to cancel our gig at short notice due to the singer testing positive. Covid, the gift that keeps on giving 😔
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    Had a trip over the Pennines on Saturday to a place topside of Manchester that wasn’t Yorkshire. Great little boozer and great crowd. Although the pub was adorned with Happy Monday’s, Oasis type stuff they really sempt to enjoy 70s Glam. https://www.facebook.com/100057309975369/videos/312264734148803/
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