2016 MIJ Fender Mustang white, scruffy, £600 £600 Benfleet, Essex

[Paul S]

Next up I have my scruffy 2016 Fender Mustang.  One of the beautiful MIJs.  it's clearly had a tough life and the white paint is now scuffed and aged to buttermilk, in places shonkily touched in with what looks like distemper.  Not by me, I hasten to add.  Lots of dinks and the finish is worn through in places - might be genuine play wear or distressing - if the latter it has been done well.  Weighs 3.6kg, 38mm at the nut, spacing is 18mm at the bridge.  The maple neck and headstock have aged to that wonderful warm caramel colour and I assume it has a rosewood board.  Sounds and plays fabulously, all the woody thump you would expect from a Japanese Mustang.  Currently fitted with TI Flats, action is my standard fairly high 2.5mm at the 12th fret on the E.  It came with a black scratchplate and I fitted a white one - both are included.  It came with a thumb rest fitted near the bridge which I took off and have now lost, leaving another set of holes in an already scruffy bass.  If you are looking for a nice museum piece to hang on your wall, look away.  If you want a good solid, beautifully playing gigging bass then come have a look.  No hard case.

 

£600 collected from Benfleet, 20 mins east of the Dartford Crossing along the A13.  No couriers, offers or trades  

 

[horrorshowbass]

Fender would charge you for that lovely relicing 😆