bassdrummer Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Any comments on the Mustang bass? I like the smaller size. How does it compare to the Sting Sig. P-bass? I've heard that one is also smaller and/or lighter. I just want a good, straight ahead chunky, fat rock sound in a lighter weight bass. "All the world's indeed a stage, and we are merely players..." --Rush, "Limelight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebrownbass Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Ahhh...the Mustang... A lot like my second bass...the Fender Musicmaster. Still, it's not gonna sound like the fat P bass sound you're looking for. Play one of these...not expensive...the active side is pretty noisy, but passive, these are good basses and plenty light. http://www.guitarparadise.com.au/guitars/bass/cort/curbow.html of course, this guy's selling them pretty high. Mars (RIP) use to sell them in the $450 range. "Let's raise the level of this conversation" -- Jeremy Cohen, in the Picasso Thread. Still spendin' that political capital far faster than I can earn it...stretched way out on a limb here and looking for a better interest rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 a mustang bass is a toy, not a real bass. a Sting signature bass is a real bass. end of opinionated reply. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuahtemoc Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Dave, you know those prices are in AU dollars? so you'd have to roughly have the prices on everything there to find the cost in US dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 What Jeremy said. And for under $600 US. Can't beat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_dont_fret Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Don't get the Curbow series. Those are whack. Get that Sting P, that's a pretty phat jammin bass. As for something light...my cousin has one of the cheap Ibanez's. It's a real light bass, and it has the much sought after PJ configuration (I do believe). Just don't go Cort. Those are whack. At least the ones I've played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebrownbass Posted December 21, 2002 Share Posted December 21, 2002 Well, the Musicmaster is not the Mustang. I should'a checked the website (too late at night.) And...those Curbows biggest virtue is that they are light...very light. "Let's raise the level of this conversation" -- Jeremy Cohen, in the Picasso Thread. Still spendin' that political capital far faster than I can earn it...stretched way out on a limb here and looking for a better interest rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 Get the Sting. I played one and was very close to buying it and I'm not a big P-bass fan. They just don't have the sound I want. But if that's the sound you are looking for, it's a great bass. I have to agree that the only drawback is the cheesy "Sting" logo on the 12th fret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay J. Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 out of those two I would get the sting. the mustang bass is pretty cool but I don't like it because I play some things in drop D tuning and the shorter scale creates a problem in string tension. the mustang bass is a nice bass though. I'd try to play them both. if you are looking for a good sounding light weight bass you might consider checking out a reverend rumblefish bass, I just bought one and I really like it. they look a little different but play and sound amazing, it has the best neck I've played on a bass for under a grand. here is a link. http://www.reverendguitars.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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