Fender Musicmaster Bass Guitar

i love this bass.i got it second hand in the early eighties and still love it.it's great being short scale, 19 frets,came with a pissy single coil pick-up i changed to a seymour duncan p-bass set up.the finish i have is a transparent red, it;s lovely.also the bridge was a bugger to set up so i changed that for a badass fully adjustable unit. the neck is as good as i have played and the body is solid.

i have used this bass to play everything from hard rock to jazz and the sounds are great.i play it through a peavey tnt 115 bw, and they go well together.i have played it in working bands doing 5 gigs a week and it stands up very well.

i haven't touched the action since i got it .it was perfect and still is! the only flaws are the pick up and the bridge but the rest is beautiful.

the finish is as good now as when i got it and as i said it's been used abit.the strap buttons even work well.i have never needed a back up so i don't have one now,haven't for about five years.

never needed their help

i love this bass . it's abit different, i am 6' tall so it looks real small on me but gives a big sound.if i ever lost it i would have to get another .i have had alot of different basses in my time including a thumb bass but i love my musicmaster.

Fender's Axe-dater system has placed my Musicmaster Bass as one of the earlier ones (1968-1971). 19 Frets, one volume, one tone, one single coil pickup. Maple neck, rosewood fretboard. I've played this bass ever since I was 5 (I'm 14) and my dad is the original owner. Everything is original except for the pickguard (it cracked). The main thing I don't like about this bass is the fact that there are only 2 saddles for 4 strings witch makes setting the intonation a pain in the neck. Also, it goes out of tune quickly. I do, however like the fact that it is a short scale bass. Short scale basses play more like guitars and are easier on the arms while sitting down than their longer scale counterparts.

I am playing this bass out of a 1972 silverface Fender Bassman 70 and a 1971 Fender Solid State 3x12 cab with blue line special speakers. I might set up a Boss DS-1 or run it through a Fender Sidekick Chorus 15 before the Bassman. It suits my playing style well, which is punk/ska. The shorter neck makes for much faster basslines.

The guitar has lasted well throughout the 27-30 years it has been in my family.

Everything is great on this bass, If it was lost or stolen, I would defenitely buy another one.

A great short scale bass.