My friend Jim generously gave me this 2020 MIM Fender Mustang P/J that he wasn’t playing anymore.

This is not an instrument I would have sought out for myself but, not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I decided to see how I liked it.

The only other short scale bass I own is a vintage Danelectro that I only ever use for a very specific sound (thonk) so this bass, which offers a lot more versatility, should be interesting to play.

At first I kinda wished it just had a...

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