

Only made for a year or so in the 1990s, it is a 30 short scale instrument based on the much older Fender Musicmaster bass. About your only choice in a new shortscale Fender bass is the Mustang at $839. Squier Musicmaster Music Instruments, Punk, Bass Guitars, Guitars, Musical Instruments, Punk. The Squier Vista Musicmaster bass is a relatively rare guitar these days. Squier/Fender no longer offers the Musicmaster bass. Light to moderate pick and clearcoat scratches and a few indents. Condition wise this bass shows normal wear. The pickups sounds good and deliver nice tone for the bucks. Greta for guitar players that want to dabble in bass or anyone that is tired of run of the mill Precisions and Jazzes. Like most shortscale basses, this Musicmaster is fun to play. The finish is a cool Daphne Blue and is set off by a white pickguard. Vintage style tuners and bridge keep it rock solid. A single coil pickup delivers retro tone. Fender Pawnshop Reverse Jaguar Bass Epiphone EXCLUSIVE Korina Explorer Bass Natural Perfect Gold Jazz Bass Decals Waterslide for your DIY Bass Guitar. the short scale maple neck features a rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. They have become very popular in recent years.
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The Vista series gave players good quality vintage style instruments at low prices. Ray Magnan (J.1997 Squier by Fender Musicmaster Bass! SOLD!įrom Squier's cool Vista series, we present this Musicmaster Bass.Jacob Portrait ( Unknown Mortal Orchestra).Matt Armstrong (Bill Fay, Kenny Process Team).Samuel Koisser ( Peace (band)) plays a left handed model.Dale Ryan ( Deer Tick) Plays a more rare left handed model.Jenni Roberts ( Faith Healer (band), TOPS, Renny Wilson).Ritchie Blackmore during the "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" album sessions (on tracks 1, 2, 3 and 6 only).Ben Flashman from Comets on Fire used an all-black Musicmaster bass before the band went on hiatus in 2008.Jim O'Rourke and Kim Gordon ( Sonic Youth).Only made for about a year, this model sold for 700-900+ when new and as low. Today, with the rise of indie and punk rock, vintage Musicmaster basses are becoming more collectible among Fender's vintage bass guitars, but are still much more affordable than many comparable vintage Fender models. Used (normal wear), 1997 Fender Squier Music Master Vista Series bass guitar. However, it was discontinued after only a year of production, and replaced with the Squier Bronco Bass, but retaining the six-pole pickup. This model had strings through the body and four polepieces pickup. They were reissued briefly by Squier in 1997 (Squier Vista Series). The Musicmaster Bass was discontinued along with all of Fender's budget-priced models in 1981, with the introduction of the Fender Bullet Bass.
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Earlier models are distinguishable by their small headstock logo, lack of a serial number on the headstock, and small, triangular tuning keys later models feature a much larger headstock logo, with a serial number silkscreened next to the "Fender" logo, and Mustang-style tuning keys. Later, this was expanded to include many of the finishes present on other Fender guitars. Some very early issues were Daphne Blue with pearl pickguards. Squier Vista Musicmaster 1997 Midnight glitter black with matching headstock 1,000 Used Excellent Add to Cart CIJ Squier Vista Super-Sonic 1996 - 1998 Blue Sparkle 1,099. The Musicmaster Bass was introduced in 1971, and originally came in either black, red or white finish.

Many players modified the bodies of their Musicmaster basses to accommodate Precision-style double pickups or enhanced electronics. The bodies were leftover Fender Mustang Bass bodies, while the pickups were six-pole guitar pickups, rather than four-pole bass pickups. Like many of Fender's other budget-priced guitars, the Musicmaster Bass used many surplus parts from other Fender models. All of the Musicmaster's electronics are mounted onto a single piece of plastic.

It features a short 30 in (762 mm) scale. The Fender Musicmaster Bass is a model of electric bass guitar, produced by Fender between 19.Īs with its six-string counterpart, which was a stripped-down version of the Fender Mustang, the Musicmaster Bass is a simpler version of the Mustang Bass.
