The Bass Stole My Heart! - Fender JMJ Road Worn Mustang [Demo]
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00:00 - Sound clip
00:56 - The JMJ Mustang
01:18 - Who is Justin Meldal-Johnsen?
01:53 - Sound clip
02:25 - Specs
03:56 - Thanks to Sweetwater for sponsoring this video!
05:07 - Specs continued
05:53 - Sound clip
06:40 - Pickup info + THE PERFECT NECK
07:27 - Sound clip
07:51 - Headstock + Tuners
08:22 - Sound clip
09:09 - Overall thoughts
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I think you could really quantify Patrick's reviews with a chef's kiss count. The best basses get the most kisses, its just a matter of counting them.
Hahahaha it's like a mini-game
Who's gonna make the google sheet with a chef kiss count?!
Dolling out the love on this bass.......pretty thick.
Road worn stuff is cool. People saying you have to "earn" the dings and scratches must not realize that unless you have a nitro finish, your bass will pretty much look the same for your entire life.
I disagree.
@@Sheehy223 I disagree on you, bass jesus is always right
Hi Amp :)
@@ab-ix7gn modern basses don’t look like that even if you played it 1000 times because of the finish
@@ab-ix7gn i have 2 basses currently, an Ibanez Gio Mikro and a Sterling Ray4 Stingray. I’ve had the Ray 4 for a long time and have definitely not been the most delicate with it, but the finish is still completely clean, because it’s a modern bass guitar with a non nitro finish. The only thing that looks worn on it is the fretboard, but the finish and pick guard still look completely new. Granted, it’s a black finish with a black pickguard but even looking very closely the finish doesn’t look worn at all
ive had this bass for almost a full year now. Its become my favorite bass. Every time i stand there looking at all my basses and trying to figure out which one i want to choose, I somehow always reach for this bass. And like you said, the overall aesthetic of this bass is absolutely gorgeous! Its worth every penny and in my opinion, one of the most underrated basses that fender sells. I don't even think you can get anything "road worn" for this price brand new.
Man every bass player needs a mustang. It always inspires something new out of me.
Yep. Played P and J basses for years, now due to having one or two hand problems I've moved onto short scale bass, and I love my Mustang. And it brings something out in my playing that previously wasn't there.
Man, your videos are always killing it!
Keep it up. Great playing
I mainly knew Justin as being the bassist for Beck but I still gotta definitely say that this Mustang Bass has such a unique punchiness to it and I love it
Terrific demo. Great sounding bass, especially when in the right hands. Well done!
A couple months ago I tried one of these out at a local shop near me, and it is so fun to play. Such a cool sound and so comfortable.
Great review. I bought this bass half a year ago without knowing anything about it. I just fell in love with it in a guitar shop. Since then I have almost played it everyday. It really changed my live and my band loves it too. It looks awesome, sounds great and it’s just so much fun to play.
This sounds sooo good!
I got one for my birthday, and truly it’s my #1
Great playing and review as usual Patrick! The Nate Mendel P might be the best signature bass from Fender, worth a review I’d say
I have this bass, it is awesome, huge, fat tone. The Seymour Duncan pick up is the secret sauce.
Awesome playing and demo! Thanks for the GAS :D
its a beauty pat, ive been way into shortscales lately
Dude, nice playing man! And a great bass. Def gonna buy one.
I bought that bass when it came out, back then if you wanted a Mustang bass you either had to buy a used MIJ from early 2000s or the Squier with P/J pickups. It’s the most fun and sexy bass I ever had. Everyone hearing me playing it live was amazed at the sound it produced.
I want one so bad I think I'm going to pull the trigger. Awesome review. And Sweetwater truly is the best!!
Just had mine delivered. It is really a great bass.
Looks and sounds great. I've never been a fan of mustangs but I'm slowly changing my mind.
Recently picked up a shortscale and i gotta say its a blast.
This bass is a beauty! Would love a video of it played through JMJ's Diabolik fuzz!
the road worn series is IMO the best fender value there is, and this bass is incredible. Great review btw!
Great demo. I want one!
Dude the riff at 2:05 was killer
I would just like my dream dingwall ng3 one day - 😢 it's amazing you have so many basses to play from - You the man Patrick!
Just ordered one, boom! 💥
I watched literally every video on youtube about the JMJ Mustang bass. Your opinion about the instrument was a 'trigger puller'😅 i bought it today, arriving on Tuesday. I cannot wait! Thanks for your videos, keep up the good work!
2:18 those were some spicy chords there, digging it man😎
Finally a video!!
Great video as always Patrick. I wish Fender would offer this exact bass but without the relic and in the original competition colours from the 60-70’s. Competition orange would be friggin amazing. 🤩 The closest basses to this are either the Vintera Mustangs or the now hard to get Japanese reissues.
It's have one, it's really a great bass. I love vintage guitars and basses but bought this as a backup/workhorse which wouldn't be as expensive, fragile or irreplaceable as a real vintage.
I've been blown away, tonally and feel wise it's just so good for playing in a band. It's also light and small which makes traveling for gigs/tours just that bit easier than a big full scale bass. The finish doesn't look cheesy and I like that being nitro, it will acquire further wear through use in a genuine way.
good video! I have noticed in videos that I have seen of the jmj mustang that when it is not played it makes a lot of background noise, and there is a moment in your video that it does seem to do it when you do not make contact with the strings?... is that it?
tried one a few months ago. i think it's one of the best basses ive played in my life! hope in the future buying one! instead of this beast, ive bought the squier CV 60's.. not as good as the JMJ but it's plays and feels nice. Love mustang bass!
Always had my eye on that one. Always played it at my local music store. I really want a mustang one day
Sweet bass!😊👍
Real vintage tone ♥️
Getting mine tomorrow 😁
I bought a road worn so I could travel with it and not notice any dings. Something to Drink and jump around with. I get piffed if I ding a nice bass and it ruins my vibe for the night. They have there place and it's a Fender....so they sound great!
I have this bass and it almost plays itself
Check out Holger Czukay on the CAN albums from the early 70s. He was the absolute Mustang bass master and especially on the "Tago Mago" album. His tone and driving basslines is what made that band.
Think I'm gonna pick one up after my Fender Mustang got swiped. Short scale basses are fun. Did you ever try it with round wounds? Thanks cool vid. btw that's a big ass and killer dist sound you got crackin at 8:20. Pedal or direct effect? sounds dope. cheers
Great bass! Do you have any tips on how to handle the neck dive on this one? Are you holding it in place with your right forearm so that your left hand can move freely?
Thanks for your review, Patrick, but what kind of neck does this bass have; more jazz or more Precision ? Thanks for your reaction & keep up playing.
The road worn look is something I don't really go for, but for a bass this good I'm willing to put up with it!
Hey, Patrick. As someone else mentioned, check out the Mike Dirnt Road Worn P bass. I have one. My first signature & first road worn bass. It’s my favorite bass out of the 3 that I have. It has the Telecaster headstock that I really like. I have Rotosound flats on it & they sound killer. I always get compliments on how it sounds. I really like the lollipop tuners on the Mustang. The flats sound great on it as well.
I own one of these, honestly, where else can you get a bass that has a nitro finish, real rosewood fretboard, Seymour Duncan Pickup and Hipshot tuners for a grand??? And, it absolutely rocks, mine is my number one gigging bass, it’s rock solid, reliable, sounds great, looks incredible, and has great specs, best grand I’ve ever spent on a bass 👌
I don’t know if I love this bass because it looks cool or if your passion for makes want to try it. 😂 it definitely sounds good.
I've owned a Mustang and sold it because the smallish sized slab body bothers me comfort-wise. If you've never played one, keep it mind. Good review though! Note: 4:26 the Sweetwater pix also allow me to pick the bass with the darkest fretboard which I prefer. With all the rosewood issues, some of the substitute woods used are rather funky colors.
I wonder if I could put a string set of .95-.40 on this and tune it to F# Standard or two semitones up from regular E Standard....any insight on this?
Killer!
Hi tbis bass acepts only the short scale strings or can acept the standard long too ? Thanks
I love mine. 👏👍👍👍
Short scale basses rock!
I'm not into damaged new instruments, but to each his own.
Hi. What fuzz pedal are you using with the Mustang bass at 8:20 ? Thanks
My tuners are sticky. I’ve only had flat wounds. My first bass. Any suggestions do upgrades?
Love this bass too! I recommend... La Bella 760F-MUS Stainless Steel Flat Wound Bass Strings - Light .043-.104. From Sweetwater (of course). They were made for this bass!
This. If you want brighter strings, D'addario makes Medium Scale Chromes as well. I do prefer the LaBella though.
Agreed! The LaBella MUS flats are awesome.
Would this be more preferable over the American performer?
Check out the Mike Dirnt signature roadworn bass! It has an Ash body, nitro finish, and a hardshell case!
Have it! I recorded Voodoo Treatment by The Breakers. A Chicago surf instrumental band using it. UA-cam the tune...great tone. Cheers!
It looks like a deal of a bass in my mind! Been thinking about getting one myself for a while but just had a new baby so I need to wait a minute before I get any more instruments 😂
I have one of these myself & I have Rotosound flat wounds on it. It is my favorite bass to play out of the 3 basses I have.
@@ChrisDavis1975 dude! Rotosounds flatwounds do sound awesome on it. Labella makes a gold nylon wound that sounds fat fat fat! Had to try them but they are not as brite when picked as the Rotosounds. I use RS 66s on my other rigs. Cheers!
@@Brunofied I love the flat Rotos so much I think I will put them on my G&L Tribute JB when I change strings on it next! I had been using D’Addario flats & half rounds on my basses for several years.
Looks like your pickup by the D & G strings is slightly lowered on one side. Was that to compensate for the brightness of the G string or overall output?
Just got the JMJ, but I can't seem to find replacement strings ( 9050L flatwound shortscale seems to be discontinued). Anyone knows about a replacement ?
I really want to see a vid of this vs the other mustang !!
I recently purchased one of these and its impossible to intonate. It's so frustrating for a bass of this price. Has anyone had the same issue?
would love to hear thoughts about this vs the Vintera Mustang
Killer, What's the pedal at 8:21 ? Its Massive .
I am not a fan of roadworn, but I love it on my Daphne blue JMJ! The Fender flats are not bad either. I have changed them for LaBella's but I think I prefer the Fender's. They just have a little more pop or something. And yes, the neck is amazing.
I have the La Bellas and love them, but curious about the Fender strings. Do you have a link where I can find them? I know the string through Mustang needs 32" medium scale strings, but can't find the Fender ones...
@@BradleyHansonPhotography Fender ships the JMJ with long-scale Fender flats installed (they don't make a short or medium scale set of those strings). Not ideal in theory, but I haven't heard of issues with it from JMJ players or others who have installed them on other short-scales. The main potential problem is that the E string's full wind is wrapped around the tuner to a point which can put stress on a flatwound which is generally a more fragile string than a roundwound to begin with, not to mention that it also screws up the string alignment behind the nutslightly which can cause the string to bind a bit in the nut while tuning. With the tension of a long-scale bass this fat wrap around the tuner could well cause the winding to break or loosen, but with the softer tension of a short-scale bass you can often get away with using long-scale strings like this.
@@karlzickrick8483 Yes. I tried the Fender longscale flats on the Mustang and they worked fine with no issues. Pretty much identical in sound, tension and feel to D'Addario Chromes to my ear...
@@BradleyHansonPhotography Fender strings are also made by D’addario, but I have found the Fender flats to be distinct sounding from the Chromes in my own experience though they do have a similar feel. Chromes to me sound brighter and somewhat midrange-scooped then mellow into a rounder tone with age, while Fender flats are tamer up top when new but with a more midrange-forward and even potentially “crunchy” (with the tone control turned up) tone that seems to stay pretty consistently as they age. I’ve only ever compared them on a long-scale bass though, the Mustang tends to scoop out the mids naturally so the difference may be more subtle on a Mustang. I definitely prefer the Fenders to the Chromes on long-scale basses, and like the Fenders on short-scales I’ve tried them on enough to stick with em (though I have Labellas on my Mustang these days for their signature “thump”)
Are you using the stock strings?
Those lollipop tuners are awesome
i bought the jmj bass and sold my 25 other basses. I have found what i am looking for my hole life. :)
Nate Mendel Precision Bass 👌🏼
Hello, I have a JMJ and I love this bass but for me she has one default, the sticky gloss of the neck.
You did a review of a squier mustang a lil while back that you lightweight trashed. Other than aesthetics what are the practical differences? What makes this thousand dollar bass so much better than the three hundred dollar version that looks almost identical?
I remember it being mostly lackluster sounding stock. Often times the higher end instruments are finished better (especially neck and fretboard) so they can sometimes feel better than the lower end instruments
@@nootwithana I only bring it up because I bought one of those squier mustangs second hand a couple weeks prior and was pretty impressed with it. I've been playing for close to 25 years,it's not my first short scale but it was my first mustang and I was surprised how well it played and how good it sounded for in spite of being a contemporary squier. A roommate I had a few years back had a squier bronco that was super shrill and these newer mustangs blew me away. So I was surprised when Patrick's review was like "eh,they're whatever"
I have the black one and use it All. The. Time.
Damn, been looking at a crafted in Japan mustang bass for a few months now. Why choose the imi beside getting a new instrument?
the MIJ has a 38mm nut width instead of a 41mm. Also, the pickups are not exactly the same. I own a 1997 MIJ and have played with the JMJ multiple times. Both are great. IMO, the pickup is better on the JMJ. However, I find the MIJ neck more comfortable. You can always replace the pickup on the MIJ model, with Nordstrand one.
What’s the point of demo-ing it with fuzz?
I love the look of this bass. I am wondering if some people here have used it with the E string tuned in D? What size of string do you use for that?
You can use the stock strings or regular gauge for DADG tuning
@@knives_on_static I have tried since my message. I find that there is not enough tension and that the sound is less precise. definitely needs a bigger gauge.
@@davidzimmermann6086 could also be how your instrument is set up. A slight change to the set up would be better than replacing a string or all of them. You would have to set it up regardless for the heavier gauge
Did you get a satisfactory drop D on this bass?
Thank you for the wonderful demo performance. Can the Mustang bass be played with dropD tuning? From Japan.
Sure can!
@@patrickhunter thank you for answering. I look forward to your future videos.
Hello Patrick what are you using to Record your videos, i mean you Basses sounds prefrectly. Preamps?? Effects??
Hey Tomasz! These days I'm usually plugging directly into my interface and using Neural DSP's Darkglass Plugin or Ampeg's Suite plugin, but check the description of each video to see what I use!
name of the intro song's please jajajajaja
Can you please tell us what pedal are you using at 8:20?? It sounds awesome! Thanks!
Check the description, homie! It's a Fuzzrocious Lil Fella though, absolutely KILLER pedal!
@@patrickhunter Thanks, man! You're the best.
I really wish they'd do a not road worn version. I'm not taken by either of the colours and I'm not keen on false ageing. It's strange that Fender hasn't woken up to the idea that this is their best Mustang and making it available in more versions might just increase sales.
Ive been wanting this bass for years. But i need a grand to get one :(
Building a mini P Bass (30.5”). Hint: The strings will not be all bendy like that one. I promise maximum thickness. EVO wire, alder body and special innovations.
I’ve got one but I can never play it because my daughter started playing bass and she refuses to let it be removed from her room LOL! ….. anyway, it is indeed a sweet bass …..
Infest the Rats Nest by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard was recorded with a mustang bass but I guess it isn't a traditional sounding metal record
Make another bass collection video
Dude this is beautiful
But is it really $600 more beautiful than the mustang bass you hated on your other video?
Couldn’t you swap out the pickup in the $400 bass and relic it ?
Looks great IF they would make non road worn versions.
How about another short scale? The Reverend Wattplower!
Completely different story than the Squier, huh? I think it worths the upgrade, it's triple the price, I know, but I think the quality is more than 3x greater. You get what you pay here, plus, the relic'ing from the factory is on point. I have a Sandberg California hardcore relic'ed and I must say, the Fender relic'ing is a better job, and the Sandberg cost me $2,900 due to the relic...
I bought this bass. But one thing: I had ground issues (noise when not touching the strings), after shielding it, I was able to get rid of the noise, and for some reason the pickups are sounding better, it seems they had a tonal range upgrade after shielding!!!
ya i'm liking it id buy the black on if it didn't have all those dimples in it what shame they had to do that on every one there is iwounder it there is a way to fill the dimples in
Ok where does he say how much it costs?
Nevermind I found it
I have the black one. Mine came with a seperate extra black pickgaurd. Does the blue one?
Only the black one comes with the extra pickguard
@@paulmarko1829 thanks
I have the daphne blue one, but it was a tough decision, the black one is super cool too. Regardless, I just love playing it, makes me sorry I didn't discover short scales sooner in life.
@@paulmarko1829 right. I began playing in the mid 90's. Now at 40 with carpal tunnel I was forced into SS. I don't mind it as manufacturers are making very nice basses.
@@thecappy You make a very good point. I just turned 43😃😥! My first real bass was purchased in the 90s, a MIM Fender Jazz and the quality was definitely not as good as this JMJ
Fender is using full-scale strings on this Mustang [Look at the headstock.] The metal wrapping is going around the tuner. That's a big no-no with flatwounds, or so I've been told... Could it be THEY have been lying to us all along?
It makes no difference lol
@@estebanb7166 I understand what you're saying, but most flatwound string manufacturers will tell you, "don't let the windings go around the tuner post."
I've heard people having luck with winding the wrap on post if you go slow and take your time.
I'm guessing JMJ is using long scale strings on his Mustang basses. Whatever works for you, but still very confusing!
It's my dream, but I've just started so I haven't got money for it.
😀👍👍✌
dude, you should do a starcaster bass review, theres not a decent one on youtube!
Maaaaaan, if I could grab one for a decent price!😭
@@patrickhunter hope you finde one! your reviews are the best! and I bet you can get decent modern tones out of it
only thing I hate about short scale is the action.
I understand the people who dislike road worn instruments. . . that they want to earn the scratches. Totally get it. But in real world use, wouldn't it take decades for a guitar to get to that stage? If you like the way they feel and play as well as how they look, why not start enjoying them now?
Poly doesn't get road worn. I've had my jazz for 20 years and only a tiny knick on the back. Relic haters go away!