Fender Mustang PJ Bass - Torino Red with Rosewood Fingerboard

Short-scale Comfort and Flexible Pickups

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The Fender Mustang Bass PJ combines the hard-hitting tone of a Precision Bass with the unmistakable growl of a Jazz Bass. Its smaller Mustang-style body and short scale make this electric bass extremely comfortable, even for players with small hands. Seriously - once you wrap your hand around this bass guitar's smooth-playing C-shaped maple neck, you'll have a hard time putting it down. This bass's short scale also imbues every note you play with a fat, harmonic richness that's impossible to ignore. Combining classic and modern styling, the Fender Mustang Bass PJ features vintage-style tuners, a 4-bolt neck plate, and 4-saddle top-loaded bridge - all finished in shimmering chrome.

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• Precision Bass pickup delivers the driving sound of rock and metal
• Jazz Bass pickup for growling midrange tone
• Short scale length for great tone and increased playability

When you think of fat, meaty, and hard-hitting bass lines, you're probably thinking about the sound of a Fender Precision Bass. Thanks to its traditional split single-coil P Bass pickup, you can count on the Mustang Bass PJ to pump out dynamically intense and deeply satisfying bass tone. Whether you play with a pick or your fingers, you'll be impressed by the clear sound and serious sonic impact of your Mustang Bass PJ.

With a Jazz Bass single-coil pickup at the bridge position, the Fender Mustang Bass PJ packs a powerful midrange punch. The bassists here at Sweetwater use it to add hair to the sound of the P Bass pickup or for classic Jazz Bass growl on its own.

Of course the short scale length of the Fender Mustang Bass PJ's neck makes it easier to navigate the fretboard and is perfect for beginners and players with smaller hands. Short scale basses have a different tonal character because shorter string lengths give you a thicker, mellower tone than a long scale instrument. Just plug the Mustang Bass PJ into your bass amp, and you'll see what we mean, as notes come alive and cut through the mix without becoming overbearing.

• Electric bass with the classic Mustang body style and a versatile pair of pickups
• Create iconic rock tone with the split-coil P Bass pickup
• Rich, growling tone from the J Bass single-coil pickup
• Fine-tune your sound with individual volume controls for each pickup
• Short scale length creates great tone and increased playability
• Smooth-playing C-shaped maple neck
• Eye-catching chrome hardware