is perfect for players who dig a shorter scale (30) or who have smaller hands. Guitar players and younger musicians will find it especially comfortable to play! Details include a solid alder body, split single-coil pickup and a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard, dot inlays and nickel/silver frets. The Fender Mustang`s short scale has a lot of advantages if you like bending, and like a little more trebly, throaty sound. Short scale also lets you do things you can`t do on a 34-inch scale. You can do riffing with guitar-like ease on this bass guitar, and it`s much easier to control your sound. String spacing is the same as a J-bass at the neck and just slightly narrower at the bridge. The Fender Mustang Bass single-coil split pickup just sings in such a special way; a truly pleasing, vintage-sounding tone. The Fender Mustang Bass suits surf-rock, country, garage, even blues, some jazz, any type of roots music. The Fender Mustang Bass delivers a wide range tone from its split single-coil pickup, which can sound thick and heavy, or bright and punchy. Some famous Mustang players… Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones used Mustang basses in the late-1960s and early-1970s. Tina Weymouth of Talking Heads used a Mustang bass in the early days of the band. Denny Laine occasionally used one during his time with Wings, when lead singer Paul McCartney would switch from bass to piano or guitar. Chris Murphy of Sloan frequently uses a Mustang bass. Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea learned how to play bass on a Mustang. Dee Dee Ramone played many shows with a Mustang bass. Holger Czukay of Can (band) played a Mustang bass for much of his time with the band. Simon Green, a.k.a. Bonobo, plays a Mustang bass with his touring band. Trevor Bolder of David Bowie and The Spiders from Mars used a Mustang Bass among many other basses. Alan Lancaster of Status Quo used Mustang in 60s and 70s. Paula Pierce of The Rage (later a founding member of The Pandoras), played a Mustang bass live and when recording from 1976 to 1978. You'll go to bed thinking about this bass and wake up thinking about this bass! Features: Classic Series Alder Body Fiesta Red (Polyurethane Finish) Maple Neck, “C Shape (Gloss Polyurethane Finish) Rosewood Fingerboard 7.25 Radius (184mm) 19 Vintage Frets Pickups: 1 Special Design Split Single-Coil Mustang Bass Pickup Controls: Volume, Tone Strings-Thru-Body Bridge with 4 Individually Adjustable Saddles Standard Vintage Style Machine Heads Chrome Hardware Pickguard: 3-Ply White Pearloid Scale Length: 30 Width at Nut: 1.50 (38mm) Dot Position Inlay  (less)