It's August & my (Fender) Mustang bass is back from an electronics make-over. I see this as a consolation in seeing through a sluggish July. The original volume & tone pots decayed beyond salvation & the input jack crackled with constant loss of signal so everything went into the trash bin. This is also the first time I am not using Gotoh pots, Beez has an alternative brand called Prolink (Korea) in store & I had the 250K pots in there. These units feel smooth & responsive in use so its down to performance durability which would be proven over time.
Despite sporting a shorter scale length, the Mustang taunts me with its vintage-thin frets. I get frustrated doing fast runs because I play clean & light touches are not helping me in any way. My (Fender) ST-72 is also equipped with thin frets by default but I have overdrive to see me through when I play guitar unlike the bass. I somehow believe the bass should be played clean so it won't interfere with the guitar's frequencies.
