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Vintage Modified Mustang Bass (2012–2013)
VerifiedSingle documented run
Factory unknown · Bass 4-String voicing
- 3-Tone Sunburst
- Black
What made this run special
Specs from the 2012-10-27 official capture. First listed in the 2012 pricelist (not in the 2011 Frontline); absent from the 2014 pricelist: run closed at 2013. Factory not yet established from sources.
What changed
Squier's first Mustang Bass — a 1966 homage with the classic single split pickup and strings-through bridge.
Specifications
| Scale length | 30" (762 mm) |
|---|---|
| Number of frets | 19 |
| Neck material | Maple |
| Fretboard material | Maple |
| Fretboard radius | 9.5" (241.3 mm) |
| Nut width | 1.5" (38.1 mm) |
| Body material | Basswood |
| Construction | Bolt-On |
| Pickup configuration | S |
| Middle pickup | Special Design split single-coil Mustang Bass pickup |
| Bridge / tremolo | Strings-through-body with 4 individually adjustable saddles |
| Tuners | Standard open-gear |
| Original MSRP | USD 479.99 |
| Strings | Fender USA NPS .040-.095 |
| Controls | Volume, Tone |
| Fret Size | Medium Jumbo |
| Per Color | {"0328402500":{"color":"3-Tone Sunburst"},"0328402506":{"color":"Black"}} |
| Neck Finish | Natural Satin |
| Pickup Note | Single split single-coil (P-style layout); notably a "Special Design" unit, not Duncan Designed like most VM-era pickups |
| Nut Material | White PPS |
| Position Inlays | Black Dot |