1969 Fender Competition Mustang Bass Vintage Short Scale Bass, Candy Apple Red w/ Lavender Pickguard, Case
$4,799.99
$4,799.99
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Up for sale, a 1969 Fender Competition Mustang Bass in exceptional condition and in perfect working order, complete with a modern hardshell case. Featuring a Competition Red finish complete with matching peghead, this particular color is essentially Candy Apple Red with an Olympic White racing stripe, aged to a notably coppery shade. Further differentiating this Mustang Bass from the norm, this example features a lavender pearloid pickguard, a cosmetic variant Fender offered on sparingly few examples.
The bass has a rich, round acoustic voice with smooth sustain and a touch of growl in the top end. There's a certain pluck and punch unique to this bass that's particularly appealing and sits well in a mix, filling out the low end nicely. Offering more upper midrange focus than a P, this Mustang Bass is strung with fresh roundwound 45-100 strings and has a surprising amount of oomph when picked with authority. The instrument weighs 8lbs, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with comfortable action and spot-on intonation.
The maple neck has a substantial U-shaped profile carve with generous shoulder and rolled fretboard edges, measuring .880" deep at the 1st fret and .999" at the 12th. On the rosewood fretboard, the original frets are intact and retain their full factory height, exhibiting only very light wear on the crowns of frets 1-5. The bass plays cleanly up the 30" scale with a straight neck and a responsive, optimally adjusted truss rod. The nut measures 1 9/16" in width, and the Competition Red-finished headstock retains the original "Mustang Bass" decal as well as a set of stock Fender-branded chrome tuning machines with lollipop buttons. The neck heel retains just a bit of the original faded green ink stamp, ostensibly from November of 1969, which aligns with the serial number and pot codes.
All of the electronics work as they should, with the original gray bobbin pickup. The original pair of CTS pots have date stamps from the 42nd week of '66 (Fender purchased a huge lot of pots from CTS in '66 and these were used through the end of the decade). The chrome plating on the control plate and bridge is notably bright and clean, and plastics include the original pair of knobs and the lavender pearloid guard. The pickguard sits flush with the body and exhibits minimal shrinkage, with a couple extra mounting holes for a bass-side finger rest.
The Competition Red gloss has aged to a diffused coppery shade, with prominent horizontal finish checking and an extra doweled strap button mounting hole just north of the neck plate. Cosmetic wear is limited to a couple finish chips of note at the bass-side waist, and a few additional minor finish chips, scuffs, and nicks consistent with careful use. There is natural palm wear through the gloss on much of the neck profile.
A modern hardshell case is included.
The bass has a rich, round acoustic voice with smooth sustain and a touch of growl in the top end. There's a certain pluck and punch unique to this bass that's particularly appealing and sits well in a mix, filling out the low end nicely. Offering more upper midrange focus than a P, this Mustang Bass is strung with fresh roundwound 45-100 strings and has a surprising amount of oomph when picked with authority. The instrument weighs 8lbs, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with comfortable action and spot-on intonation.
The maple neck has a substantial U-shaped profile carve with generous shoulder and rolled fretboard edges, measuring .880" deep at the 1st fret and .999" at the 12th. On the rosewood fretboard, the original frets are intact and retain their full factory height, exhibiting only very light wear on the crowns of frets 1-5. The bass plays cleanly up the 30" scale with a straight neck and a responsive, optimally adjusted truss rod. The nut measures 1 9/16" in width, and the Competition Red-finished headstock retains the original "Mustang Bass" decal as well as a set of stock Fender-branded chrome tuning machines with lollipop buttons. The neck heel retains just a bit of the original faded green ink stamp, ostensibly from November of 1969, which aligns with the serial number and pot codes.
All of the electronics work as they should, with the original gray bobbin pickup. The original pair of CTS pots have date stamps from the 42nd week of '66 (Fender purchased a huge lot of pots from CTS in '66 and these were used through the end of the decade). The chrome plating on the control plate and bridge is notably bright and clean, and plastics include the original pair of knobs and the lavender pearloid guard. The pickguard sits flush with the body and exhibits minimal shrinkage, with a couple extra mounting holes for a bass-side finger rest.
The Competition Red gloss has aged to a diffused coppery shade, with prominent horizontal finish checking and an extra doweled strap button mounting hole just north of the neck plate. Cosmetic wear is limited to a couple finish chips of note at the bass-side waist, and a few additional minor finish chips, scuffs, and nicks consistent with careful use. There is natural palm wear through the gloss on much of the neck profile.
A modern hardshell case is included.
