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Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ

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Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ

Fender · Player II Mustang Bass PJ

Price: 37 EUR – 1.325 EUR

Price history 04.09.2026 19.09.2026
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Availability: 9/10 (Common)

A short-scale bass revival in the Player II line: 30-inch scale for easier reach, a PJ pickup pairing (split-coil P plus single-coil J), and the Modern "C" neck with rolled fingerboard edges shared across the Player II range.

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About the Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ

The Player II Mustang Bass PJ uses the Mustang body shape at a short 30-inch scale rather than the standard 34-inch bass scale, making it noticeably easier to reach across for players with smaller hands or those wanting a more compact instrument. The alder body pairs with a Modern "C"-profile neck finished in satin urethane, a 9.5-inch-radius fingerboard with rolled edges and 19 medium jumbo frets, at a narrower 1.5-inch nut width.

The defining electronic feature is the PJ pickup configuration: a Player Series Alnico V split-coil P-bass pickup at the neck position paired with a single-coil J-bass pickup near the bridge, switched via a 3-way toggle that engages the bridge pickup, the neck pickup, or both together - giving a wider tonal range than either pickup type alone. The bridge is a standard 4-saddle design with a bolt-on neck construction and vintage-style open-gear tuners.

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Sound character of the Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ

The PJ pickup layout - a split-coil Precision pickup at the neck plus a single-coil Jazz pickup at the bridge - lets this short-scale (30") bass blend P-Bass punch with J-Bass bite; the short scale itself adds looser string tension and a slightly warmer, less taut low end.

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Technical data for the Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ

Body Alder
Neck Maple, "Modern C" profile, bolt-on
Fretboard Rosewood or maple, 9.5" radius, rolled edges
Frets 19, medium jumbo
Scale length 30"
Nut width 1.5"
Pickups Split-coil P (neck) + single-coil J (bridge)
Introduced July 2024

Price history for the Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ

Cheapest seen: 37 EUR  ·  Most expensive seen: 1.325 EUR

1.390 EUR37 EUR 04.09.2026 14.09.202616.09.202618.09.2026 19.09.2026
Cheapest seen Most expensive seen

The history of the Fender Player II Mustang Bass PJ

Fender's original Mustang Bass launched in 1966 as a short-scale companion to the Mustang guitar, aimed partly at younger or smaller-statured players and later adopted by musicians who simply preferred its compact feel and punchy tone. The Player II Series revived the short-scale Mustang concept with the PJ pickup configuration and the neck/fingerboard refinements shared across the rest of the 2024 Player II lineup.

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