The Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass weaves a temporal tapestry of out-of-time tone shaping, vintage panache, and modern playability. The iconic short-scale bass taps historic Fender style and substance, supercharging it with contemporary performance power, including the vintage-inspired yet hot-wound sound of the Coastline ’70 Mustang Bass split-coil pickup, alongside the Greasebucket tone circuit and the lore-diver-approved charm of bringing back Fender’s scantly used Lollipop tuners — features that have Music Experience’s gigging bassists raring to rip up the stage. On the future-facing front, Fender’s luthiers opted for the preeminent playability of the Modern “C” neck, boasting a sleek fretboard with a 9.5-inch radius. Marrying premium tonewoods, timeless style, and contemporary performance, the sonic soul of golden-era Fender beams with modern pro-grade brilliance within the Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass.

Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass at a Glance:

• Alder Body
• Coastline™ 70's split-coil Mustang® Bass pickup
• Modern "C"-shaped neck with 9.5"-radius fingerboard and Medium Jumbo frets
• Vintage-style Hardware
• Greasebucket™ Tone System
• Included gigbag

Time-tested tonewood foundations

For the American Professional Classic Mustang Bass, Fender elected for a performance-proven tonewood triumvirate: alder, maple, and rosewood. The alder body — as the bass’s sonic cornerstone — anchors your sound in a well-balanced profile, renowned for its incisive attack, enduring sustain, and upper midrange punch, giving you the power, transparency, and articulation your bass tones need. Smoldering warmth, spectrum-spanning heat, and clear note-separating brilliance arrive with the maple neck. Up top, the rosewood fretboard enshrines your sound in a crystalline veneer that’s teeming with depth and presence yet never muddying your mix.

Iconic coast-to-coast character

Foundational firepower abounds on the Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass, and no effort was spared to ensure its suite of sonic circuitry could bring the bass’s latent potential to life. To rev up your rig, this Mustang marks the debut of Fender’s Coastline ’70 Mustang Bass split-coil. This pickup channels the sound of its namesake era and then turns up the heat, thanks to increased coil winding, delivering robust stage-proven tones with a soaring modern edge. What’s more, this Mustang comes with Fender’s Greasebucket tone circuit, allowing you to sculpt and shape sound and rein in cloying highs, all without sacrificing precision or clarity — your low end stays focused and preserved.

Built for every lick — Lollipops, included

Laying down low-end licks is a pastime for the shorter-scaled basses, and this Mustang is built to fire on all cylinders. Performance-tier hardware from across the eras starts with a little-known appointment, even among the more studious 6-string scholars — Lollipop tuners. For only three years (1965 to 1968), Fender’s Jazz (’65 to ’66) and Precision (’67 to ’68) basses enjoyed this eye-grabbing hardware, and the American Professional Classic basses brought ‘em back, with serious stability and style in tow. Add in the vintage-style 4-saddle bridge, satin-finished neck, and classic full-body contouring, and the Fender American Professional Classic Mustang Bass is the optimal gateway to bringing historic, US-built Fender craftsmanship to your rig.

What Fender Says...

The perfect blend of vintage charm and modern performance – the American Professional Classic Mustang® Bass. Under the hood, the vintage-inspired Coastline™ 70's Mustang® Bass split-coil pickup delivers depth, punch and articulation while the sleek Modern "C" neck provides exceptional comfort and playability. Fender 'lollipop' tuners deliver classic looks and precise tuning stability. Boasting custom-faded vintage and signature Fender® finishes, this professional-grade instrument looks as good as it sounds. From studio to stage, The American Professional Mustang® Bass – All the soul of a golden-era Fender®, evolved for today's player.

Alder Body

A classic Fender® tonewood known for resonance, punch and clarity. Alder has a balanced and lively tone with beefy mids and a robust low-end.

Faded Classic and Signature Fender® Finishes

Each instrument is available in signature Fender colors and faded classic finishes that recreate the well-loved patina of vintage basses.

Coastline™ 70's Mustang® Bass Pickups

Based on Fender’s Pure Vintage designs, the Coastline 70's split-coil Mustang® Bass pickup is slightly overwound to deliver enhanced Fender warmth, focus and punch.

Modern "C"-Shaped Neck with 9.5" Radius Fingerboard and Medium Jumbo Frets

The Modern "C"-shaped neck delivers a comfortable playing experience with its smooth, ergonomic profile. The 9.5”-radius fingerboard with medium jumbo frets provides fast fretting and easy playability.

Vintage Style Hardware

Pure in form and function, the vintage-style 4-barrel steel saddle bridge provides classic playability and feel, complemented by period-correct "lollipop" tuners for authentic style and reliable tuning stability.

Greasebucket™ Tone System

The uniquely engineered Greasebucket™ Tone System shapes high frequencies without muddying the low end or compromising your fundamental tone, preserving the bass's carefully crafted voice. Unlike traditional tone controls, this sophisticated circuit maintains punch and definition even when rolled back.