Mini P bass!

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Flash file at Mike Anthony's site;

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It looks better than the mini P bass that Fender Japan did back around 94' - the machineheads seemed too big on that-
but the Badass bridge looks huge though....

with Gotoh GB7 machineheads it could make a nice travel bass....

 

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Awesome that looks sweet!!!

 

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hmm... i suddenly have this vision on the Allobass stingray-Junior and Allobass Jazz-Junior...

 

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Cool. Anyone know any more about that bass. Was that a one shot deal, or is it a production bass that can be purchased?

<I personally think there's a market for Good small basses for travel and the couch, but most that I find are student craptastics.>

 

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That would be good for teacher if they taught a child or maybe even a parent teaching their kid to play bass.

 

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Awww...

 

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just stumbled on this pic-

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-Sammick "Greg Bennett half size P bass"

 

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21 frets, that's a thoughtful touch.

 

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Now that I think of it, I just read something about a Fender Mini-P somewhere in Russia...more info when I find it again.

 

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Stewart MacDonald's used to sell some really sweet little kits to build these. A friend had done one of the 'mini Strats' and the components were pretty good quality. I wish they'd do those again!

-robert

 

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I really liked the mini Precision from the Entwistle auction.
Here's a pic:

 

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Originally posted by zombywoof5050
I really liked the mini Precision from the Entwistle auction.

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yep, that looks like the one Fender Japan did around '94.
I tried one out back then- very neck-heavy.
obviously very slack string tension hence lots of fretbuzz.

the Samick above turns out to be a mini version of their new Corsair line-
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the 2+2 downsized headstock and 21/22frets and 5string versions (full-size ) is interesting.

 

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I have one the older Samick mini's. I ostensibly bought it for my daughtter just before she was born...she's two now.....and she does play it, but it is kinda fun . I have even done solo bass shows with (when I come out to "play a little bass for ya"!)

24 1/2" scale; 21 frets...decent pasive PUs...overall it plays really nice. I have it tuned as a tenor (ADGC).up a fourth since it is about 3/4 size!
in that tuning it sounds and playes really nice.

Other bass players really get a kick out it.
My daughter has taken to it..and we are able to do some duets (albeit very modern and atonal sounding...but hey, she's still learning..and she's only 2!)

Max

 

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That thing is diminuitive.

 

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I hope I don't sound stupid or insulting about this, but what's the point of these mini basses? For folks with smaller hands/kids, or do they have an overall different tone to them?