The Squier Mini Precision Bass Club

[DavesnothereCA]

Congratulations on your new bass!
I hear you about finding a smaller neck uncomfortable. I do find it less noticeable on the Mini P than on other 1.5" due to the fact the whole instruments is a smaller size. The neck is so much closer to your body that my fretting hand is at a different angle than on a normal short scale, which seems to help.
But if it's not for you, it's not for you. Although I have a feeling that if a used one popped up online at a reasonable price you would give it a shot.

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Thanks !

Yes, a low price would definitely be a carrot, yes.

And you'll let me know if you see one nearby first ?

You are the 2nd person to recently suggest that the whole bass being smaller might help with the narrow neck.

But I do not recall that being the case for my Ibanez Mikro, so I flipped it.

Long scale basses [ such as the one I just bought - up to 13 basses now, BTW ] do not bother me as much for being narrow necked [still somewhat though], which I posted here sometime yesterday, maybe as there is some extra space for my fingers in at least ONE dimension.

And OT, I've just listed one more speaker cab on Kijiji, an Avatar SB112, loaded with their standard 500 Watt Eminence Delta 12 LF.
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[MakoMan]

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Thanks !

Yes, a low price would definitely be a carrot, yes.

And you'll let me know if you see it first ?

You are the 2nd person to recently suggest that the whole bass being smaller might help with the narrow neck.

But I do not recall that being the case for my Ibanez Mikro, so I flipped it.

Long scale basses [ such as the one I just bought - up to 13 basses now, BTW ] do not bother me as much for being narrow necked [still somewhat though], which I posted sometime yesterday, maybe as there is some extra space for my fingers in at least ONE dimension.

And OT, I've just listed one more speaker cab on Kijiji, an Avatar SB112, loaded with their standard 500 Watt Eminence Delta 12 LF.
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It's funny you mention the Mikro. I had one and found the neck too thin at the time. It was not just the nut width, but the thickness of the neck. I had the same issue with the Squier Jag SS. The Mini P is chunkier.

 

[DavesnothereCA]

It's funny you mention the Mikro. I had one and found the neck too thin at the time.

It was not just the nut width, but the thickness of the neck.

I had the same issue with the Squier Jag SS. - The Mini P is chunkier.

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Hmmmm....

Could be.

I wonder whether that spec is published, and if so, would it be better to have someone like Volker measure with a digital caliper, than to trust what Fender might tell us ?

I will have to examine MY Jag SS regarding your observation.

BTW, my table for possible neck swapping among short scale Fender basses is almost complete now.

Just a couple more measurements to find, then I'll post the full info.
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[andare]

If you wind up going for it, if you have the means, it would be great to get the weights of each tuner.
I failed to weigh them before the swap, but I'm pretty sure the 707s are lighter than the stock tuners.
I really like the look and feel of the compact 707s.

This is a picture of just the first tuner swapped:
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GB707 close up:
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I weighed them a while ago, it's in one of my posta

If you wind up going for it, if you have the means, it would be great to get the weights of each tuner.
I failed to weigh them before the swap, but I'm pretty sure the 707s are lighter than the stock tuners.
I really like the look and feel of the compact 707s.

This is a picture of just the first tuner swapped:
View attachment 4120724

GB707 close up:
View attachment 4120725

From my earlier post #1334

I weighed a tuner today: 57g, 62g with the bushing.

 

[SBassman]

I weighed them a while ago, it's in one of my posta

From my earlier post #1334

I weighed a tuner today: 57g, 62g with the bushing.

Ok, so we have:

- Stock - 62g
- Gotoh GB350 Res-O-Lites - 40g
- Gotoh GB707s Compacts - 60g**

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**Other weights are from forum members; this one is from Philadelphia Luthier Tools

 

[DavesnothereCA]

Ok, so we have:

- Stock - 62g
- Gotoh GB350 Res-O-Lites - 40g
- Goto GB7070s Compacts - ?

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GB7070, or GB707 ?
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[SBassman]

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GB7070, or GB707 ?
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Oops. I fixed it. 707s. Also found a weight online - 60g.

 

[RodRy]

If you wind up going for it, if you have the means, it would be great to get the weights of each tuner.
I failed to weigh them before the swap, but I'm pretty sure the 707s are lighter than the stock tuners.
I really like the look and feel of the compact 707s.

This is a picture of just the first tuner swapped:
View attachment 4120724

GB707 close up:
View attachment 4120725

Looks like full string windings on each post. Had any trouble with that?

 

[RodRy]

Does anybody know the bore diameter of the stock tuners on the Mini P?
If I buy this bass I plan to swap the tuners for the Gotoh GB350 which have a 16 millimeter bore diameter or the Gotoh GB707 which have a 14 millimeter bore diameter.
I would like to avoid any elephant ear tuning machines and those Gotohs look like the best way to go but I don't want to have to enlarge the existing holes or drill new ones.

Looking at Gotoh's website, it lists both the GB350 Res-o-lite tuners and the regular GB707s as having identical sized 14mm posts. So you'd be fine either way.
GB350 - G-GOTOH

Taking after Colin Chapman, I'm a fan of light weight.

 

[RodRy]

Ok, so we have:

- Stock - 62g
- Gotoh GB350 Res-O-Lites - 40g
- Gotoh GB707s Compacts - 60g**

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**Other weights are from forum members; this one is from Philadelphia Luthier Tools

Gotoh lists the GB707 at 60.2g. Depends on how precise you want to get.
Part of me thinks that it would be fun to use the CBT-01 tuners at only 35.3g / tuner (excluding bushing). But I think a set costs more than the bass.

 

[DavesnothereCA]

Looks like full string windings on each post.

Had any trouble with that?

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Some here have gotten away with doing it.

Others, myself included, will not tempt fate.

LaBella lectures/preaches not to, lest the strings break.

Many other string makers say nothing.

Some, like Fender themselves, set a bad example by not having exact length sets made for the Mini-P [so far], and install at the factory what I believe to be the same strings which properly fit their 30" scale basses such as the Squier Bronco and only some Mustangs.
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[DavesnothereCA]

Looking at Gotoh's website, it lists both the GB350 Res-o-lite tuners and the regular GB707s as having identical sized 14mm posts. So you'd be fine either way.
GB350 - G-GOTOH

Taking after Colin Chapman, I'm a fan of light weight.

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But I still like calorific foods.

Trivia : In Canada, we have an ice cream company named Chapman.

Anyway, I think that both of those models only come in 14mm.

Before I began to shop for lighter [leading to short scale] basses, I was looking at tuners to reduce my Ric's weight [and 46 years of neck dive], and it takes 17mm, like many/most full scale Fenders.

I could find Hipshot Ultralites in both 14 and 17mm, however not Res-o-lites.

But I never followed though.
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[DavesnothereCA]

Gotoh lists the GB707 at 60.2g. Depends on how precise you want to get.

Part of me thinks that it would be fun to use the CBT-01 tuners at only 35.3g / tuner (excluding bushing).

But I think a set costs more than the bass.

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IIRC, those might fit my Ric.

But being expensive, does anybody actually stock them ?
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[honeydorick]

Hi guys,in 2018 I purchased a Bronco affinity short scale bass at Guitar Center,for a mod.I wanted a short scale bass with a maple neck and fret board.I have short fat fingers and wanted a 30 inch short scale.This was the perfect foundation for my mod.I bought a torino red body with a white pick guard and maple neck.First I removed the crappy strings,pickguard,bridge, and electronics.My goal was to create a short scale red bass with all black hardware,black tapewound flatts,And maple fret board for the cool look I wanted.Total success.Then I saw the beautifull red paint under the pickguard.No scratches just the screw holes.so I ended up reinstalling the pickguard screws,with black ones of the same type and it still looked great.Then I enlarged the pickup hole to carfully accept a G&L L-1000 music man style Double hummbucker type pickup.In the early 80's I owned A G&L L-1000.The sound was so perfect to me.I wanted to recreate it.It was passive but I had all the controls I would ever need.The pickup space on the bronco is perfectly located to immulate the sound if the early G&L 1000.I dont need any Tone controls.All the controls do is roll off high frequencys.I use my amp to shape sound.I shaped and installed a clear plastic piece to mount my volume control and cover the space where the tone control was.How cool that you can see the pot and colored wireing threw the plastic.I painted and touched up the cavitys flatt black.Wow its so pretty looking.I put a heavyer bridge,and mini shaller type tuners on it.The intonation came out perfect,I used mid grade parts.and DAderio black tapewound strings to finish it off.Im extremely happy with the results.I Wanted that James Jamerson style motown feel.I play Regular bass and a little of all genures of music.If you dont slap and pop and want that old school sound this is the set up. Hope this inspires you to experiment with mods.Thanks honeydorick

 

[andare]

Hi guys,in 2018 I purchased a Bronco affinity short scale bass at Guitar Center,for a mod.I wanted a short scale bass with a maple neck and fret board.I have short fat fingers and wanted a 30 inch short scale.This was the perfect foundation for my mod.I bought a torino red body with a white pick guard and maple neck.First I removed the crappy strings,pickguard,bridge, and electronics.My goal was to create a short scale red bass with all black hardware,black tapewound flatts,And maple fret board for the cool look I wanted.Total success.Then I saw the beautifull red paint under the pickguard.No scratches just the screw holes.so I ended up reinstalling the pickguard screws,with black ones of the same type and it still looked great.Then I enlarged the pickup hole to carfully accept a G&L L-1000 music man style Double hummbucker type pickup.In the early 80's I owned A G&L L-1000.The sound was so perfect to me.I wanted to recreate it.It was passive but I had all the controls I would ever need.The pickup space on the bronco is perfectly located to immulate the sound if the early G&L 1000.I dont need any Tone controls.All the controls do is roll off high frequencys.I use my amp to shape sound.I shaped and installed a clear plastic piece to mount my volume control and cover the space where the tone control was.How cool that you can see the pot and colored wireing threw the plastic.I painted and touched up the cavitys flatt black.Wow its so pretty looking.I put a heavyer bridge,and mini shaller type tuners on it.The intonation came out perfect,I used mid grade parts.and DAderio black tapewound strings to finish it off.Im extremely happy with the results.I Wanted that James Jamerson style motown feel.I play Regular bass and a little of all genures of music.If you dont slap and pop and want that old school sound this is the set up. Hope this inspires you to experiment with mods.Thanks honeydorick

You're in the wrong thread but the bass is cool nonetheless.

 

[HaphAsSard]

I own both a GSRM20 4 string Mikro and a GSRM25 5 string Mikro and they are both mind boggling great basses considering the low price they are sold for.

Both had as good as perfect fretwork from factory, especially the 5 string can get insanely low action, lower than I ever would go, without any fret buzz, and the 4 string can still go low enough to fit my personal preferences perfectly.

Further more the 4 string got about the most stable neck I ever had on any of the basses and guitars I've owned and holds tuning extremely well.

Only thing about these basses that I am not exactly crazy about are the stock pickups, that in my opinion frankly sucks, especially the J pickups on the 5 string, but that can relatively easily be fixed, though of course that is going to increase the price, but in my opinion these basses are totally worth a proper pickup upgrade.

The 4 string was my main for several years (up until less than a month ago where I decided to go back to playing full scale bass and took a plunge into the deep end buying my first 6 string bass, an Ibanez ST306EB, which I now consider my main bass), initially having a set of EMG Geezer Butler P/J pickups installed, and current just a DiMarzio Model P with the J pickup disconnected.

I consider having the 5 string routed for 2 blade soapbar humbuckers and converting it to a 6 string, like sort of a Fender Bass VI type instrument, but with much less cramped string spacing.

Hey, welcome back, man!

 

[DavesnothereCA]

You're in the wrong thread, but the bass is cool nonetheless.

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Yes, that bass looks purty.

Needs one of Volker's 1-11 red knobs though.

Y'know, I have never searched for it, but there MUST be a Bronco Club thread on TalkBass.

I've found clubs for each other bass if I looked, including for individual short scale models, as well as one for short scale basses in general.

IIRC, there is club for 28.6" [ sub-short ?] scale basses as a category too.
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[Shorty3]

Looking at Gotoh's website, it lists both the GB350 Res-o-lite tuners and the regular GB707s as having identical sized 14mm posts. So you'd be fine either way.
GB350 - G-GOTOH

Taking after Colin Chapman, I'm a fan of light weight.

Thanks for the info.
Thomann website shows 16 mm diameter for the 350 but this wouldn't be the first time Thomann specs are wrong.

Gotoh GB350 2L/2R BC Bass Tuners – Thomann Italia

 

[DavesnothereCA]

Thanks for the info.
Thomann website shows 16 mm diameter for the 350 but this wouldn't be the first time Thomann specs are wrong.

Gotoh GB350 2L/2R BC Bass Tuners – Thomann Italia

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What does the Gotoh site show for these ?

Sometimes there are also blueprint drawings.
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[andare]

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Yes, that bass looks purty.

Needs one of Volker's 1-11 red knobs though.

Y'know, I have never searched for it, but there MUST be a Bronco Club thread on TalkBass.

I've found clubs for each other bass if I looked, including for individual short scale models, as well as one for short scale basses in general.

IIRC, there is club for 28.6" [ sub-short ?] scale basses as a category too.
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There you go Dave M2B2 Club (Mustang, MusicMaster, Bullet, Bronco)