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The Squier Mini Precision Bass Club

#381
In 2018 I sold my Fender MIM Mustang PJ which I had installed a set of Gotoh GB350 Res-O-Lite tuners and a Nordstrand P bass pup. The negotiated price ended up with me me keeping the Gotoh tuners and the original Mustang P pup. Fast forward to a few weeks ago.... I picked up a new Squier Mini P and of course replaced the tuners with the Gotohs and swapped out the pup with the Mustang pup and added new 250k pots and a new .1 mfd capacitor and also installed a new bridge cover. The Squier "A" string tuner was originally installed slightly off and I need to pick up some super glue to fix the screw hole and drill a new one. But the the Gotoh tuners were in fact a direct, drop in replacement including the screws holes. The "E" string nut slot was cut a bit high so I fixed that. I installed a new set of GHS short scale precision flats and of course I have about a half wind of bare string on the E string post but it's fine and I did not have an issue with intonation. (the GHS strings are wound on a hex core... I would not recommend trying this with strings that have a round core like La Bella flats) I prefer just the taper being wound on the posts and I have ordered a set of Newtone nickel wound strings on a round core that will be a proper fit. I'll let everyone know what I think after I receive them what I think about them. Overall, I was not expecting the build quality of the Squier (the bass has "zero" fret sprout) to be as good as it really is and I can say the bass just sings and sounds absolutely huge through my Aguilar TH700 and a Fender Rumble 2x10 cab. I will gig this bass without hesitation for sure. It is a joy to play and it came in at 6.2 lbs! Cheers!
 

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#383
jazz3625tonic said:
In 2018 I sold my Fender MIM Mustang PJ which I had installed a set of Gotoh GB350 Res-O-Lite tuners and a Nordstrand P bass pup. The negotiated price ended up with me me keeping the Gotoh tuners and the original Mustang P pup. Fast forward to a few weeks ago.... I picked up a new Squier Mini P and of course replaced the tuners with the Gotohs and swapped out the pup with the Mustang pup and added new 250k pots and a new .1 mfd capacitor and also installed a new bridge cover. The Squier "A" string tuner was originally installed slightly off and I need to pick up some super glue to fix the screw hole and drill a new one. But the the Gotoh tuners were in fact a direct, drop in replacement including the screws holes. The "E" string nut slot was cut a bit high so I fixed that. I installed a new set of GHS short scale precision flats and of course I have about a half wind of bare string on the E string post but it's fine and I did not have an issue with intonation. (the GHS strings are wound on a hex core... I would not recommend trying this with strings that have a round core like La Bella flats) I prefer just the taper being wound on the posts and I have ordered a set of Newtone nickel wound strings on a round core that will be a proper fit. I'll let everyone know what I think after I receive them what I think about them. Overall, I was not expecting the build quality of the Squier (the bass has "zero" fret sprout) to be as good as it really is and I can say the bass just sings and sounds absolutely huge through my Aguilar TH700 and a Fender Rumble 2x10 cab. I will gig this bass without hesitation for sure. It is a joy to play and it came in at 6.2 lbs! Cheers!
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was the mustang pickup a drop-in replacement, or did you have to do some routing?
 
#385
jazz3625tonic said:
In 2018 I sold my Fender MIM Mustang PJ which I had installed a set of Gotoh GB350 Res-O-Lite tuners and a Nordstrand P bass pup. The negotiated price ended up with me me keeping the Gotoh tuners and the original Mustang P pup. Fast forward to a few weeks ago.... I picked up a new Squier Mini P and of course replaced the tuners with the Gotohs and swapped out the pup with the Mustang pup and added new 250k pots and a new .1 mfd capacitor and also installed a new bridge cover. The Squier "A" string tuner was originally installed slightly off and I need to pick up some super glue to fix the screw hole and drill a new one. But the the Gotoh tuners were in fact a direct, drop in replacement including the screws holes. The "E" string nut slot was cut a bit high so I fixed that. I installed a new set of GHS short scale precision flats and of course I have about a half wind of bare string on the E string post but it's fine and I did not have an issue with intonation. (the GHS strings are wound on a hex core... I would not recommend trying this with strings that have a round core like La Bella flats) I prefer just the taper being wound on the posts and I have ordered a set of Newtone nickel wound strings on a round core that will be a proper fit. I'll let everyone know what I think after I receive them what I think about them. Overall, I was not expecting the build quality of the Squier (the bass has "zero" fret sprout) to be as good as it really is and I can say the bass just sings and sounds absolutely huge through my Aguilar TH700 and a Fender Rumble 2x10 cab. I will gig this bass without hesitation for sure. It is a joy to play and it came in at 6.2 lbs! Cheers!
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Do you think Gotohs made a difference?

I have some nice Gotohs but I’m thinking the stock timers are pretty decent.
 
#386
SBassman: I thought the original tuners were OK, nothing to write home about but the Gotohs are definitely lighter and I believe better tolerance... also, I had them on hand so it was a pretty easy decision.

Edit: I also wanted to say that I definitely prefer the tuner posts of the Gotohs over the thin curved shape of the originals... seems more of a solid wrap which may or may not even matter. Cheers!
 
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#389
FinialBassist said:
Finally got a set of D'Addario Chrome short scale flats for the Mini P. As expected, the E string taper does overshoot the tuning post by about an inch. Doesn't bother me unless the string breaks or goes dead on me. I'll give them time to settle in before I decide whether to keep them or maybe try the Mikro strings.

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I haven't put on my Chromes as yet on the Mini P, but I have measured them in relation to the bass and found the same thing - all of the strings will fit, except the E, which will have the fatter part of the string on the winding post. Doesn't bother me a bit, as I have put cut down 34" Chromes on a couple of 30" scale basses that have lasted years with no issues whatsoever.
 
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MakoMan said:
....I have put cut down 34" Chromes on a couple of 30" scale basses that have lasted years with no issues whatsoever.
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Thanks - This is good info to know, for other basses which I and others may have, for example my Gibson SG bass comes to mind.

What gauge was that E string which behaved for you, BTW ?

I looked into the PDF reference file for D'Addario, and they only list the strings individually, not in sets.

In comparison, GHS lists theirs both ways in their PDF.
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#392
pcake said:
until someone uses the d'addarios, i'm going to guess they'll fit - they fit my mikros (also 28.6" scale) perfectly. and there's also newtone strings if you like round wounds. they make strings in any lengths and gauges you like. i ordered a set for my 24.75" scale smallguitars MB2, and we'll be trying 'em this week.
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Unfortunately I'm not a huge fan of D'Addario strings. I don't like their "signature" metallic upper mid presence. Even their flats have that sound. Not that they're bad, they're just not the best choice for my style of playing. Things tend to get too clanky when I use fresh D'Addarios and I don't like their "dead" sound much. I'm usually into warmer/smoother sounding strings like flats or pure nickel rounds. Basically strings that age well, like Thomastik flats or Pyramid Pure Nickel.

Newtone... Very interesting. They have gone completly under my radar. Too bad they don't make flats. I usually prefer flats on short scale basses. But their Premium strings ("warm, played-in tone") look interesting. I guess I'll have to spend some time looking for reviews. I'm sure someone around here must have tried them. Thanks for the tip! :thumbsup:
 
#393
Just want to put two cents in for - Fender 7250Ms, the stock string.

I have Never had any bonding with a stock string - until I unexpectedly bought this low end Mini.
Don't give up on the strings until you really spend some time with them and they break in.
You may be surprised.

I really like the strings. I'm usually in a Huge rush to throw away the stock strings and go my own way.
For me, not with these strings.
 
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SBassman said:
Just want to put two cents in for - Fender 7250Ms, the stock string.

I have Never had any bonding with a stock string - until I unexpectedly bought this low end Mini.
Don't give up on the strings until you really spend some time with them and they break in.
You may be surprised.

I really like the strings. I'm usually in a Huge rush to throw away the stock strings and go my own way.
For me, not with these strings.
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How did you verify the strings? I wrote fender and they couldn’t tell me what strings were used on the mini p.
 
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It would be interesting to compare a Mikro and a Mini side by side, since they have identical scales.

I used to have a Mikro, but not any longer, so I can't compare.

Pickup wise, I Do like the orientation of the front Mikro pickup better than the Mini's. Of course, if the Mini pickup is significantly better, that moots that.

I would love to have the identical strings on Both basses, ideally the nickel plated steels of the Mini, and Listen to both of these basses side by side.
 
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SBassman said:
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Note again the ERROR in the Nut Width spec - It is really 1.5 inches (Jazz bass width), not the 1.6 inches (closer to Precision bass width) which they mentioned in the table.

If we cannot believe the one spec about this bass, should we believe any of the others ?

For that matter, can we believe ANYTHING which Fender publishes anymore ? :rollno: :thumbsdown:
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