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The Squier Mini Precision Bass Club

#901
TK4261 said:
Here are the neck pocket measurements @DavesnothereCA :thumbsup:

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I took the liberty of forwarding this to the Solo company, and asking them if they would provide the measurements of the pocket of their Mini P kit.

Picture of their neck, with maple fretboard:

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#903
MakoMan said:
Wow, you are a trooper! Dave, just to save you the trouble of asking... if you want me to take the neck of my Bronco to show you the measurements, the answer is 'No' :roflmao:
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Trooper ?

The correct term is 'chutzpah'.

IOW, I had the nerve to ask. :smug:

BTW, while you all were engaged in conversation, I drove to Montreal, and just got back with that trans red JTB-40 which we both saw on Kijiji, so it's NBD for me ! :woot: :hyper: :woot:

And it was a double-masked transaction.
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#910
DavesnothereCA said:
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Trooper ?

The correct term is 'chutzpah'.

IOW, I had the nerve to ask. :smug:

BTW, while you all were engaged in conversation, I drove to Montreal, and just got back with that trans red JTB-40 which we both saw on Kijiji, so it's NBD for me ! :woot: :hyper: :woot:

And it was a double-masked transaction.
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That is awesome! Let me know what you think of it!
 
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#911
Volker Kirstein said:
I was thinking about doing a fill 'n' drill on a maple Strat neck, pop it onto the Mini P, and test this pocket theory. Used Strat clones are cheap enough...

BUT!!! After some more thought, this is not practical. A Strat has a 25.5" scale, 3" shorter than the Mini P. Intonation would be way off.
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i dislike the neck profile of the mini strat myself. i was going to buy one and convert it before the pandemic, but the back of the neck felt so... flat...
 
#912
I got after the Mini P today.

It was nicely painted with non conductive paint.
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There is a bit of a gap in the neck pocket.
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I couldn't leave the white pickguard alone, so I hit the it with some copper paint and a clearcoat. It will do, until I can get a pickguard made. I also added some fretboard decals. Just to be different and see how they looked.
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I also added tophat knobs that I had laying about.
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I removed the baby strap pegs and replaced them with Schallers.
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I cleaned up the fret ends, oiled the fretboard and polished the frets.

It tuned and intonated ok. As others have mentioned, the E is a bit on the floppy side, but since I'm a beginner, I don't think I'll notice. I was going to take this on a 3 day trip I had for work, it went off my schedule, so I'll mess with it at home. But, it will be my travel Bass when I do go on the road.
 
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MakoMan said:
Wow, you are a trooper! Dave, just to save you the trouble of asking... if you want me to take the neck of my Bronco to show you the measurements, the answer is 'No' :roflmao:
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I'm not going to take the neck off, either, but, here's some outside measurements on my Badtz Maru Bronco:
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The Bronco neck is a bit (1mm - 2mm) wider than the Mini P. For the socket depth, it's trickier. I get almost 99mm at the edge, but it's a round heel, so it may be 100mm.
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#918
DavesnothereCA said:
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Now THAT looks worth trying.

I wonder how a FLATWOUND string would fare ?

Also, are your strings hex core or round ?

That might make a difference too.
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I only took one winding off, I did not get to the core. As you can see in the pics, there's another layer of windings underneath.

I imagine flatwounds would be not too different. You can "resilk" with heat-shrink tubing.
 
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#919
I have to say there are a lot of people in this thread with greater skills and more confidence than I. Taking apart a brand new bass? The only time I would do that is if I had an issue or wanted to make a modification of some sort. And even then I would normally take it to someone who knows what they are doing.
I'm a player - my technical skills are mostly limited to string changes, setups and polishing. I can count the number of times I've removed a neck on one finger! :roflmao:
 
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#920
MakoMan said:
I have to say there are a lot of people in this thread with greater skills and more confidence than I. Taking apart a brand new bass? The only time I would do that is if I had an issue or wanted to make a modification of some sort. And even then I would normally take it to someone who knows what they are doing.
I'm a player - my technical skills are mostly limited to string changes, setups and polishing. I can count the number of times I've removed a neck on one finger! :roflmao:
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I have done full setups and adjustments to all guitar types, and most types of repairs and mods including electronics, as well as chiseling a solid body for pickup changes. :smug:

My Franken-Ric is testament to that last part. :eek:

For a period at one point, I contracted to a music store doing such repairs - fixed old tube amps too.

I have occasionally filed and recrowned frets [Dunlop has a special tool for this], but have not replaced any.

My experience in electronics predates my becoming a musician.
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