STOCK Squier Mini Precision Bass Wins! This is a Mini Monster.

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Signal Chain: Bass - Hotone Britwind Amp (green channel) - DI out - Sonicake Sonic IR (8x10 bass cab IR) - Interface.
The strings are pretty light gauge, but don't flap about too much. However, it may be improved with a slightly heavier gauge or a higher-tension set. I quite like how these strings feel. I will try some flat wounds on this, but keep these strings in case I want to go back.
The hardware is perfectly fine. Everything works just as it should. I don't think there's any need to upgrade the bridge or tuners for the sake of improvement, but it's always fun to hod-rod an instrument like this if you don't mind spending more money.
The stock pickup is great! It sounds like a P-Bass! I am considering trying an affordable Alnico 5 pickup out of curiosity though.
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[@anthonyclegg1511]

Got the exact same bass, I wish people would stop calling them beginners, or children's basses. I'm 72 and I have one, lovely guitar, for anyone. ❤️🎸. Nice playing. Thanks.

[@RobCmusic]

Thanks for the comment and keep rockin'

[@Inferno5150]

This is the best damn bass review I've ever seen! No unnecessary mouth yapping. All the info I want on screen. Excellent!

[@RobCmusic]

Thanks. I'm glad it was useful!

[@Oscaraha]

Got mine for 100 dollars with an amp. Upgrading the high mass fender bridge, bone nut, fender vintage pickup, pyramid strings and grover tuners for (200 dollars in total) makes this an incredible bass for my two year old son:)

[@isaiahmarquez9717]

For your “2 year old son.” 😉 Of course! Who else would it be for? 😂

[@Oscaraha]

@@isaiahmarquez9717 thats at least what I tell his mother😂

[@VossGiannis]

You should make a demo video with that!

[@f1948s]

Thank you so much for the excellent video. No boring explanations of stuff we can already find on the internet. Just good sound checks of all the control settings. I wish more videos would be this way. Save time for everyone.

[@RobCmusic]

Thanks for the comment. I normally talk too much, so this is a good pointer for future videos!

[@MarcG7424]

I play bass and my son picked up one of these and didn't want to put it down he's 10 years old and wants his first bass size wise it's perfect for him i gave it the once over and the quality seemed pretty good so was the price so he may have a surprise waiting for him Christmas morning

[@a.j.garrett9639]

I just bought one! The pick ups are good! I can't believe it. (I own American standard P and J basses) This thing will probably see as much use as those. No joke. At first I thought it would be a fun toy for playing while watching TV but it's more than that. Don't sleep on these!

[@RobCmusic]

Yeah it's definitely a keeper for me. I changed the pickup for an affordable, unbranded alnico one. It sounds warmer, but with less output now. Not better, just different, but I really like it as it is now. No need to actually change the pickup at all... or anything else really.

[@derpderpson8796]

The demo just sold me one of those beauties. Love the style of review. some videos have like 2 minute sounds and 11 minutes of telling me the specs...that I can look up anytime!

[@RobCmusic]

Thanks. I know how much I can bore people with my talking in general, so when I remember, I make videos more like this!

[@derpderpson8796]

@@RobCmusic as long as the instrument is actually showcased in a video about it, I dont mind having a separate section with thoughts and stuff :)

[@thedoyleharcavy]

This video is exactly what I needed to watch to make a decision on my next bass. Recently traded a Jaguar bass for a handful of high end pedals and wanted to find the most versatile yet shortest scale bass I could find to replace the Jaguar. Was a toss up between this and the bronco but I gotta say your review was so in depth with the different tone settings, alternating between fingers and picking. Really seems to nail the p-bass sound in such a tiny package.

[@RobCmusic]

Thanks for the comment. I'm a guitarist who uses a bass for recording at home and the occasional gig (I have a bass gig next month in fact). I got this bass for that gig actually. I've just added a hi-mass bridge which I'll put in a video soon. Killer bass IMO!

[@skybluemarshall]

Things to consider: The Bronco is a slab body bass and the Mini-P has a contoured body. Slab bodies have no contour cut on the backside of the bass and no bevel cut where your right wrist rests against the body. The lack of a backside countour cut is not a big deal for me, because I'm an older guy with a belly which pushes the bass away from my ribs. However, if you have an absolutely flat stomach, the straight edges on a slab body might dig into your ribs. The backside contour cut is designed to keep straight edges of the bass body from digging into your ribs. For me, the lack of a wrist/forearm relief bevel cut on a slab body bass is much bigger problem. Some bass players do not rest any part of their, plucking wrist or forearm rest against the bass body. But, many bass players contact the body of the bass with their wrist or forearm. This is why Fender put a relieve bevel on modern contoured bodies. The bevel cut acts like a ramp. Instead of laying your wrist over the straight edge on a slab body, the bevel cut allows your wrist and forearm to lay flat against the body of the bass which is more comfortable. In photos it's easy to spot the curvy looking contour cut on the backside of the bass. The bevel cut on the front side is harder to see in a photo. It just looks like a shiny spot on the bass where your plucking hand wrist and forearm contact the body. As far as comfort goes, contoured bodies are preferred over slab bodies. Some guitar players and bassists won't even buy a slab body for this exact reason.

[@timothybailey2119]

I added a set of grovers, a hipshot, a Quarter Pounder, and American Electronics to mine.

[@EdMan57]

Cool! So what brand volume/tones pots did you go to? Did you upgrade the input jack?

[@thosenerdymetalguys3027]

Please post a video and link to video. I’m interested in doing the same.

[@frankvozak7280]

At 199 dollars, getting two, one to mod and one to leave stock is really feasible. You've got black--get the red

[@nym053]

A black one with rounds, and a red one with flats 😊

[@salpedroza8984]

Every review should be this good! Thank you.

[@RobCmusic]

Thank you!

[@michaelbell75]

Just picked one up, they are great. Fender actually made one of these for about 4 years. I believe they ran from 2002-2006. They didnt have tone knobs though, just a single volume knob. I later bought one that had been modded with a tone knob and sold the other. I regret selling them awhile back. These are very similar, with cheaper parts of course, but Squier has been making great value guitars and basses for years now. By the way, Fender Japan makes a mini Jazz bass thats just like this, a shrunken down Jazz. They are pretty pricey when they pop up for sale and they sound killer. Another one I should have kept. Maybe Squier will make one next year.

[@confustled]

"We put an unmistakable, can't miss it, volume knob..." "What is that controlling?"

[@mallorycooper719]

Thanks for the video! I’ve been wanting to start learning bass after playing guitar for a few years but I’ve got tiny hands so it has always intimidated me. I’ve also had trouble finding a quality bass that’s in my budget. After a lot of searching, this one seems to be the perfect fit for me!

[@RobCmusic]

Thanks for the comment. I'm a guitarist too, who sometimes plays gigs on bass. For me it's perfect. I didn't have to buy a bass case either because it fits into my guitar gig bag. I hope you get your mini P bass and enjoy it as much as I do.

[@DeafBunnysBand]

First of all: Candy Apple!! We always say if you don't have a red bass, get one! Secondly, awesome little jams that really highlighted the finger and picking styles! And damn fun to listen to! Thanks for taking the time to do this video. ROKKON \m/

[@RobCmusic]

Thanks for the awesome feedback!

[@frankvozak7280]

Great video esp as an overview for our favorite bass. My Mini looks beautiful in factory red. Read ALL of the thread in Mini Precisionj Talk Bass and you will learn some much about how you can mod the mini

[@RobCmusic]

Thanks Frank. I've been following the thread with interest. I will probably end up making some mods, but I'm tempted to get a 2nd one too!

[@rodshop5897]

Good video, good comparison, and liked your streaming commentary at the bottom to give the viewer something to put eyes on. For the price, this seems to be a nice-sounding and fun to play instrument. Agreed that part of the fun with an instrument at this price point is that you can feel free to mod it to your heart's content. I like the Ocean Turquoise idea better than the red, but either way should look great!

[@RobCmusic]

Thanks for the comment. I absolutely love this bass. I can't put it down!

[@jarydf]

I have one and love it.

[@kbelltv]

Nice! And, I’d go with Ocean Turquoise. 🤘😎🎸

[@dreamscuba]

Returning to this video as I just got the red one. I had sold my full scale bass some months ago. I’m hoping this makes it easier for me to improve as I find bass very difficult for this ham fisted guitarist.

[@RobCmusic]

Welcome to the club!

[@snakeplissken44]

I'm finding full scale basses to be less and less necessary. I have 5 shorties now and just one fender jazz.. I hardly use it.

[@dreamscuba]

Sounds great and looks very playable.

[@RobCmusic]

Yeah it's very nice to play and weighs nothing too.

[@bonkers622]

​@@RobCmusicunless you are a vertically challenged human like me (i own one)

[@lordimpaler3899]

This video answered 2 questions (one of which, I didn't know I was asking) The first was how good this bass was, and the second was how good the Hotone Britwind sounds with bass 🤘 Im still stuck between this and the Jackson Minion bass

[@RobCmusic]

The mini P-bass is still going strong and winning for me. Just to reiterate, the Britwind was going into an external SVT style impulse response. Thanks for watching.

[@skybluemarshall]

Surf Green is a great, classic looking color. I also like, Daphne Blue, Foam Green, Lake Placid Blue Metalic, Sherwood Green Metalic and Butternut Yellow. Goddess Gold Numbers 2 is another classic color. Even though the Butter Yellow is a newer color, it looks pretty classic to me. Don't listen to people who say those colors aren't "manly". If every guy sported a red, white or black bass, the world would be a very boring place. My Mustang PJ bass is Olympic White, but I ordered a custom, Pearl Green pickguard for it and I think it looks great. I hope it will look even better after I install my cream colored DiMarzio pickups.

[@RobCmusic]

Yeah, there's so many colours I like that I get option paralysis, but regardless, if it's a colour I like then I'm happy.

[@skybluemarshall]

@@RobCmusic You know, there's a solution for option paralysis, right? Buy more basses!

[@user-ig2wm7gf7l]

Thanks I’ll buy it

[@Arcade1959]

You no longer have to take price into account when choosing an instrument. A very expensive bass is not always synonymous with quality

[@ErnieJ89]

I feel 100% the same about my mini P. Perfectly giggable straight out of the box, done about 5 gigs with it. I kinda want to hotrod it for the same reasons, just because I can and to make it more my own. Where did you order the pick guard from?

[@RobCmusic]

Hey Ernie. I got the pickguard on Ebay from a seller named "earlpilanz". He is based in Scotland UK. There are many colours to choose from.

[@phlattgetit]

If you don't mind, what is the distance from the end of the bridge to the inside end of the neck pocket? Is it the same length/width as a Strat? I had a mod in mind. But haven't seen the body dimensions posted anywhere? Thanks!

[@RobCmusic]

The bridge to neck pocket measures 9 3/4" / 247mm. The body measures 17" at it's longest point (Strat is about 18") and 11" across (Strat is just under 13")

[@phlattgetit]

@@RobCmusic Thanks Man, You are awesome! That's just what I needed to know!

[@RichyO1977]

Cool video, I have the same one only in Red. I’m considering changing the pickups to a set of DiMarzio Relentless. I hear what your saying with the string flappyness, I still have the stock strings on but I picked up a set of flatwounds which I will try at some point in the future. Where did you purchase your 3 ply scratch plate? If you could provide a link that would be great. I’d just like to upgrade the cheaper parts for personal preference really. There are a few videos on certain upgrades, namely, a better bridge but it does keep tune pretty well!

[@RobCmusic]

I got the pickguard from an Ebay seller in the UK by the name earlpilanz. He has loads of colours to choose from. I also installed a Fender hi-mass bridge, which was mainly for the flatwounds to fit better, but I decided I didn't like the flatwounds as much as the stock strings (I've really grown to like the feel of the light-gauge stock strings). The hi-mass bridge stayed on and I feel it makes the bass sound a bit bigger too.

[@lukasjacobi627]

Take the original stock red one, it is amazing.

[@roberthart4160]

Dang!! This thing just smokes! Any neck dive at all? I traded off my Jag SS for that reason, drove me nuts

[@RobCmusic]

There is a little neck dive, but nothing that bothers me really. I have since put on a Fender hi-mass bridge and it has reduced the neck dive a little, but not a huge amount. The hi-mass bridge is quite a nice upgrade IMO (less rattling at the saddles), although I prefer the look of the vintage bridge.

[@martynrandall7652]

Just saw the SB Uk you did which imoressed me. This sounds fantastic too shelf mate. Which amp do you prefer is the US got more headroom better suited fir pedals? Cheers

[@RobCmusic]

I can't decide between the two, which is why I'm glad I have both. IMO US is not quite as loud, but there's very little in it (it has slightly less gain, at least that the JMP model of the UK). Both amps take pedals equally as well, but each amp takes certain pedals better than the other and vice versa. You'll likely still have a journey ahead of you to find out which pedals really work for your rig. I use the '57 voice of the US the most, which is similar to the JMP of the UK, but less bright and a little cleaner. The '57 voice may possibly be my favourite of all the voices available from both amps, but depending on how I feel on any given day, that changes too!

[@martynrandall7652]

@@RobCmusic I'm glad you deciphered my message bloody typo. Interesting about the 57 sound on the US sounding like the Jmp on UK. I do like the sound of the jmp on the Uk but is it's fair to say better cleans and more headroom on US? Cheers

[@ivanusa7574]

Qual cubo você esta usando?

[@gagealbright]

what are you using to make the drum sound? they sound great! is it a drum machine? thanks

[@RobCmusic]

Thanks for the comment. I programmed the drums in Protools and the drum virtual instrument is Abbey Road 70's Drums by Native Instruments. It runs in the free version of Kontakt player. I've been using it for drums for about 12 years now.

[@jamesdoherty2614]

What flatwounds can fit this bass. anyone?

[@antolin22]

Great review!! Do you think it could be used to play in a live concert? Or would not have enough sound and quality for it?

[@RobCmusic]

Yes it could. I have played it live a couple of times in a show with two guitars, keyboards, drums, bass and several backing singers. It did a great job.

[@antolin22]

@@RobCmusic Great!!!! Many thanks!!!!!

[@antolin22]

With factory strings?

[@RobCmusic]

@@antolin22 Yes, the stock strings. I did upgrade the bridge for a Fender himass one, but I didn't really need to.

[@asmor804]

Compared to ibanez gsrm micro which one is smaller?

[@RobCmusic]

I don't know, which is smaller, but they are the same scale length (28.6")

[@regthorpe7923]

How about orange with tortoiseshell pickguard?

[@donh5794]

If you put La Bella Deep Talkin' flats on that bass you probably will not want to go back. I'm thinking about getting the mini P and take it on travel to keep practicing without carrying the heavier full scale.

[@RobCmusic]

Thanks for the tip. I may give that a try some time.

[@lobsukcble2002]

Can i used it for live concert?

[@RobCmusic]

Yes absolutely. I have used it live a few times and it was great.

[@Robert-qe7vq]

Great video, wich string use, regular short scales strings?

[@RobCmusic]

Hey thanks Robert. The strings in this video are the stock strings. I think they are a D'addario short scale set because the gauges of each string look to be the same. I think a normal short scale string set is ok for round wounds. I tried rotosound flats, but I didn't like them on this bass. The stock strings are fine for me and I'll get the D'addarios the next time I need new strings (not for some time I imagine).

[@miguelangelcolon1345]

Do not paint it,stay in the black color.

[@RobCmusic]

Yes I am keeping it black now. I put on a black pickguard and it looks great like that. Thanks!

[@Jaloja]

Ocean turquoise would be great if its going to a girl as a gift......Not a good man color. People will be kind but think why did he do that? Bass players blend into the background to much as it is. Red oo yes.. Just buy one. Factory finish is so much more serviceable. Plant your EVH flag with a stripe finish. Don't see that on a Bass ..