Samick Greg Bennett Mini Precision Bass 26" scale SOLD £120 Harpenden

[tomthebass]

Hi folks

Here for your delectation we have a kids bass purchased last year from Gear4Music with some mods to allow it to be used as a travel bass.

After removing the neck the screw holes have been drilled out and inserts fitted which allows the neck to be attached with metal bolts using an allen key. This allows repeated removal of the neck without compromising the integrity of the joint. The bridge has also been replaced with a high-mass bridge improving the sound and allowing the strings to be lifted out easily without unwinding so the bass can be quickly and easily restrung.

Fits in a medium sized suitcase and reassembly and tuning on arrival at your destination takes just a few minutes!

I've used for a few trips with normal EADG tuning and had a lot of fun, string tension obviously a bit slacker than a full scale bass but quite workable for finger style and slap.

Headphones not included but recommended 🙂

Any questions or trials welcome.

Edited July 28, 2020 by tomthebass
SOLD

[therealting]

I have one of these - really ace, fun basses!

[tomthebass]

No love for this clever little piece of play anywhere bassness?

[tomthebass]

Baby bass bump!

[Marc S]

I used to have a very similar Tanglewood "Elfin" and couldn't get over how "Big" that sounded
This looks to be an even better option, due to that useful modification which allows for easy, repeated removal of the neck - nice idea!

My old Elfin was bought for a BC member who wanted it for a child, and he did message me that it was perfect....
I used to take it along as a backup, and on a few pub / camping type trips, and it was superb

If I needed a small, travel-type bass at the moment, I'd be going for this without hesitation
Looks a bargain, especially with those Allen Key Bolt inserts

GLWTS - someone's going to get a great deal

[tomthebass]

Thanks for the comments Marc. Still up for grabs!

[mini-bass]

Hallo Mr.Bennet, I am interrested in yout <-mini-precision-bass-26-scale-mini-bass >, but i will know additionaly the followings: Bredth and length of the dismounted neck and Bredth and length of the dismounted corpus to calculate if an normal or addapted suitcase ( max.55 x40x20 cm) for these two parts is large enough to bring it regular in to the passengercabin of an aeroplan. Are you willing, to send it to my adress in Germany to my charge? Excuse my well broken english Your Hermann Ebert

[mini-bass]

On 18/07/2020 at 19:40, mini-bass said:

Hallo Mr.Bennet, I am interrested in yout <-mini-precision-bass-26-scale-mini-bass >, but i will know additionaly the followings: Bredth and length of the dismounted neck and Bredth and length of the dismounted corpus to calculate if an normal or addapted suitcase ( max.55 x40x20 cm) for these two parts is large enough to bring it regular in to the passengercabin of an aeroplan. Are you willing, to send it to my adress in Germany to my charge? Excuse my well broken english Your Hermann Ebert

 

[tomthebass]

Hallo Hermann

Kein problem, ich werde Morgen früh messen und mitteilen!

mfg

Tom

[tomthebass]

Dimensions (approx):

Neck - L 605mm, width 60mm at body end, 40mm at nut, headstock/machineheads max 130mm.

Body - L 430mm including strap buttons x W 250mm.

It fits comfortably in a 60cm suitcase (neck diagonally) but I think a 55cm case would be too much of a squeeze (especially if the total length includes the wheels, which most airlines enforce).

Hope this helps

Tom

[Maus]

hello, I'm interested in the bass.

1) Do you need special strings for the scale, or do longscake cut off?

2) Is the intonation correct after screwing the neck again? 

Sorry for my English, that's a google translation, I don't speak English myself

greeting

Agnes

[tomthebass]

Hi Agnes,

Yes I used normal strings for it, actually the machinehead slot for the E-string is wide enough for the main part of an E string to fit, so i use pliers to crimp the string when changing (have only done this once as not much travel in the last year!).

Re the intonation, I've not noticed and changes. Because the hex bolts go into metal inserts the neck essentially always fits to the body exactly the same every time you remount.

Hope this helps,

Tom

Edited July 28, 2020 by tomthebass
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