Aidan63 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I find with most 34" scale basses and fender or fender style headstocks with a bbot or similar bridge, that you get some wound string on the E post with most brands of FW strings, I have learnt not to worry about it; I've got LaBellas on my P at the moment and the silk wrap stops exactly at the point the string touches the post, but all the other brands have more string on the post than that, and they are fitted with 2 1/2 to 3 winds on the post. Mikro is 726mm, 28.6" scale, I fitted Roto short scale strings, flats and tapewounds, the string was on the E post about 1/3 of a turn, didn't break; the Roto flats have an issue with ringing sharp on initial attack and then settling to pitch, I believe it's a common issue with all their short scale strings, Scott Whitley has previously written about it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankRNY Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 If you get one of these basses, give the stock strings a chance. When I get a new bass, I am usually in a big rush to rip the stock strings off and put on good ones. But the strings that come with this bass are very good. Fender nickel steel 45 to 105. They can do anything. Definitely not junk strings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.F.Sorrow Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 30/08/2020 at 09:53, Aidan63 said: I find with most 34" scale basses and fender or fender style headstocks with a bbot or similar bridge, that you get some wound string on the E post with most brands of FW strings, I have learnt not to worry about it; I've got LaBellas on my P at the moment and the silk wrap stops exactly at the point the string touches the post, but all the other brands have more string on the post than that, and they are fitted with 2 1/2 to 3 winds on the post. Mikro is 726mm, 28.6" scale, I fitted Roto short scale strings, flats and tapewounds, the string was on the E post about 1/3 of a turn, didn't break; the Roto flats have an issue with ringing sharp on initial attack and then settling to pitch, I believe it's a common issue with all their short scale strings, Scott Whitley has previously written about it Yes, Roto short scale strings are totally useless IMO. I really like their long scale strings though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.F.Sorrow Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 16 hours ago, FrankRNY said: If you get one of these basses, give the stock strings a chance. When I get a new bass, I am usually in a big rush to rip the stock strings off and put on good ones. But the strings that come with this bass are very good. Fender nickel steel 45 to 105. They can do anything. Definitely not junk strings. Are they long scale? I ask because as far as I know the only short scale strings Fender sell separately are 40-95 (the extremely floppy ones they install on Broncos and everyone seem to hate). I've never seen any short scale 45-105 strings from Fender. Using long scale strings on a 28.5" bass seems a bit weird to me. I know Fender use long scale strings on the 30" Vintera Mustangs (and it works fine) but on a 28.5" bass? That would leave a LOT of the fully wound strings around the tuning peg. Will it even start to taper off before the part you stick into the tuning peg hole? I guess it doesn't matter as long as it works. And like you said, Fender NPS rounds are definitely not junk. They're not my personal favorites but very good allrounders, which is probably why Fender install them on everything from Affinity to Custom Shop. As long as it works for you: GREAT!!!👍 Unfortunately I tend to prefer thumpy old school flats on short scale basses, which probably won't be a very good idea with these Mini Ps. At least not unless someone starts offering flats for 28.5" scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankRNY Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 On 31/08/2020 at 10:19, S.F.Sorrow said: Are they long scale? I ask because as far as I know the only short scale strings Fender sell separately are 40-95 (the extremely floppy ones they install on Broncos and everyone seem to hate). I've never seen any short scale 45-105 strings from Fender. Using long scale strings on a 28.5" bass seems a bit weird to me. I know Fender use long scale strings on the 30" Vintera Mustangs (and it works fine) but on a 28.5" bass? That would leave a LOT of the fully wound strings around the tuning peg. Will it even start to taper off before the part you stick into the tuning peg hole? I guess it doesn't matter as long as it works. And like you said, Fender NPS rounds are definitely not junk. They're not my personal favorites but very good allrounders, which is probably why Fender install them on everything from Affinity to Custom Shop. As long as it works for you: GREAT!!!👍 Unfortunately I tend to prefer thumpy old school flats on short scale basses, which probably won't be a very good idea with these Mini Ps. At least not unless someone starts offering flats for 28.5" scale. They are not specially sized for the bass. Yes, they are long scale, cut to size, but with that string, it works fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamNN3 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Custom roundwound from Newtone Strings UK Custom flatwound & tapewound from Pyramid Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I'm thinking of maybe picking one of these up in red as a project bass, short scale fretless 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted Tuesday at 10:54 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:54 Thread revival here instead of starting one, im looking at getting a mini bass and wondering what the squier P is like as my limited experience with squier wasn’t good, I also really like the sunburst mini JD jazz, anyone tried one, and did any flats fit these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted Tuesday at 16:57 Share Posted Tuesday at 16:57 I picked up one of these. I really wanted a black one so I could put on a mirror pickguard, but I saw a secondhand red one hanging up in QatarCatarrh at a price I couldn’t resist. I didn’t like the single ply pickguard so I ordered a red pearl one which looks classy. I put on a fender high mass bridge I had in my bits box and fitted a set of GHS short scale stainless steel flats which have held up well despite a little the E string being a little long. The materials, fit & finish are very good for such an inexpensive bass. The pickup doesn’t need to be upgraded, although its corners are a little sharp if you rest your hand there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted Tuesday at 17:11 Share Posted Tuesday at 17:11 10 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: I picked up one of these. I really wanted a black one so I could put on a mirror pickguard, but I saw a secondhand red one hanging up in QatarCatarrh at a price I couldn’t resist. I didn’t like the single ply pickguard so I ordered a red pearl one which looks classy. I put on a fender high mass bridge I had in my bits box and fitted a set of GHS short scale stainless steel flats which have held up well despite a little the E string being a little long. The materials, fit & finish are very good for such an inexpensive bass. The pickup doesn’t need to be upgraded, although its corners are a little sharp if you rest your hand there. Nice one, thanks for that JLP, they look pretty good, does a normal pickguard fit them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted Tuesday at 18:54 Share Posted Tuesday at 18:54 No, a special teeny-tiny pickguard needs to be ordered. Brian aka earlpilanz on ebay has the template and the one he cut for me is a perfect fit. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted Tuesday at 18:59 Share Posted Tuesday at 18:59 4 minutes ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: No, a special teeny-tiny pickguard needs to be ordered. Brian aka earlpilanz on ebay has the template and the one he cut for me is a perfect fit. Very cool, looks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meterman Posted Tuesday at 20:30 Share Posted Tuesday at 20:30 9 hours ago, Reggaebass said: Thread revival here instead of starting one, im looking at getting a mini bass and wondering what the squier P is like as my limited experience with squier wasn’t good, I also really like the sunburst mini JD jazz, anyone tried one, and did any flats fit these I was wondering about the JD mini jazz as well. They're about 125 euros new over here. Only thing is, I'd have to buy one online before trying it to find out if it's any good. They do look good though 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted Tuesday at 21:05 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:05 28 minutes ago, meterman said: I was wondering about the JD mini jazz as well. They're about 125 euros new over here. Only thing is, I'd have to buy one online before trying it to find out if it's any good. They do look good though 👍 They do look good don’t they, there’s another one I see called Flight mini JB , but they are quite a bit more expensive, great looking little things though, lately I’ve gone from looking at 1965 jazzes to mini basses 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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