So very kind of you! Thank you for supporting my new channel by watching and commenting!!

Wow! You are too kind. Thank you very much for the encouragement and for watching!!

Thank you so much for watching and for your encouragement!

You're so kind! Thank you for watching! I very much appreciate your viewership and subscription!

That's cool! Thanks for commenting. I like the Jackson neck the best too! Pickups and tone is sooooo subjective.....likely why there's so many aftermarket options! Chromes on the Jackson sounds cool!

Which is lighter? Mikro or Minion? I want to buy it for my child

@@sahlurizki9288 Official specs have the Mikro quite lighter. I'm holding both right now and tbh, the Mikro *might* be lighter, but not by much. All in all, I'd pick the Minion for a child. Smaller body, a more compact feeling and, as I said earlier, the ergonomy has the neck slightly deported to the right => first frets are easier to reach

@@chrisstargazer6529 Wow, very detail.. thanks dude!! I'll buy the Minion tomorrow..

@@sahlurizki9288 there is likely some variation in weight ranges in both of those models. Of the two that I've shot videos with, the Jackson was lighter in weight. Good luck!

Thanks so much for the encouragement!! Really appreciate it!

Hi! Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words! The Jackson has a really comfy neck! Comfortable reach was the main reason for switching to short scales for me. Thanks for watching!

That's so awesome! Great collection. Re the satin finish, I had trouble getting all my fingerprints off of it before selling it! Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much for watching and for the encouragement!

I agree. If I recall, I mentioned desiring more aggressive (hotter/louder) pickups in this bass too! This style of bass almost screams for EMGs, but then it would no longer be in this low price point. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@jonathanwong458music what model of EMG pickups you propose?that will suit for atmospheric black metal ,for example..

@@dithyramvosdionysus If you want to keep it passive, the Geezer Butlers are outstanding and almost sound active! If you want to go active, I personally like the PJX set. They're not quite as brash as the standard active PJ set. But for metal or rock, the standard PJ set will get the job done! Thanks for watching!

@@jonathanwong458music Thanks for the answer!

Thanks so much for the feedback and for watching!

You could make an argument that there are a lot of soundgear-style bodies in metal too.....but you don't usually see a pointy headstock in jazz/fusion/gospel etc. Having said that, it is all public perception! I made a "Hofner in heavier rock?" video to address that exact topic! Put the Mikro pickup, with the Jackson neck profile into the body shape (and headstock!) of the Squier Mini P and you'll get the best 28.6" bass out there! Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much! In terms of neck profile, I quite enjoyed the Jackson. The squier mini, Ibanez Mikro and this Jackson perform more or less in a very similar way, at this price point. I would say, get the one that inspires you to play, practise and rehearse with your band. It doesn’t matter how great somebody else thinks an instrument is if the instrument doesn’t make YOU want to pick it up and play it! Thanks so much for the encouragement and for watching! Good luck!

I don’t yet, I’m trying to find/borrow a fallout bass (us or import). I had a L2500 in my younger days that sounded huge! Thanks for watching!

Ahh, thanks! Thanks for watching and for the encouragement!

Thanks for watching and subbing!! The Mikro was a temporary purchase for the video and subsequently sold off. It had the factory stock nickel roundwound strings that came with the bass. Same thing with the Jackson, Talman, Squier mini and CV mustang.

thanks for the quick reply - take care!@@jonathanwong458music

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching and for the encouragement! Interesting question! Are you planning on de-fretting it? I think it will come down to the type of fretless tone you’re after. On my Landing fretless, I am only running the neck P pickup- so I get a nice round mwah type sound. If you’re after a more bridge p/u Jaco type sound, you’ll be best off with having a bridge pickup (or at least the option). So of the 28,6” scales, the Mikro may be the most versatile in terms of having the option of different p/u sounds and looks less aggressive than the Jackson. But don’t expect harmonics to jump out of such a short scale fretless like a full scale, though. PS. All the inlays on the Jackson will likely affect the fretless tone, as without frets there will be direct contact between the strings and the inlays. May affect glissandos and slides into notes.

Thanks for answering! I'm learning bass on a semi-acoustic U-Bass and I want to buy the Kala solid body fretless U-bass. That would be ideal, but it's out of stock everywhere in Canada. I believe they won't stock them before a while. Ordering one from europe would cost way to much. So the best alternative would be a short-scale converted to fretless. I played cello for a while and absolutely love the sound when I played it like an upright bass. I'm leaning more towards that Mwah neck pick-up sound you talk about and very tempted by the squire mini p-bass... Thank you for helping! @@jonathanwong458music

Right on! If you want an idea of what my fretless sounds like, here's a link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrJjppyIsdLch30.html Good luck with the hunt!

I would say, in general, short scales have a more focused tone with more emphasis on the fundamental more with fewer overtones in comparison to a full scale bass. So it may sound less harmonically complex. That, in turn, may result in a perceived decreased midrange, depending on the bass and its pickup configuration. Thanks for watching!

It’s a fun bass! Thanks so much for watching!

@@jonathanwong458music 'Diggin your channel, baby. U r a true advocate of short scale basses. Which I like. ! : )

@@jonathanwong458music Wouldn't mind a bit more playing and riffs on the next one ; ) just sayin' Cheers JW music!!

@@jonathanwong458music I played bass in a disco band on a recent sub gig. 2 sets. Played a short scale 30 " flat grey Mitchell MB100 on set 1. Then a full length 34 " red Rogue on set 2. Staying Alive, baby.

Thanks so much!

you either like or hate the pointy headstock! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

1) Totally possible. I've been eyeing those for a while. The only way for me to get one is to import one in from Japan....probably around the $1400 CDN mark after shipping, duty and taxes if I'm lucky. Most of the basses I play on this channel are either purchased by me (then I turn around and sell) or I've found a way to borrow or rent it. There are none of those Fender Juniors around where I am, unfortunately. 2) The Minion is a super fun bass. Doesn't fit my gig in the looks department, though. But put 'better' pickups in there and it can be an awesome & fun machine. I put quotations around better because tone is sooooo subjective! Perhaps more expensive pickups is the better word! Thanks for watching!

That's ~$200CDN, so yeah man! Provided there's nothing actually wrong with it, that should be a good price. I'd offer you this review bass, but I can't beat that after shipping! haha. Good luck! Thanks for watching!

@jonathanwong458music I was thinking of sleeping on it, but at the price, why? It's from a big online seller, Pro Audio Star, so how bad could it be. I went for it. I'm becoming a collector of short-scale basses.

@@MrDanalaimo nice! Congrats !

Here's a little known fact (mostly because nobody really asked...) but I tune my cello in 4ths! E-A-D-G but an octave up from bass. I started on cello tuned in 5ths as does everybody else, but I was doing a lot of doubling at the time between electric bass and EUB and then needed to triple on cello. And my brain just thought it was too much to go between 4ths and 5th tuning on the same gig. So I experimented with the helicore 4ths cello string set and tuning-wise, I haven't looked back. Pros: I can go back and forth, sight read and play, improvise, re-arrange etc way more easily with everything strung in 4ths. Cons: 4 big ones. Firstly, no orchestra or pro cello group is ever going to hire you and acceptance is very low. Secondly, it does make the cello sound considerably more closed and less resonant. Thirdly, you lose all the big notes between low E and C. Forthly (no pun intended), I finally found the strings that work for me, but unless you like helicores, good luck finding them.....putting together custom sets. Would I suggest it to those learning? Nope. But it worked for me.... I've now forgotten how to play a cello in standard 5ths. So I've severely pigeon holed myself. If you want to hear what a 4th-tuned cello sounds like, here's my website! Nominated for awards, but never a winner! jonathanwong.bandcamp.com

@jonathanwong458music It's hard for me to tell, but your cello sounds it's tuned much higher than the Dead South's. I like it. I'm very interested, but I'm far from your target demo - older by multiples. Thanks again!

My D string is the same as a standard cello D and my high string (G in my case) is tuned down a full tone from the standard cello A. So I’m in the same register range as a standard cello

The higher output Aguilar DCB PJs could potentially work well here. I would like to see bigger sounding (or more aggressive) pickups without exposed pole pieces in this bass. Thanks for watching and commenting!

I would opt for Delano Pickups@@jonathanwong458music

Haha, I know you like your delanos!!

Thank you. I have to go back to your review of the Ibanez. I thought I liked the P tonal quality on the Jackson better, and also the mix of the P and J pickups. But I don’t play any metal rock, and the headstock doesn’t speak to me. How would you place the Mini P, Ibanez, and Minion in order of overall preference?

Yeah, one either likes the pointy headstock or not! In terms of ranking for me… Neck comfort: Jackson > Mikro > squier Body comfort: Mikro > Jackson > squier Overall tone: squier > Mikro > Jackson Bass I can take to gigs I play: Squier > Mikro > Jackson Bass people will chit chat about: (most unique): Jackson > squier/Mikro tie Most versatile package: squier.

Tough question! I liked the contour and shape of the neck on the Jackson better, but I think the pickups sound bigger in the Ibanez. In terms of looks, you either like the pointy headstock or you don’t!

@@jonathanwong458music Thanks... Will go for the Jackson. Pickups can be changed in the future.

@@takeseven- Right on! Good luck with the purchase! Hope you enjoy it!

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

Fluorescent neon yellow would be awesome! There used to be a neon green model. Thanks for watching!

@@jonathanwong458music Arent the minions characters yellow.?

hahahahaha. yes, yes they are. Eye/glasses at the P pickup. mouth at the J. I can't un-see it now!

Thanks for watching! Haha! I have no clue how to ride a motorcycle!