Not just for kids. I’ve been Professional Musician for 50 years. A number of years ago arthritis robbed me of the professional use of my hands. I’m in therapy now and it’s a slow road back, but thank God for these mini-guitars from Squire. When the mini Strats came out I bought two of them!

I got one I can take it anywhere the park sitting around and jam I'm a,truck driver so it works well in my truck

I love the aggressive high end punch coupled with the fat bottom end. This bass tone rules.

Out of everything on this bass. I'm liking the tuning pegs

I just bought one. While it's an excellent choice for a young player, it's also a great choice for old guys like me when weight is an issue. It's very comfortable to play and sounds really good.

I'm 5'3, I've been looking at basses for a while and I settled on this one and I'll have enough money for one and an amp next month

At the moment I headline my own living room. If I ever get to the point where I’m playing paid gigs. I’m sure the guitar companies will provide me with instruments. Until then I’m more than happy to play the cheap instruments.

Wow, that bass makes you look giant! 😄

This is a really nice sounding unit! With closed eyes you can hear the p - just slightly more crispy

The Squire Classic Vibe Mustang bass has a laurel neck and a vintage style, oval, split coil pickup. The Bronco bass has a Mustang body, one single coil, Stratocaster guitar pickup and a maple neck. The Bronco looks like a Musicmaster bass. This Mini P-bass also has another advantage. The Bronco bass bridge features a pair of dual saddles, like the original Musicmaster bass. This means, there is only one intonation screw and two height adjustment screws for each saddle pair. You do not have full individual string height and intonation adjustability. In contrast, this Mini P-Bass bridge has four separate saddles. Each saddle features two height screws and one intonation screw, allowing for full adjustability on each string. Because of the limited tonal quality of the single Strat guitar pickup and the lack of full adjustability on the Bronco, I would guess that the Mini P-bass is superior to the slightly more expensive Bronco. My suggestion for the bright harshness on the D and G strings, is to lower and tilt the treble side of the split coil pickup. This will make it farther away from the two brightest strings and possibly give the bass better tone and balance. I believe that flatwound strings are the best choice for shortscale basses. They usually require more tension than roundwound strings. Flatwounds will give the bass a more mellow, woody tone and the greater string tension will decrease that floppy, rubber band-ish feel of the looser, roundwound, shortscale strings. Also, this is supposedly a bass for kids. Flatwounds feel like butter on your fingers, compared to roundwound bass strings, which would hurt a newbie's tender fingertips a lot more. If I had to do it all over again for my son, I would've let him struggle for a few weeks on roundwounds and then, I would've bought him some flatwounds, just to see the smile on his face, when he felt that silky smooth sensation of playing on strings that don't feel like damn cheese graters.

I use my mini Strat much of the time recording my crap songs at home, just cos it's unobtrusive, and I've got no complaints re the sound. I want this now.

I got a red one. The hardware is pretty good quality for the price. I replaced the jack with a Switchcraft (the original is just fine for home use). The original bridge is about 0.5cm too far back. Setting intonation for the original strings barely leaves any adjustment. It's possible you may need longer intonation screws if you change to different strings. I replaced the bridge with a Gotoh and had to swap the A string screw with a longer one from the original bridge. The bass is very well made and even has properly grounded shielding paint in the pickup cavity. As other people have commented the pickup isn't great, but as long as you roll back the tone a bit it's quite usable.

I just bought one of these. I was kind of shocked at how good the pickups are in it for 250 bucks this thing is a steal. Kind of like a toy but at the same time just like super awesome and fun to play! After I bought it I brought it over to my friend's house to show him and he couldn't put it down either yeah great pickups in this thing and super fun to play it's a total win I think this thing is awesome and I'm probably going to have it for the rest of my life.

Finally, a bass-mate for the Mini Strat 🤟

Great bass I have one It's not about size it's how you use it this fits in a guitar hard shell cases and it is easy to travel with anywhere It's great to practice on or jam every where

i really feel like getting one of those because it wouldn't only bridge the gap between my u-bass and the other basses if i ever get some wall-hangers, but i'm also a huge vulfpeck fan and this thing is exactly the kind of hilariously funky instrument i wanna jam on every once in a while - plus my other p bass just has too many knobs!

Put some LaBella Deep Talkin Flats for short scale on that and it would sound amazing.

Anthony, you’re awesome. You rang up so many nick knacks for me back in the day, and I love it when I search for reviews of this bass and you’re topping the list. Guarantee you’ve sold a lot of people on this one.

I have really small hands so this is perfect for me!

It grunts like the big one. I may even say, it sounds better than many mid-priced Ps I have heard.

I want one!!! The pickup looks almost like a Jazzmaster’s taking up all the space. Sounds great! Would like to get flats for it!

I ordered this bass guitar today so it can come to my nearest store in a few days and I can buy it!! I'm so excited to play it and learn more stuff on it! (I've been playing for a little over a month)

Hey thanks man, good review. Let me ask you a question: do you like to play games? Like GTA or Red Dead Redemption 2? But games are for kids right? Hell no man! And the same goes for short scale or mini basses: just play them if you like them. It's great fun and the good ones sound awesome. Great for everybody, young and old, big or small.

Just want to say thanks for the awesome videos guys. Yours are the best video reviews going around. I recently purchased a Classic Vibe 50s P Bass based solely on your review of that and I wasn't disappointed! Thinking of adding one of these to my collection also... Collecting basses (especially cheap but decent ones) has become a new 'sickness' for me... 😉🤣

I want one just for noodling while sitting in front of the tv or sitting on long conference calls, and inexpensive enough to just kind of drag around the house without being super careful about it.

I love the growl! It's great

Flats should take care of the brash high end.

I wish they had a 5 String Version w/ a Low B cause it would have kids teach them the lower notes.

I'm getting one for my little son and I'm replacing those pickups with Steve Harris signature pickups (part # 11402-13). If they don't fit, I'll make them fit anyway!

Sounds better than the full scale

Cool little Squire bass !

Sound like a great deal, I am a guitar player but some times I like to play some Pino.

That sounds great. I want one,would be cool for traveling with.

This would be the first KZfaq video on the Squier Mini Precision Bass.

That should be a nice bass for traveling and practicing.

Overall a good video. I'm looking for my first bass and sticking to short scales, so I just tried the Mini last night, like you said, for the price, not bad. Two comments on the video. 1. Great beginner tip about plucking back by the bridge. I'll have to explore this. 2. No disrespect meant by this, but short scale basses are stuck with this "kids' toy" rap. I hope to see the people selling / promoting these instruments present them for what they are. IE; Built for anyone with smaller hands or arms, people who travel, someone who needs a lighter weight bass due to health issues, etc. Leo Fender really stuck Short Scale basses with a stigma from the 60's when first promoting them as a "kid's bass". Again, no disrespect meant.

awesome comments.I am gifting a fender mini copy tomorrow.He my older brother who plays bass in our Metal band but struggles with the full length necks on his Ibanez SRX and his Spector Legend.I know it will be fun.

Damn. I was just looking at short scales for my 4yo son. I'm down in Peters TWP too. Might have to make the trip up.

Luv to see a red one demo.

Thanks for the video, I wasn’t sure what Squier meant by mini. What a cool novelty!

I want to get this tiny bass for my little sister

The sound you are getting out of it is SUPER BAD. You'd never guess where it comes from, if blindfolded. Great bass whatever the price, and the size is a definite advantage. For one thing, I don't bang into my other guitars anymore, and my thigh doesn't its blood supply cut off.

i kinda want one just to do up and make a little weapon, would be a fun little project

difference between this and the bronco? Currently I have seymor duncans rails in my bronco but I kinda like that neck color and the low-end sound.

I want to learn what you just played!! It's so funky.

Great review! Lot's of good one liners as well... "I feel like I could put it on my rearview mirror" XD awesome

I'll get this one...ASAP

Thanks for taking the time to do this great review! Would even be better if you found the time to reply to some of the good questions in the comments though. ;-)

Putting some flatwounds on will take some of that harshness away.

I définitely don't need this... Really want it though!

Magicaly its sound awesome

I need one of these¡!!!!!!!¡

Excellent video you have a great talent in making reviews

Would you use this bass as a guitar player putting bass tracks on your homegrown recordings?

I can tell that higher harshness which is his only real criticism is ok, I'll put flats on and I got a Dimarzio P pup hanging fire, so Def gonna get this, thanks

Right as I decided on an Ibanez Mikro, much to think about

How does this compare to the discontinued Squire SC Mustang bass? I can’t find a Mustang for less than 400.00 used and they were 200.00 brand new.

Very well done review, thank you.

Can i used it for live concert?

Thanks for not slapping through the whole video. But I would like to hear some long notes and not so much staccato. Can't really hear the tone of the bass on staccato notes.

I have one for my van.

One question! Do you think it could be used to play in a live concert? Or would not have enough sound and quality for it? Thanks. Regards!

Cute

May I ask which one is better for a 6 years old beginner? This Fender Mini P or Ibanez Mikro mini bass. thanks!

I want one!

I wanna get one and set it up as a four-string baritone guitar.

Great review thanks.

Is this bass better than squier bronco bass?

Cool Lil bass !! What Amp were you using ?

I wonder if the neck and tuners could handle a 52-110 set of La Bellas. 🤔

Great review sir😎

This or ibanez mikro?

Do you use regular long scale bass strings on a short scale or do they make short scale strings?

Cool thanks for the info

Yo ANTHONY!!! Killin' it!! I think I need one of these, just for fun... :)

Can I use it for church

would this be good for a guitarist that just wants to play joy division and smiths bass lines?

Is this just a short scale or smaller than a short scale?

Is this bass better than a Squier bronco bass?

$180 I wish $400 in New Zealand dude

Straight out the box strings nuff said lol now set it up put some flats on it like I did mmm much better

Affinity Series?

Does anybody know what strings are available for these and in what gauges?

Here, let me just hold this up next to a regular sized P-bass (or even a guitar) so you can really get an idea of it’s actual size. Or have that dude stand up. He’s seems a bit small in stature. 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

Do you really only know the 1 bass lick?

The Mini P sounds better after you replace the crappy strings it comes with.

A bit buzzy

I bet the electronics are poorly made.