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Post subject: Fender Japanese Mini P Bass on ebay
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 2:33 pm
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These early 1990's mini Japnese basses are not toys they really play great. Smaller than a P Bass Jr MIM & great Japanese craftmanship. These were made only for the Japanese market but some were smuggled into the USA back then. I was able to get 2 custom color strats 2 pickup models (the strats came with 2 or 3 pickups models) Being a bass player I sold them.This on ebay sold quickly. I have a line on a custom color mini P Bass like this. If i had seen this before it sold I may have bought it. The quality is there as with most of the Japanese stuff & very unusal hard to find item. See listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/120957925552?ss ... 1497.l2649


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Post subject: Re: Fender Japanese Mini P Bass on ebay
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:49 pm
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Nice. Clean. 20 Frets.
Was that you that won the guitar?
Toppscore :)

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Post subject: Re: Fender Japanese Mini P Bass on ebay
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 9:16 am
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No I didn't buy this one. I guess I would have but it sold too quickly. I have a guy who knows where there are a a few super rare custom color ones. I'd like to get the surf green one he told me about but it may cost a good deal to get it. The Japanese guys I have spoken to told me the P Basses in any color are very hard to find even in Japan. Supposedly a Japanese collector has a surf green & one other custom color which I am not sure what.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Japanese Mini P Bass on ebay
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:39 am
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So, do you want the rare mini or the P-Bass?

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Post subject: Re: Fender Japanese Mini P Bass on ebay
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:01 pm
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speaking strickly of the mini Precision basses in my posts in this thread. the Japanese collector has cusom color MINI P Basses.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Japanese Mini P Bass on ebay
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:04 pm
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BPGoalie wrote:
speaking strickly of the mini Precision basses in my posts in this thread. the Japanese collector has cusom color MINI P Basses.


What is the scale lengh of the Mini P Basses?
Do they come in 4-5-6 string options?

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Post subject: Re: Fender Japanese Mini P Bass on ebay
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:27 pm
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Only 4 string. The scale is 58cm as the ebay ad says. Of course you'd have to figure that out in inches or wait until I get one I can measure it. I had 2 strats like this way back when they first came out a guy smuggled in a few in to the states (they were made for the Japanese market only in 1992/93). They were "smuggled" so they paid no customs fees on them. They brought in a bunch of strats & one tele & one P Bass. I wanted the P Bass but since he only had one he wouldn't sell it to me. He sold 3 of the strats. I got 2 one in Lake placid blue & one in candy apple red. Both had 2 pickups. I bought them for resale. One other guy got a surf green 3 pickup strat. The Tele was black & the P Bass was sunburst. According to my contact in Japan the with the MINIs strats are plentiful. the teles are little harder to find & the P Basses are very hard & custom color ones never show up but they do exist.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Japanese Mini P Bass on ebay
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:55 pm
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BPGoalie wrote:
Only 4 string. The scale is 58cm as the ebay ad says. Of course you'd have to figure that out in inches or wait until I get one I can measure it. I had 2 strats like this way back when they first came out a guy smuggled in a few in to the states (they were made for the Japanese market only in 1992/93). They were "smuggled" so they paid no customs fees on them. They brought in a bunch of strats & one tele & one P Bass. I wanted the P Bass but since he only had one he wouldn't sell it to me. He sold 3 of the strats. I got 2 one in Lake placid blue & one in candy apple red. Both had 2 pickups. I bought them for resale. One other guy got a surf green 3 pickup strat. The Tele was black & the P Bass was sunburst. According to my contact in Japan the with the MINIs strats are plentiful. the teles are little harder to find & the P Basses are very hard & custom color ones never show up but they do exist.



58 cm = 22.84 inches.
That is three inches shorter than a Stratocaster.
Is that correct to you????

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