Fender Mini Squire [Archive] - The Diamond David Lee Roth Army

sadaist

02-13-2009, 10:08 AM

Anyone ever play one of these? I want to buy a cheap guitar to fuck around with as my spring project. Try my hand at painting, tweaking, and just seeing what I come up with. There are a lot of other mini's out there, but I thought maybe the fender one might be a bit better quality. I just wish they offered it with a maple fret board. Thoughts?

http://images.guitarcenter.com/products/optionRegular/SquierbyFender/268217jpg.jpg

GAR

02-13-2009, 11:51 AM

Specifically looking for a mini?

Do you already have a full-size guitar..

sadaist

02-13-2009, 03:11 PM

Pretty much. I have 2 full size electrics & 1 acoustic. I bought the mini Epiphone Les Paul 2 years ago & can't put it down. Fun as hell. Plus I've never been that good a player to begin with. Can mimic a lot of older metal rhythm's, and maybe a couple of easier solos, but that's the extent of it. Mostly enjoy just learning & playing some cool riffs, like the beginning of Unchained & Dance The Night Away.

One of my electrics is the first I ever got. A crappy Fender wannabe Hondo guitar. I could make that a project guitar, but I'm hesitant to change anything on it just due to the sentimental value of it. Like the ding on the head stock from trying to flip it in the around-the-back loop over my shoulder like Vai did in the old videos. Problem was, my bedroom ceiling was only 8 feet high. DOH!

:rockon:

Sarge

02-13-2009, 03:57 PM

My 8 yar old has one and.. you don't want it.

http://store.guitarfetish.com/xaviereguitars.html
Try a xaviere or even a Squier Bullet.

The small nut width and the 1/2 size body on the Squier Mini make is really difficult for me to play.
Breasts,
Sarge

GAR

02-13-2009, 04:16 PM

I've had this guitar since it came out: straight ass neck, builtin amp and speaker, wraparound bridge-tailpiece, lotta fun for a mini guitar and affordable.

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The pickup though, was weak but I fixed that by getting P-bass screws and extra foam to stuff under the pickup to jack it up higher and remount it closer to the strings.

Volume nearly doubled doing that trick. With all sincerity I love love love the Clownfish guitar! It has serious action but so small it's an easy-to-reach goof around guitar.

You'll pick it up for 5 minutes and a half hour will go by!

GAR

02-13-2009, 04:16 PM

I don't know why lately I keep double-posting: is there some kind of speed control some dick Mod put on as a buffer to keep me from posting too much?

twonabomber

02-13-2009, 04:26 PM

I want to buy a cheap guitar to fuck around with as my spring project. Try my hand at painting, tweaking, and just seeing what I come up with.

i'd go with either a pawn shop smasher, or one of those $100 Rondo Music deals.

jhale667

02-14-2009, 02:46 AM

I don't know why lately I keep double-posting: is there some kind of speed control some dick Mod put on as a buffer to keep me from posting too much?

Wow, paranoid much? :rofl: And it's "Mr. Dick" to you. :tongue0011:

I can't see owning a mini guitar (usually tuned to G, right?), unless my cover band decided to do "Little Guitars" or something...lol.

Want a cool spring project? Get a full-size neck and body (you can catch Musikraft Alder Strat bodies going for $100 unfinished on Ebay usually), and go nuts...;)

GAR

02-14-2009, 12:27 PM

No, they're standard tuned.

sadaist

02-14-2009, 01:35 PM

I can't see owning a mini guitar (usually tuned to G, right?), unless my cover band decided to do "Little Guitars" or something...lol.

I felt the same way. Then I purchased one of these for under $50 a couple years ago just for fun and it makes a good conversation piece. But I love it. You pick it up just to check it out and suddenly you've been playing an hour on it. The sound is actually not bad either.

http://www.gibson.com/player/nov02/images/slashspeewee.jpg
http://www.guitarshop.net/GuitarImages_i/EPILPPeeWeeBurst.jpg

jhale667

02-14-2009, 07:54 PM

No, they're standard tuned.

Interesting, the ones we sold at GC when I worked there were mini-scale and tuned differently. I remember figuring out "Little Guitars" with one on lunch one day...lol.

And for $50, why not? :D

Cato

02-14-2009, 11:32 PM

can I show off my mini gear here?

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1/GAYELVIS/minigear.jpg

Panamark

02-15-2009, 02:14 AM

GAR

02-15-2009, 02:47 AM

I admire him (1) times for that Hiwatt Mini

Sarge

02-15-2009, 07:24 AM

can I show off my mini gear here?

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1/GAYELVIS/minigear.jpg

AWESOME!

Tell me about the Red Fender?
Breasts,
Sarge

Cato

02-15-2009, 08:34 AM

Cato, what is the best mini that you can tune in E ??
and stays in tune after more than 3 chords ?

(I bet I asked you this 100 times) Sorry, early alzheimers...
Or are all the mini's basically tuned to C ?
I use the purple package Earnie Ball for my mini guitars and they are all tuned in E.
but the only useful mini is the LP. I have no negative feeling when I play it. the others are toys.

AWESOME!

Tell me about the Red Fender?
Breasts,
Sarge
it's the Champ 12. my red one is pretty rare. mostly it's black.
also Fender made the snake skin champs.

Panamark

02-15-2009, 09:14 AM

I use the purple package Earnie Ball for my mini guitars and they are all tuned in E.
but the only useful mini is the LP. I have no negative feeling when I play it. the others are toys.

gibson or epiphone ???

rocknrolldork

02-15-2009, 10:15 AM

My 5 y.o. daughter has one of the mini-strats. It's really crappy. It fits her hand and stays in tune though. The wood and parts are shit.

Cato

02-15-2009, 05:50 PM

gibson or epiphone ???

the brand is Edwards.

I've talked about it here many many many many many many many times in the past!

http://www.rakuten.co.jp/ikebe/443897/480368/

Panamark

02-16-2009, 04:04 AM

Thanks Cato :ashamed:
(I've been a cotton brain just recently)

I've never seen any mini Edwards in guitar shops in Oz. :(
I just read a bunch of reviews for their full size Les Paul
copies and the reviews were great. I love my Jap strat.
A mini LP that actually stays in tune would be ace
when Im forced onto a plane !

(Promise I wont forget the name this time !!)

sadaist

02-20-2009, 01:44 AM

I went with the full size Squire Bullet instead of the mini. Surprisingly it was $0.04 cents cheaper. Weird. Just got it today and it plays really well. Feels pretty solid and stays in tune. Not bad at all for under $100. The neck has a great feel to it.

http://www.squierguitars.com/products/prod_images/guitars/0310001580_md.jpg

Panamark

02-20-2009, 02:09 AM

SQUIRE !

Its like riding a moped or a fat chick, great fun, just dont let
your friends see you doing it !!!

sadaist

02-20-2009, 02:13 AM

SQUIRE !

Its like riding a moped or a fat chick, great fun, just dont let
your friends see you doing it !!!

LMAO! No doubt. But I'm making it my project guitar for painting. So the Squire mark will be long gone:)

sadaist

02-21-2009, 05:12 AM

http://www.squierguitars.com/products/prod_images/guitars/0310001580_md.jpg

I shouldn't have picked the off white one. It looks so nice I don't want to repaint it now. I should have ordered the pink one.

Cato

03-04-2009, 07:01 AM

hey wankers,

look, I bought a MINI Les Paul again!

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1/GAYELVIS/edwards%20mini%20LP/minilp_1.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1/GAYELVIS/edwards%20mini%20LP/minilp_3.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1/GAYELVIS/edwards%20mini%20LP/minlp_2.jpg

it has crome hardware, mirror pickguard, built in speaker...
looks like a John Sykes' LP custom a bit....

SweetSecrets

03-04-2009, 09:46 AM

I found them hard to keep in tune. They always sounded out to me when I played them.

SweetSecrets

03-04-2009, 09:49 AM

SQUIRE !

Its like riding a moped or a fat chick, great fun, just dont let
your friends see you doing it !!!

LOL! Coming from someone who searched all over Sydney for a mini guitar to play on the plane to the USA when we sat Buisness Class.

sadaist

03-04-2009, 10:59 AM

LOL! Coming from someone who searched all over Sydney for a mini guitar to play on the plane to the USA when we sat Buisness Class.

LMAO! Busted!!!!

sadaist

03-04-2009, 11:01 AM

hey wankers,

look, I bought a MINI Les Paul again!

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1/GAYELVIS/edwards%20mini%20LP/minilp_1.jpg
it has crome hardware, mirror pickguard, built in speaker...
looks like a John Sykes' LP custom a bit....

Dude, those go for a pretty penny on eBay. The cheaper Epiphone Pee Wee's are around $100, but the better one you have seems much more hard to find here.

ELVIS

03-04-2009, 02:54 PM

With all sincerity I love love love the Clownfish guitar! It has serious action but so small it's an easy-to-reach goof around guitar.

You'll pick it up for 5 minutes and a half hour will go by!

I've seen these on ebay and they make a lefty version...

I was thinking about the metallic gold Goldfish lefty...

They look very well made...

http://www.goldfishkids.com/images/GoldfishGuitar101%20copy.jpg

Goldfish Guitars (http://www.goldfishguitars.com/)

:elvis:

Cato

03-04-2009, 06:10 PM

Dude, those go for a pretty penny on eBay. The cheaper Epiphone Pee Wee's are around $100, but the better one you have seems much more hard to find here.
The Epiphone Pee Wee is totally crap, as you know. poor craft work, cheap wood material, and the neck scale is too short....it's a guitar-shaped toy.

I've been collecting mini guitars for years and Edwards MINI LP is the best MINI I've ever owned. very useful.

it's made in Korea only for the Japanese market. so I see it quite often on a Japanese auction website.....

here (http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g70816296)

Cato

03-04-2009, 06:15 PM

btw, I myself am not small at all.

sadaist

03-04-2009, 06:46 PM

The Epiphone Pee Wee is totally crap, as you know.

Yeah, unfortunately I do know :) Still fun though. I've been considering getting the Epiphone Wee Vee. I'm sure it's the same quality as the others, but sure looks cool.

sadaist

03-04-2009, 06:52 PM

I've seen these on ebay and they make a lefty version...

I was thinking about the metallic gold Goldfish lefty...

:elvis:

Or make your own...LOL. I gotta post this in Lounges weird instrument thread.

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Sarge

03-06-2009, 03:33 AM

ELVIS

03-06-2009, 03:40 AM