Strings to fit a 27" scale mini-bass?

[snorkie635]

This bass is not exactly an Alembic, but it is my son's very first one he got as a sprog. It used to sound not too bad for what it is, but then the strings gave out. It's currently strung with some short-scale brand (forgotten which), but the E string sounds really awful - dead and lifeless.

The strings it originally had from the factory all sounded fine and I wonder if any of you chaps and chapesses out there have any thoughts on what might work? As you can see, it's a 27" length from ball-end to nut (oo-er!), and no doubt, lighter strings might help solve the 'dead' E string problem.

Any suggestions gratefully received. Obs, this is purely for sentimental reasons. 🥹

 

Images for scale length and comparison to a normal sized Jazz (I know the wee one is a P.)

 

Thanks in advance.

[Reggaebass]

Hi snorkie, I’ve got a squier mini P bass which is Scale Length28.6 I think, maybe have a look at those strings 

[snorkie635]

58 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Hi snorkie, I’ve got a squier mini P bass which is Scale Length28.6 I think, maybe have a look at those strings 

Cheers for this one Reggae. I'll see if I can find out the brand and any outlet. 👍

[LeftyJ]

Ibanez always sell a 28.6" set, for their Mikro basses (GSRM20). 

[snorkie635]

1 hour ago, LeftyJ said:

Ibanez always sell a 28.6" set, for their Mikro basses (GSRM20). 

Thank you for your response Lefty. That's another option for me to chase.

 

This BC Team are ace. 👍👏🏻👏🏻

[MichaelDean]

I'd also recommend Newtone strings. They'll make something up to order. They might cost a bit more, but the custom gauge strings on my Dingwall are still sounding good 8 months later. 

[lemmywinks]

Try this with a regular set, prob best with a cheap/used set first just so you don't ruin an expensive pack!