Recent content by Mercury4

Hi Mate, Yeah, reasonably happy with the setup, except for the E string and buzz at the 9th fret, whenever I depress the D string. I can even hear it through the amp! Raising the action and saddle height hasn't helped overcome this problem, so Ibanez can deal with it. Like NoiseNinja...

Appreciated the ease of use of the truss rod mechanism too after having completed my first ever bass setup; :hyper: - Raised action to eliminate fret buzz - Adjusted saddles to correct intonation problems as every string was sharp at the 12th fret. However the E string was still out...

Only small, but it's an Ibanez! Can I join in too, please?

Thank you, much obliged! :D

Wow, it looks great in orange. Wish that colour were available in Australia, but only purple or blue and the purple is on backorder until July...

Hi there, This is my first ever bass, an Ibanez Mikro. Got her a couple of days ago. Isn't she lovely in the sunlight? I chose a shortie, even though I'm tall enough to easily play a long-scale, as I have always played short-scale instruments (ukulele, mandolin, fiddle) and figured it can...

That's a very interesting conversion of a barra uke there matey. As a fellow uke-player, one of the reasons I decided on a short-scale was because, deep-down, I'm not a bass, but a uke-player, even though bass rocks! :bassist: So the Mikro made perfect sense to me. ;) Also evaluated the Kala...

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Hi, It's an ISGB501-BK guitar standard gig bag and fits it like a glove. Tons of padding, got thrown in with the deal after some serious haggling ($50 value here in overpriced Oz). :D [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Hey, I'm 49 and just started on bass too. Also play the uke, fiddle and mandolin. Oh and a button accordion, but badly. Got myself an Ibanez Mikro hooked up to a Silvertone prac amp, rocking out with root and fifth! Basses rule!

Got here because suddenly got interested in the bass guitar after I acquired a bass amp for my semi-acoustic uke, of all things. Started googling to get a feel for what's out there and found this place. :)

Hi there, Newbie from down under. This is my first bass. Got it today with an Ibanez gigbag and stand. I think it needs a setup (lots of fret buzz near the neck and harmonic overtones, is that a sign?). Otherwise, she rocks! :bassist: I got a short-scale bass because, even though I'm very...