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    mickebas reacted to FirasR's post in the thread New Ibanez Mode series with Like Like.
    @BassicJazzy @crazycloud @mickebas thanks all for the tips. I've done quite a few of my own setups on many guitars and a few of my...
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    mickebas reacted to FirasR's post in the thread New Ibanez Mode series with Like Like.
    Oh and thanks for that video review. It was from this video that I first heard the Fat-Beams on the MDM and fell in love with their...
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    mickebas replied to the thread New Ibanez Mode series.
    Thanks for the in depth review! The truss rod issue seems to be due to the roasted necks as stated. I don't find it a problem on mine...
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    mickebas reacted to TrevorOfDoom's post in the thread 2+3 P-bass 5 string mod with Like Like.
    That’s a Harley Benton, isn’t it? I despise the visual aesthetic of that pickup configuration. There’s a number of pickguard makers who...
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    mickebas reacted to Jazzjames's post in the thread 2+3 P-bass 5 string mod with Like Like.
    I am currently looking at swapping out the pickups in my yamaha bbp35, which also has an asymmetrical p pickup. You’ll want to measure...
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    As title says, I’m planning to replace the pickups in a P5 and I’m curious to know any input on these two pickups. I don’t have an...
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    mickebas replied to the thread 2+3 P-bass 5 string mod.
    It’s a JET JPB305. Very nice playing instrument. The company is based and designed in Slovenia but as many instruments nowadays...
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    mickebas replied to the thread 2+3 P-bass 5 string mod.
    Right. I was not sure whether reversing the split pickup would mean different winding/sound since the more bassy strings needs less...
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    mickebas reacted to davedamage's post in the thread 2+3 P-bass 5 string mod with Like Like.
    Now that is a cool looking bass! You should be able to take any five string split with the same dims and drop it in. As far as...
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    I have this 5 string P-bass with the unusual pickup layout of the 2 str pickup covering the B-E strings and consequently the 3 str part...
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    mickebas reacted to Perrdawg's post in the thread New Ibanez Mode series with Like Like.
    Your MDM sure sounds fantastic on that insta vid you shared. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Good point on the noiseless pickups, I...
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    mickebas replied to the thread New Ibanez Mode series.
    Don’t know the exact reason but probably because it’s the easiest way to avoid two totally different chain routings. Supposedly the...
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    mickebas replied to the thread New Ibanez Mode series.
    Yamahas are usually great instruments too, I’ve had a bunch through the years. Comparing the Yamaha BP series to the MDMs I think...
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    mickebas replied to the thread New Ibanez Mode series.
    It’s a great bass. It’s similar to a jazz bass but still a new take on the jazz. I like it a lot and have not found any flaws. I have...
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    mickebas replied to the thread New Ibanez Mode series.
    My first day experience of this bass (MDM 1005) is very good. If you put all the small eq knobs in neutral and switch between passive...