Recent content by TheAlien

I did buy mine in person but there was no other finish available. I don't hate it or anything, I just find it plain looking and other finishes look so much better - especially HughC's refinish. That is some amazingly useful information, thank you. Thank you as well. If and when I do decide...

I have a transparent red one, which isn't really super transparent. If you mean the wood under the finish, I am pretty confident that it is mahogany but I am no expert. I know sanding a finish off can be lots of work and take time (especially if someone new to it wants to avoid RSI!), what I...

That looks so good. How hard is sanding and refinishing for someone who hasn't done it before? I can take it apart and put it back together no problem, but I wouldn't want to do a crappy job on the body. Does this finish need some kind of sealant?

Hey, nice - that is another one that looks like mine. Out of curiosity, what color was it listed as? And welcome!

I think that Greenstreet and Tubamark covered all possible explanations in way more detail than I expected! Pretty much my thoughts, it is a budget instrument and I don't fret too much about it (other than curiosity! but you guys covered me). What matters is that it works as it should and it...

I was expecting the more transparent finish too, but it was the only one they had and I wanted a bass, so here I am with it!

Factory-new from an Ibanez dealer. Take a look at this one, it looks between mine and yours.

I thought of that too, that maybe it has a thicker coating because it would look crap with the normal coating most other Mikros seem to have. But hey, that is how they get the cost down that low (among other things).

Here are some photos trying to show the color detail. This combination of color & grain is probably a worst case scenario, as it looks almost the same as high-ISO noise and the red channel is the hardest. From the preview it looks like the forum software compresses the images pretty harshly...

Thanks Greenstreet, both of your posts are really informative. Some of the stuff might be obvious but I have never had reason to give it consideration until now, so not so obvious to me. More importantly, I assumed that bass amps are different to guitar amps (obviously!) but I didn't know what...

No metallic flakes, just the red hue combined with the fine grain detail reminded me of that. I hope it will be more visible in better quality photos. Thank you! and yes, I am fully aware of the risk and careful. It is bedroom volume for now anyway. About that Ampeg and small bass amps in...

Poor lighting, but here it is: If you do an image search 9 out of 10 look like TwinDad's, but there are a few like mine. There is grain, it is just too fine and hard to see. It does look like mahogany grain up close, similar to this: There is also a knot on one side, and a couple of...

Most search results point back to talkbass anyway! For reference: I checked it up on guitarinsite.nl and it was made by Zunyi Shenqu Musical Instruments. The only information I could found about them was that they are one of those big factories that build cheap models for multiple big...

Some are made in China, some in Indonesia. Mine is a MIC one.

Hi guys, I am just a filthy guitarist but I got a Mikro as a present to myself so here I am! I was between the Squier Jaguar SS and the Mikro, couldn't find a Jaguar to try, liked the Mikro, got the Mikro. At the store I could get the GSR200 for the same price, I tried it alongside the Mikro...