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Ibanez BTB multiscales…sheesh

#141
shade_1313 said:
I like TalkBass. I just wish there wasn’t quite so much of this:

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Stop liking what i dont like is half the issue. The other half is people taking it personal when someone else says they dont like what they like.

dont like rics? Dont like fenders? Dont like 37 fan fret? Cool story bro… you wont change my mind. Me is what counts to me. But i always listen. It allows me to find cool new things sometimes… and maybe learn of something i may like as much or more.
 
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#143
TheOriginalName said:
This begs the question actually. Warwick also makes a 35.5 inch multiscale unveiled sometime after the Ibanez SRMS models. I wonder if they’ll ever make a 37” fan fret too.
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I had the same thought. I've always been suspicious that the shorter and often less fanned fanned fret options from the Cort manufactured offerings was based on tooling limitations...
 
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#146
These look good. My only reservation is while the 37" B and 36.5" E are good string lengths the 36" A, 35.5" D, 35" G (all other than the B and G are just my approximations) all seem a bit too long to be optimal.

I've never owned a 35" scale Bass and thought it could be improved by making the A and D strings longer, if anything they and the G all seem best at more like 34" but it's a bit of a compromise of having a normal 35" scale Bass in order to get a better B string.

Doesn't it need a bit more extreme fanning like Dingwalls to have all the strings at optimal lengths - with the G being 34"? I suppose it might not matter too much though, or is this just Ibanez trying to not look like they aren't copying, or trying to make it seem a bit more accessible to people new to multiscale?

I'm also keen on trying the Ibanez EHB MS, they have 33" - 35" which could work well (but likewise - I've never owned a 34" Bass and thought I'd prefer the D and G strings to be shorter)
 
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#147
Les Fret said:
Yes but the EHBs are both fanned and the SRs have a not very nice green finish, and no six string.
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Lol, and here I have been drooling over that green finish on the SR5FMDX. I would expect such an...exotic... looking bass to be very polarizing as far as people loving or hating its look though. I'd love to own one but I just don't think I can justify spending that kind on money on a bass just because I like how it looks...even if I know from experience that SRs and especially premium SRs feel fantastic to play.
 
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SumOne said:
These look good. My only reservation is while the 37" B and 36.5" E are good string lengths the 36" A, 35.5" D, 35" G (all other than the B and G are just my approximations) all seem a bit too long to be optimal.

I've never owned a 35" scale Bass and thought it could be improved by making the A and D strings longer, if anything they and the G all seem best at more like 34" but it's a bit of a compromise of having a normal 35" scale Bass in order to get a better B string.

Doesn't it need a bit more extreme fanning like Dingwalls to have all the strings at optimal lengths - with the G being 34"? I suppose it might not matter too much though, or is this just Ibanez trying to not look like they aren't copying, or trying to make it seem a bit more accessible to people new to multiscale?

I'm also keen on trying the Ibanez EHB MS, they have 33" - 35" which could work well (but likewise - I've never owned a 34" Bass and thought I'd prefer the D and G strings to be shorter)
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Overall fret fan won’t change too much, but at the extreme ends of the instrument this will be more apparent. That translates to a straighter bridge and that could be a big improvement imho. Dingwall: For fingerstyle keeping a consistent distance from the bridge esp on G/C strings is a pain. For pick playing consistent palm muting is a pain. It’s a tradeoff that comes with MS, and this MS might just be at a sweeter spot. We’ll see.
 
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Wretched Banana said:
Dingwall: For fingerstyle keeping a consistent distance from the bridge esp on G/C strings is a pain.
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I'm glad to hear someone else say that - I thought it was just me that thought it. I've been told that it's my poor technique and not being able to adapt to MS, or that it's not an issue, but I thought keeping consistent plucking distance from the bridge on a Dingwall was a real hassle (more than any fretting issues) - it affected playability for me and is one of the reasons I sold it. So hopefully it's less of an issue with the BTB MS.
 
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Wretched Banana said:
Overall fret fan won’t change too much, but at the extreme ends of the instrument this will be more apparent. That translates to a straighter bridge and that could be a big improvement imho. Dingwall: For fingerstyle keeping a consistent distance from the bridge esp on G/C strings is a pain. For pick playing consistent palm muting is a pain. It’s a tradeoff that comes with MS, and this MS might just be at a sweeter spot. We’ll see.
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Great timing, I've been practicing a "palm mute" on my EHB with my pinky extended and the knuckle being the only part of my palm being used.
 
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