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Ibanez Mikro Bass

#21
I bought one, too. I played guitar forever and this short-scale bass is great for me. It's also very lightweight, which helps being on stage four hours a night.

I get all kinds of sounds out of that axe - J and P sounds, modern, from clean to growly. It's a fast playing little sucker... :)
 
#23
Here's a few shots of the next Monster Bass Player.

My Son with his new Ibanez Mikro!

Mild Mannered here:

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And the transformation begins :D



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Fully Rock'n!! :bassist:


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Proud Papa :hyper: LOL!
 
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bassrique said:
I'll take a guess and say it weighs less than 7.

What will you teach him first?
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Basics - Tuning, Proper Technique, Name of strings, Notes on the neck, Major / Minor Scales, Some easy Songs - to help him see what he is learning applied. I want him to have a good balance of actually playing to learn combined with Theory. Further how to practice and be musical at the same time.

If he takes enough of an interest - then he is getting formal lessons - he will listen and be more motivated by a good teacher and I can help him practice and answer questions. He likes to hang out in the Studio now and my guess with his own Bass he will be more inclined to stay interested.
 
#31
frozilla said:
We had one in at the shop that I work at and it was purty cool.
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I spent some time last night playing this thing and it is an impressive little Bass for the money. Electronics are quiet - the set up was good out of the box - just tuned it up and sounded great - roll off the front pickup and play over the rear and gets close to a punchy Jazz. Reverse that roll off the rear pup - drop the tone and you are thump'n old school.

It is lighter than I guessed earlier - I would say it is closer to 6lbs - maybe 6.5lbs. The quality is good enough to actually gig with this Bass. I am thinking of getting one for myself - just to keep in the Living Room to noodle on - it is very close to the size of a guitar - so you can rip on it - low E sounds good for such a small Bass.
 
#32
:hyper:yeah,this is my first post-
Just got my Mikro bass yesterday-but I've got to know-
when I turn up the volume on both pu's the tone/vol gets thin,like coil tap or something-is this a phase effect or something?Sorry for the noob question.
Just want to be sure my bass is working while it's still new.:help:
 
#34
Hey!

As a fellow noob here, I have to concur with what everyone else has said so far... this little sucker rocks!!! It is a 28 1/4" scale, super thin Ibanez neck, and I have the Amethyst Sky Metallic (yes, I call it "bass boat purple") but I love it anyway... It is ultralight like everyone says, even my 5'10 hubby loves to monkey with it. For beginners like us, you can beat the quality for the price, but you better grab one fast--- either Musician's Friend or Samash said Ibanez disc. these, but I know Music123 still has them...

Grab one and have some fun!
Heather (HeathBar73)
 
#35
Incidentally (bump!) you can still order these from the factory. That's where mine came from; I had a choice between a chipped demo unit for $200 or a brand new fresh-from-the-factory bass for $169. Duh. Anyway, hoping that some Mikro owners might chime in:

Does anyone else have trouble keeping theirs in tune? Yes, I know, cheap tuners, inexpensive bass, boo hoo. :) Mine seems to like to drift around even though it's kept in a temperature and humidity-controlled environment. I stretched the strings a couple of times, both before and after playing it out, and it still tends to need touching up every time I play it. Sometimes up, sometimes down.

I've only had it a couple of months; never having owned a brand-new bass before, am I being impatient? Or should I just go ahead and buy a nice set of replacement tuning machines? It'd be worth it to me if that might help the tuning, and surely a better tuner would be easier to adjust in small incremements without the backlash. I really like this bass, and anything I can do to settle it down would make me even happier with it.
 
#36
Or you COULD look at the adjustments as an opportunity to train your tuning by ear skills.

Just a thought. :)

Those pics of the PJ played by a kid IN PJs just flat out rock. I LOL'd at the METAL ones. And that blue sparkle looks pretty cool for such an inexpensive instrument.
 
#37
Hi--I've been playing 6-string guitars for about 45 years and decided to buy my first-ever bass. I bought this one online without ever having played one because of the great reviews, the short scale and of course the low price.

My only problem is that the D and G strings (factory, not mine) are a *very* different tone than the E and A. Having never played bass before I don't even know if this is to be expected, but it sure as hell doesn't sound right! The D and G have a much brighter sound, and not just because of their lighter gauge...it's as if they had separate and very different tone settings.

Please advise me on whether or not it sounds like I should exchange the guitar for a replacement or if this is something that can be easily remedied. Or do I maybe just need a higher quality instrument?

This is my first time at the forum so I hope I've posted this in the right place.

Thanks so much!
Rob
 
#38
Rickenbacker330 said:
Hi--I've been playing 6-string guitars for about 45 years and decided to buy my first-ever bass. I bought this one online without ever having played one because of the great reviews, the short scale and of course the low price.

My only problem is that the D and G strings (factory, not mine) are a *very* different tone than the E and A. Having never played bass before I don't even know if this is to be expected, but it sure as hell doesn't sound right! The D and G have a much brighter sound, and not just because of their lighter gauge...it's as if they had separate and very different tone settings.

Please advise me on whether or not it sounds like I should exchange the guitar for a replacement or if this is something that can be easily remedied. Or do I maybe just need a higher quality instrument?

This is my first time at the forum so I hope I've posted this in the right place.

Thanks so much!
Rob
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Hi Rob,
did you try adjusting the height of the pickups to compensate ?
Also, try A and B solo comparisons between the bridge and neck PUPS to see if you get the same results.

I know it is hard to tell, but did you also listen to the strings while it was unplugged, to see if it is just the strings ?

Also, what kind of amp are you playing it thru ?
You mentioned that you are a guitar player with your first bass.
If you are playing a bass thru a guitar amp, you may get the results you are having. A bass amp is a much better measure.
Good luck and let us know how you make out...
 
#39
<<< did you try adjusting the height of the pickups to compensate ? >>>

well, that was certainly a quick and easy fix! it sure did the trick, thanks. I didn't even get to your other suggestions because raising the pickups on the D&G strings fixed the problem instantly.

I'm using a small Peavey bass amp so I'm ok there.

Thanks again so much!
Rob
 

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