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NBD:Everything I love in a bass

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by mbell75, Jun 15, 2019.

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  1. Jun 15, 2019 #1
    mbell75

    mbell75

    May 23, 2016
    Chunky neck? Yep. P bass nut width? Check. Block inlays? Yes. Tort pickguard? Yes please! So a day after getting an Ibanez with pretty much everything I don't like in a bass, I get another Ibanez with everything I do like in a bass. The TMB600. The Nordstrand pickups on this sound killer and I love that it can go active or passive. Ive owned a handful of Fender and Squier PJ basses in the past and this is easily the best IMO. Love the grain on the ash on this as well and its not terribly heavy. I do like me a bound fingerboard too. Picked it up used for $399 in excellent condition, still had the plastic on the pickguard even. Loving it so far.

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    Last edited: Jun 15, 2019
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  2. Jun 15, 2019 #2
    filler83

    filler83 Supporting Member

    Jan 5, 2015
    Cleveland, OH
    Nice! Which version/model talman is this?
     
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  3. Jun 15, 2019 #3
    mbell75

    mbell75

    May 23, 2016
    Thanks. It’s the TMB600
     
  4. Jun 15, 2019 #4
    5StringBlues

    5StringBlues

    Feb 26, 2009
    SLOWLY BEING CANCELLED BY TALKBASS
    That "Mary Kay" finish is mighty pimp!
     
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  5. Jun 15, 2019 #5
    mbell75

    mbell75

    May 23, 2016
    Yea, I like it a lot. They call it “antique white blonde” and it’s really cool looking. Photos don’t do it justice.
     
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  6. Jun 16, 2019 #6
    Blues Bass 2

    Blues Bass 2 Supporting Member

    Oct 3, 2001
    Davenport Iowa
    Congrats , awesome bases .
     
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  7. Jun 16, 2019 #7
    SgtHulka

    SgtHulka Inactive

    Mar 29, 2019
    Banland
    This replaced the ATK line so I'm not surprised theyre good.
     
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  8. Jun 16, 2019 #8
    southpaw723

    southpaw723

    Oct 20, 2013
    Pittsburgh
    Sweet looking bass, I’d scoop one up if they made lefties
     
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  9. Jun 16, 2019 #9
    KeithAlanK

    KeithAlanK

    May 29, 2009
    San Antonio Texas
    Talmans had been around for a few years before the ATK series was dropped, so "replaced" is not really correct.
    I fully expect the ATK basses to come back in a big way someday--they were a popular design that was truly original, with a signature sound that can't be had any other way.
     
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  10. Jun 16, 2019 #10
    SgtHulka

    SgtHulka Inactive

    Mar 29, 2019
    Banland
    Well it is now the only only Ibanez line with a P style neck.
     
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  11. Jun 16, 2019 #11
    jamro217

    jamro217

    Apr 12, 2013
    Beautiful coastal Rhode Island
    Yay!!!
     
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  12. Jun 16, 2019 #12
    Basically Bob

    Basically Bob

    Aug 24, 2008
    Ontario, Canada
    Congratulations! Nice bass … are the Nordstrand pickups stock?
     
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  13. Jun 16, 2019 #13
    cnltb

    cnltb

    May 28, 2005
    I'd almost buy that.
     
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  14. Jun 16, 2019 #14
    Raw N Low

    Raw N Low If I can't hear it, hopefully I'll feel it Supporting Member

    Jul 16, 2009
    Denver, Colorado
    Awesome basses that don't get enough recognition. Congrats!
     
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  15. Jun 16, 2019 #15
    WillieB

    WillieB Battling Bass Guitar Bulimia since 1975 Supporting Member

    Apr 26, 2010
    Columbus Ohio
    I like it .... I just picked up a TMB30 in banana yellow its a nice little short scale.

    Is the switch a pup selector? How do you switch from active to passive?
     
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  16. Jun 16, 2019 #16
    Don M

    Don M

    Oct 24, 2014
    Suburbs of Cincinnati
    The switch should be for active/passive. Knobs should be double stack V/Blend and T/B
     
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  17. Jun 16, 2019 #17
    filler83

    filler83 Supporting Member

    Jan 5, 2015
    Cleveland, OH
    Does one of the eq knobs work as tone in passive mode?
     
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  18. Jun 16, 2019 #18
    P. Aaron

    P. Aaron Supporting Member

    Sep 16, 2002
    Livin’ on a slab in Plano, TX
    Those are cool basses. Congrats.
     
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  19. Jun 16, 2019 #19
    LowActionHero

    LowActionHero

    Sep 5, 2016
    Spokane Valley WA
    I love those Talmans.
    That one is the exact one I'd chose if I was ready to buy!

    Nice score!
     
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  20. Jun 16, 2019 #20
    Ampslut

    Ampslut

    May 15, 2017
    Barrackville WV
    I've got some GAS for the 5 string version of that bass. I played the entry level model of it a few years back and was knocked out by the quality. I can only imagine how much better the mid-level model must be. Congratulations on a great find.
     
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