NBD: surprisingly impressed!

[JW56789]

Not my thing, but what a wonderful axe, just look at that. It is amazing that Ibanez makes so many different basses, and is willing to go out on limbs nobody else would dare step out on. Brilliant. Seven pounds, all Nordys under the hood, and look at the 'revealed edges' where the top wood meets the back. Could not be farther from a 'Fender-shaped object' if you'd retrieved it from deep space. What a hoot !

Congrats !

 

[jmattbassplaya]

I just wish they did this color on their 5’er. They’d have an instant sale.

 

[Pings Bass]

Nice, congrats!

Ibanez is absolutely killing it with a nexus of quality, features and price. I recently got my first Ibanez and continue to be blown away on multiple fronts.

 

[Outbush]

Oh I’m sure the real deal dingwalls crush this bass hahah

I wouldn’t be so sure about that. It’s all about how the instrument works with the dude playing it. I think I would struggle with the long scale length of the Dingwalls but I reckon I could get along with the Ibby.

 

[Cal03]

Fantastic bass! This is exactly my dream bass, but I doubt I'll ever be able to justify owning one for myself.

-Cal.

 

[wvbass]

Ya know I thought I would too and I don’t. The most awkward feeling thing to me is that the pickups are angled and I like to rest my thumb on the bridge pickup. So instead of it resting on a flat surface it’s angled and it feels a bit strange

I don't think you are alone in finding it strange. I suspect this is why the shape of Dingwall pickups changed to have a rounded top and bottom.

 

[Johnny Fingers]

Congrats on the beautiful instrument. Very futuristic looking.

 

[Swipter]

Couldn’t pass up the sweetwater holiday financing. It came out to like 34 bucks a month the lol

Do you know how many times per day I look at this?

 

[groove pump]

Holy Dang!!!

First Ibanez? You have truly jumped the shark

 

[Musicman1901]

Truth told I wouldn't be so sure. Ibanez really does do a GREAT job with build quality and engineering. I have a ton of Jazz Bass shaped objects including mid-priced production stuff. I also own an SR500 and an SR1300. The Ibanezes really shine compared to many of my other basses. For sure expensive doesn't automatically equate to superior.

Yeah I was playing it more tonight snd the quality really is impressive. I’m surprised it doesn’t command a higher price tag

 

[Musicman1901]

That is one cool looking bass. Glad to hear you like it. The multi-scale thing would be hard for me to get used to (I think), as I've never tried one. Looks like an active bass. Does it have an active bypass switch?

Yes it does have a switch to toggle between active and passive modes

 

[Musicman1901]

A possible solution to this would be to fashion a wooden thumbrest that would attach with mounting tape. I do this with all of my basses. I like to play somewhere between the pickups, and the pickups are usually farther from the top string than the strings are from each other which messes with my floating thumb technique.

Yours would need to be angled to match the bridge pickup, but that would give you a thumb anchor that's parallel to the strings.

Here's an example of mine:

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I'm actually going to be replacing the one on this bass with one that goes the full length between the pickups, kind of like a ramp. I usually fashion these out of an exotic wood pen blank that matches the fretboard wood.

Yeah I like that. I hate to modify basses because over the years my tastes change and if I ever decide to try something else sometimes they’re harder to move. But that is a really good idea. It would certainly solve that shears feeling. I’ve often questioned if the Warwick thumb players have that feeling with the angled pickup

 

[Musicman1901]

Do you know how many times per day I look at this?

Don’t sleep on it. It’s ridiculously awesome. It’s 0%. I got approved for $4k in
Less than 2 minutes and the bass was in my hands 3 days later. It’s a killer chance to finance some gear you don’t wanna buy outright

 

[Musicman1901]

Not my thing, but what a wonderful axe, just look at that. It is amazing that Ibanez makes so many different basses, and is willing to go out on limbs nobody else would dare step out on. Brilliant. Seven pounds, all Nordys under the hood, and look at the 'revealed edges' where the top wood meets the back. Could not be farther from a 'Fender-shaped object' if you'd retrieved it from deep space. What a hoot !

Congrats !

I would’ve said the same thing the last 15 years, not my thing. That’s why I bought it lol. I wanted something totally outside the norm from what I usually play and this certainly hit the spot

 

[groove pump]

I would’ve said the same thing the last 15 years, not my thing. That’s why I bought it lol. I wanted something totally outside the norm from what I usually play and this certainly hit the spot

Not saying that you've sold me on one of these, but mark me down as "nudged"

 

[lpcarter]

I always thought Ibanez made great basses. They aren’t my speed aesthetically, but this looks just killer.

 

[Grizelda100]

Congratulations!

 

[DanDBassist]

The specs say that it includes a "finger ramp" that is a sticky back. I am wondering if it would fit in between the pickups so it can be parallel with the strings for a thumb rest. Maybe that would look odd, just a thought.

 

[mb94952]

Couldn’t pass up the sweetwater holiday financing. It came out to like 34 bucks a month the lol

That is SO worth it right there !!! Our own David Cody ( davec ) works at Sweetwater, so just FYI....
$34 buck / month is a green light even just to try it.

 

[DanDBassist]

My recent acquisition is Ibanez multiscale 5 string 30"/32". At first I was having a little trouble playing F on the first fret fourth string. I kept hitting the fret. Finally I adjusted my strap just right and yesterday told my wife that I have the bass of my dreams.