How about USA Bartolini Classic? Has anyone ever compared Bartolini CBC with Aguilar DCB?
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New Ibanez (headless, multiscale)
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The earlier comments about the softness of panga panga concern me a little. Years ago I had a Warwick FNA that had an all wenge neck, and I loved it - I assumed panga panga would be similar. Any ideas on how the wood could be toughened up a little? I’m guessing it’s waxy like wenge, so a finish like epoxy probably wouldn’t be a good idea.
WOOT GRATZ!
Panga Panga is similar. It's a little easier to dent at 1640 lb vs 1930 lbs Janka hardness. If you didn't have any issues with wenge you likely won't have any with panga panga imo.
You're the first person I know of that's got an EHB1500. Everyone else seems to go for all the other models (except the EHB1000. I'm the only person I know that's ordered an EHB1000).
I wish Ibanez would publish the exact frequency range numbers of the mid-sweep. They show it on a graph on their site but without the exact frequency numbers.
Yeah, though I think for bassists looking to explore multiscale, its a cool option...
I immediately fell in love with the EHB1500 and I wanted a high quality and unique 4-string. I was thinking about the EHB1000 too but went for the boutique look of the EHB1500.
Soundwise I'm very impressed, it has a very lively resonant timbre to it and the low E loves to be slapped.
I don't know range of that mid-sweep but these tone controls are very flexible, I wish my SR1200-VNF had that mid-sweep because it really makes a difference.
I originally found the EHB1000 and thought gee for about a grand it looks great as I was on a hunt for a Status streamline then with all of the extra time we all have researched the multi scale and and found the 1005ms glad I did so far so good. I was looking for a good travel bass as I will be in my 28 foot travel trailer and didn’t want another “too pretty to play” bass so this and my happy little Phil Jones Micro 7 will work out great
Getting so jealous. Man that 1500 is gorgeous, I can't wait for mine. I'm still being told early June. But it is comforting seeing others are getting their basses as that probably means they are made and in the US. Hopefully that also means I'll have mine sooner that June.
My 1500 is probably the first here in the Netherlands, I got an email yesterday that it had arrived in the shop, some of the other models were already available though.
There was someone here with a 1000. Only one I've seen in the wild.
I would love to try one. I have no idea if I would like multiscale. Maybe when the world gets semi normal again this model may be from a popular enough brand I can try it in store.
I kinda was in the same boat seemed like it was a crazy new learning curve but if you read into it it makes perfect sense longer B and the fanned frets are barely noticeable it’s all in your head
If you want some real fun get a Chapman stick I’m still working on that
If you want some real fun get a Chapman stick I’m still working on that
My advice is to make sure you do try multi-scale first--either borrow from someone or go test in a store. I was one of those people who wondered if I'd be okay with it, and vast majority of people in forums said they got used to it very quickly and didn't even have to think about it, while some said playing certain chords higher up on the neck was a real problem.
I wanted a Dingwall badly for it's amazingly articulate tone and stellar reputation, so I bought one without ever playing one. I spent the next several months trying to get used to it, and I never could get as comfortable on it as I could with normal frets. It's true that playing some chords up on the neck was nearly impossible because physiologically your fingers can't twist that way, but even without playing chords, the lower frets simply extended too far away and the spacing between each fret too wide. I felt like a child playing an adult's bass, whereas on a normal 34" scale bass, I could cover one finger per fret comfortably. It just wasn't as easy to play.
And then there's the very limited choice of strings. None of the strings I wanted to use were available for it.
It's an amazing bass--but for someone else. I couldn't get comfortable with it.
The Ibanez multi-scale is not nearly as severe as Dingwall's, and maybe it's not much of an issue, but at this point I just want to play on normal 34" scale because it's so comfortable.
