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New Ibanez Talman Basses!
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"Light and balanced" feels "cheap" to you? So "heavy and un-balanced" would seem "expensive"? That would explain a lot as to why bassplayers might prefer the cheap ones, and not just on the basis of cost.
$600 is not cheap, and the 600 is not a Prestige Bass.
Thanks for the hands on review!
The TMB600 has an active/passive switch and the treble knob is a passive tone knob when in passive mode. Did you try this option?
Thanks again.
Honestly, yes $1300 is cheap to me as well. Having said that, I DID say that I believe the Prestige will be a great bass, albeit not for me.
Not sure why your so hard pressed to starts pissing match with me though.
Again, not sure why you feel the need to start a pissing match with me over a $200 bass. If it works for you then great. And NO....I play US Laklands and Vintage Fenders, so yes...a $3K bass does feel quite a bit different then an entry level bass.
Never said the 600 was a Prestige. As for $600....that is pretty much the going rate for overseas manufactured entry level basses. Although $600 may not be chump change, it certainly is "cheap" in the range of professional level instruments.
Nobody seems to be starting a "pissing match" here except you, pal; you're the one who went out of your way to mention how a $200 bass feels "cheap" to you, the only reason given being that it's "light and balanced" (your words). Do all "light and balanced" basses seem cheap to you, or just the inexpensive ones?
And yes, a $200 "light and balanced" bass with "pretty good" tone (again, your words) does work for me; probably works for a lot of people. If it doesn't meet your standards, that's great as well.
So you missed the part where I mentioned rough fretwork?
It feels "cheap" to me in the same way that if you're used to driving a Dodge Ram with a Hemi and end up in a rental car which is a 1986 Corrolla.
It wasn't in your initial comments, but when pressed you came out with "a bit rough." Excuse me, but I've read criticism here on TB of the fretwork on basses a lot more expensive than these Ibanez Talmans. Usually a pretty easily solved problem, especially for professional bassists such as yourself.
Really? So "light and balanced" (your words) equals a 1986 Corolla rental car? Is that the kind of feedback you give to the manufacturers and distributors who provide you with advance access to instruments? "I don't know, guys; it's got pretty good tone, and it's light and balanced -- that screams cheap to me."
what was the point in quoting my post then, which was clearly about the prestige?
I'm confused - though that is not that hard to do.....
I am not going to provide you with feedback I gave manufacturers. You're right...I'm sure. You've got me all figured out.
Why not? What do you think I'm going to do with it -- blackmail them? "Aha! You made that bass less light and balanced, because of feedback you received from a pseudonymous poster on TalkBass!"
Apparently.
Heard it's still snowing in San Diego but not expected to stick around for long.
So the new TMB600 (with Nordtrand pups) is $549 online. That actually seems like a decent price for that bass. I'll give one a try when a 15 or 20% coupon comes around.
I just ordered a coral Red shorty from sweetwater.Sadly no natural finish offered in the shorty,so I went with the lightest weight one, 7 lbs. Delivery estimated on the 27th.
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Yeah, well, if the kind of "feedback" you're giving to manufacturers is that "light and balanced equals cheap," this "dippoopie" is glad that none of them are apparently listening to you.
