The Official Ibanez TMB Talman Bass Club

[Code Brown]

The measurements of my TMB30 (I'm assuming they're the same as the TMB35).
Total Length: 41"
Body Length: 16"
Body Height: 1.6"
Upper Bout Width: 10.5"
Waist Width: 8.5"
Lower Bout Width: 13"
Bout and waist measurements are approximate due to the TMB's unsymmetrical shape.

I don't have a case, so I can't confirm, but I think the Fender FBSS-610 short-scale bass gig bag seems to be the best fit for the TMB30 / TMB35.

 

[fabiolimasiq]

The measurements of my TMB30 (I'm assuming they're the same as the TMB35).
Total Length: 41"
Body Length: 16"
Body Height: 1.6"
Upper Bout Width: 10.5"
Waist Width: 8.5"
Lower Bout Width: 13"
Bout and waist measurements are approximate due to the TMB's unsymmetrical shape.

I don't have a case, so I can't confirm, but I think the Fender FBSS-610 short-scale bass gig bag seems to be the best fit for the TMB30 / TMB35.

Code Brown, thank you !!

 

[Thonis]

I just use a full size hard case with my TMB30 and TMB35. There's a little bit of wiggle room but I have no problems. I also have a soft guitar case made by VOX which fits my TMB30 perfectly.

 

[fabiolimasiq]

I just use a full size hard case with my TMB30 and TMB35. There's a little bit of wiggle room but I have no problems. I also have a soft guitar case made by VOX which fits my TMB30 perfectly.

Thonis, thanks for your answer! Please, let me know the brand and model of the full size hard case that you use with TMB30 and TMB35. My best regards

 

[Thonis]

brand and model of the full size hard case that you use with TMB30 and TMB35.

I have one of these cases from sweetwater.

 

[TheBogart]

It’s so fun these two basses sound a little different one from each other. The black with maple fretboard has a more clear sound, new strings that make the tone more open. The yellow with jotoba fretboard has a more mellow sound, more deep, older strings that make the tone more warm.

i love them both. Cheap basses with a lot of soul.

I do t know if you noticed. I swapped necks because I want the looks of a maple on black and jotoba on yellow.

 

[JIO]

It’s so fun these two basses sound a little different one from each other. The black with maple fretboard has a more clear sound, new strings that make the tone more open. The yellow with jotoba fretboard has a more mellow sound, more deep, older strings that make the tone more warm.

i love them both. Cheap basses with a lot of soul.

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I do t know if you noticed. I swapped necks because I want the looks of a maple on black and jotoba on yellow.

I keep seeing new colours - how many different colours/finishes do they offer?

 

[TheBogart]

It depends os the year of production I think. Black being the more available color of them all. But I wanted a maple fingerboard. That are not so common in the talman tmb100 series.

 

[KindofBlues71]

At least for the yellow body with maple neck I bought in late 2021, look for TMB100M.

 

[Climax]

PJ Geezers and Gotoh 201B bridge done! TMB100

 

[ERIC31]

That looks awesome! I’ve got the same bridge in mine.

Did the EMG Geezers drop right in or did you have to do some routing?

 

[TheBogart]

I’m really digging this Ibanez Talman Basses. I have a Vintage Fender P, a Sterling Ray 34, a Fender Jazz Bass but my band mates told me the best tone I had was when I played the Talman in the rehearsal.

this things are cheap as hell, but they do sound good. So, I think I will leave one stock and will upgrade the other.

where do you recommend to start? New pickups? New preamp?

 

[discochris]

First post in this thread...

Mine is completely stock and I love it. I hadn't played live in about six years since my band of 20 plus years went on hiatus (we didn't break up - we just stopped booking shows after recording our second album) when our drummer asked me to play with an oldies project I'd sat in with before. Instead of either of my Jazz basses, I chose to play the TMB100. And for a 50's and 60's music gig, it has a great look. (I do want a pearloid pickguard though).

It's such a versatile instrument and adjusted for inflation, probably the least I've ever spent on a bass. I was in a local mom and pop shop last week getting some work done on one of my Jazz Basses, and he had a couple Talman's on the wall. We got to talking and he absolutely raved about them. They really are something special, especially for the price. Not the clearest photo, but here it is at the gig.

 

[Climax]

That looks awesome! I’ve got the same bridge in mine.

Did the EMG Geezers drop right in or did you have to do some routing?

Had to sand off couple mm from J cavity. No biggie. Original J is a bit shorter than EMG.

 

[bigthemat]

any thoughts on what's going on? My low B on my 605 sounds so dead and lifeless. They are ghs precision flatwounds and they were fine until yesterday. Nothing different that I can think of on my end. Could it be pickup height? too much or too little relief? Just so weird (and yeah, obv. get some new strings to try) but my jazz has 10+ year old flats that still sound great.

 

[KindofBlues71]

Is the Gotoh 201B bridge a worthwhile upgrade to the newest stock bridge? Do the mounting holes line up? And any issues with not having the two top screws at the top of the bridge?

 

[Code Brown]

Is the Gotoh 201B bridge a worthwhile upgrade to the newest stock bridge? Do the mounting holes line up? And any issues with not having the two top screws at the top of the bridge?

Ibanez has sold TMBs with two different bridges. I have pics of the bridges here:
Ibanez TMB30 Specifications
The bridges have completely different mounting hole locations. The Gotoh 201B bridge is a drop in replacement for the old style bridge. It's not compatible with the new style bridge. Of course, you can replace a new style bridge with the Gotoh 201B bridge, you'll just have to drill new mounting holes.

 

[Climax]

Ibanez has sold TMBs with two different bridges. I have pics of the bridges here:
Ibanez TMB30 Specifications
The bridges have completely different mounting hole locations. The Gotoh 201B bridge is a drop in replacement for the old style bridge. It's not compatible with the new style bridge. Of course, you can replace a new style bridge with the Gotoh 201B bridge, you'll just have to drill new mounting holes.

Yeah. I had the newer one. I believe it's B10. Had to drill new holes. B10 is not even that bad, but I had Gotoh lying around. And In my case, the original was not perfectly aligned from start. 3mm too much on right.

 

[KindofBlues71]

My TMB100 has the newer of the two bridges. I've never had to drill into the body or neck/headstock of an instrument before and it's giving me a bit of apprehension/anxiety. How easy/difficult is it to line up a new bridge to drill the holes. I do woodworking as a hobby so I'm familiar with plugging stripped screw holes but my unofficial mantra is, "I've cut this piece of wood three times and it's still too short!"

 

[Code Brown]

I also do some woodworking as a hobby I've drilled new mounting holes to install a badass bridge on my TMB30. I've also upgraded the tuners on my TMB100 and TMB30 which required drilling new holes in the headstock for each tuning machine.
It's not complicated or difficult. Have the entire process planned out before you start. If the old bridge is properly located, then put masking tape around it before removing it. That will mark the position of the old bridge and you can use that as a guide to position the new bridge. As a woodworker you probably know about the things that usually trip up non-woodworkers, like wandering drill bits, drilling holes too deep or too large. Take your time, plan it out, proceed carefully and you should be ok