Thanks Aidil, I was entering the number in an Ibanez serial# translator and it wouldn’t recognize it. Maybe I entered it incorrectly.
Lowered the action a bit, really helped a lot
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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
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Thanks Aidil, I was entering the number in an Ibanez serial# translator and it wouldn’t recognize it. Maybe I entered it incorrectly.
Lowered the action a bit, really helped a lot
Thanks Aidil, I was entering the number in an Ibanez serial# translator and it wouldn’t recognize it. Maybe I entered it incorrectly.
Lowered the action a bit, really helped a lot
No need a special website translator for that. The "I" at the beginning stands for Indonesia and the first two digits marks the year of build.
Yap, the BTB is a 35" scale despite yours is a 4 stringer, thus it'll tighten the tension of the strings (compared to most 34" 4 stringers). Higher string action would make it plays harder.
Having lots of fun with a new bass to the collection - Harley Benton MP-5MN.
Not to sound cheesy, but if anybody here likes my mods and would like to see me explore further, could you help me out and follow me? I have a company I'm trying to entice into passing along an affordable bass as a mod platform. 
You don't have to if my madcap ideas hold no interest.
Thanks!
You don't have to if my madcap ideas hold no interest.
Thanks!
NICE! I have a blue one on the way in July (scheduled it to ship with the Sadowsky RSD bass from Thomann). How do you like it so far?
This came yesterday. Enjoying it A LOT!
If you put lipstick (pickups) on a bass, its still a bass... and maybe a pig... I'm not good at these sayings....
If you put lipstick (pickups) on a bass, its still a bass... and maybe a pig... I'm not good at these sayings....
I'm not putting on lipstick for the video if that's what you're asking....
I haven't posted to this thread in years. Quarantine boredom... My current stable, and this stable has been stable for the past 2 years.
Likewise feel free to forego the corset and fishnets.
I love it!
The Reverse-P/MM is not a pickup combination I've had before - I'm really diggin it! Great hardware (tuners & bridge). I did swap out the stock MM & preamp to something else, not because the stock stuff doesn't sound great, because it does.
I'm just the consummate modder at heart & tend to mod just about anything that comes my way to some degree or another, and the Natural one has become my test bed at the moment for all things mod. My Lake Blue one is still bone stock. There's a whole lotta value, quality & great tone to be had right out of the box.
I have the Lake Blue (w/Ebony board) version of this too - they are fantastic!
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I love it!
The Reverse-P/MM is not a pickup combination I've had before. I did swapped out the stock MM & preamp amp to something else, not because the stock stuff doesn't sound great, because it does. I'm just the consummate modder at heart, and the Natural one has become my test bed at the moment for all things mod. There's a whole lotta value, quality & great tone to be had right out of the box.
I have the Lake Blue (w/Ebony board) version of this too - they are fantastic!
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AWESOME! Those look great. Super excited to try mine out. Working with a few other BassTubers and we're going to be doing a bit of a gear rotation, so my bentons will make their way into the hands of a few others
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AWESOME! Those look great. Super excited to try mine out. Working with a few other BassTubers and we're going to be doing a bit of a gear rotation, so my bentons will make their way into the hands of a few others
Awesome! Looking forward to hearing your (and other's) thoughts on it if you get a chance!
