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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
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Nice! I've always liked Ibanez and I put an SRH 505f on backorder (they seem to be moving these) and look forward to it.The sounds I'm hearing on demos really got me.
What say you?
This is my one and only bass. It is a ‘67 Fender Precision body that I cashed in a pawn ticket for $75 in 1985. A guy I knew was an alcoholic and would pawn it every month or so when he ran out of booze. He got in touch with me and told me he was done with it and that he wanted me to have it. I got it, and the guy burned up in a fire soon thereafter. He had left it out in the rain so much that it had mold and the neck looked like a pretzel. I stripped it down to the body. I put a Schecter neck, new Schaller(?) keys and bridge, and one of them newfangled EMG active pickup sets in it. It has served me well and perfectly quietly for the last 35 yrs. I’ve had others, but always come back to this old girl. I’ve been offered $1000 for it by a couple of pretty famous folks down thru the yrs. It’s one of a kind.
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Sadly, I think too many of us have/had friends or relatives like that.
how do you like the 306? Kinda want a 6 string and trying to decide between a new 306 and something used.
Thanks to lockdown I finally managed to get these guys in the same room for a family photo!
Yeah man Ibanez has been absolutely killing it with these burl tops they've been coming out with lately.
I hope that chap is still with us, and found peace.
Great bass! I'm sure it sounds thunderous.
What a uniquely rad collection.
All beautiful. I’m curious of your thoughts on the Dingwall vs the Ibanez?
The Ibanez is a really great instrument. Build quality is excellent and it feels great to play. Pickups and preamp are good too, i didn't have any trouble getting the sound I was looking for. I think this is the best guitar for people unsure about multiscale. It's one of the cheapest options out there but it really punches above its weight.
That being said, the Dingwall is better in every single way other than being slightly heavier. The clarity of every note and its ability to cut through the mix is unreal. Build quality is absolutely top notch. If you have a chance to play one I suggest you do!
My short answer is that it's a fabulous bass that gives you a "close enough" upright sound that can work well in acoustic settings and also can work well in just about any setting. It's light, balances well and has a very comfortable neck. My long answer:
Thanks man, I had ABZs in 4 and 5 strings. They were really superb instruments. Almost too much for me! I haven't played the Ibanez yet. Thanks!
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Micro POG rocks.er.., what is going on with the creative cardboard corner... thing?
It was a project for an art class several years ago.
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I went to art school and later taught at a couple art colleges so thought it might be something like that!
Sorry for the late reply.
It is a great bass without any doubt, and not just for the money.
The pickups is to the more aggressive side which is a plus in my book, capable of a great deal of punch and snap, but without sacrificing clarity and articulation, and it looks great as well, love the Weathered Black finish and the Jatoba used for the fretboard is a beautiful piece of wood too, think I even prefer it over if it had had a rosewood one.
Also it was easier to play on than I feared, and I was able to get fairly low action without any fret buzz, that is just about 2mm bass side at 12th fret and just about 1.5mm treble side.
However, after playing it some more, and picking up my old trusted just 28,6" bass again, I realized how much the much longer scale and wide fretboard actually inhibited my play, since, even if starting out on a regular 34" scale bass and playing that for 10 years forward, the last past 15 years or so I have exclusively played short scale basses, and despite being 6"4' I actually have relatively small hands in comparison, with especially my little finger being unusual short compared to the rest of my fingers.
So even if it was a really tough decision, getting second thoughts about it at one point, but then argued myself back into what would be the right decision for me, and despite the fact that I initially actually planed to keep it and even make it my new main bass, I eventually settled for sending the bass back, since I figured that realistically I would likely eventually end up not really playing and using it much and that I figured I could use the money it costed me on other more actual needed musical equipment.
Nothing to do with the quality of the bass though, as said it is an absolutely amazing instrument, that punch way above it's price tag in my opinion, but unfortunately I just don't feel comfortable playing on it, and I am pretty certain that that won't change to a degree that really would matter, simply too much of a stretch for my relatively small fingers and me coming from 4 string short scales.
I really wish it wasn't the case, cause it's a beautiful and great bass, and I like the idea of a 6 string, but just have to face the facts of reality.
Think I quite likely eventually will have my 5 string Mikro Bass converted to a 6 string Fender Bass VI type instrument instead (but with slightly wider string spacing, and obviously slightly shorter scale), to fill my needs in that direction.
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Does this count? Not finished by a long shot. Just did the scary rout from the back for the through the deck pot cavity. But can't wait to show it off. Pachyderm inspired. I had this solid piece of maple sitting around and figured let's give it a try. Put two jazz pickup coils into a rosewood housing. Swapped the magnet on one to reverse it so I now have a phat humbucker. Neck is 32 inch scale. So a nice compact. Will be finished with hardwax oil. Osmo.
I'll post her again once she's done. With this lockdown thing I got plenty of time. So she'll be ready in about a week or so.
Lot of sanding makes perfect.
I'll post her again once she's done. With this lockdown thing I got plenty of time. So she'll be ready in about a week or so.
Lot of sanding makes perfect.
