What could make the Ibanez BTB multiscale actually compete with Dingwall

[crazycloud]

Even if Dingwall and Ibanez BTB basses come out of the same factory, the Dingwalls are likely to have better wood as long as Dingwall's paying for it.

A presumption as you have no idea of the specifics of materials used or the ex-factory price.

 

[NitroBobby]

I wondered if an 18v preamp would make a difference but I’m sure all 18v preamps aren’t all great either.

my Schecter's electronics are rated to 24v i believe. when i discovered this, i made a Y harness with (2) 9v battery leads and wired it in series. it did make a big difference to my ear. seemed to give it more headroom. more strength in the tone. if there's room in the cavity and the board is rated for it, it's worth giving it a shot if you are able.

 

[shade_1313]

I’m actually quite tempted to modify and restring my BTB806MS for F# standard. I think the shift of the strings over by one each, and loss of the C, will suit the Ibanez BTBMS scale lengths better than the B standard tuning.

Which is, admittedly, a very niche way to deal with the upper strings on the bass tending to sound tense/thin.

 

[Yahboy]

My reply may off topic, for person who own the BTB805/806MS but want more classic warmth tone, can consider BTB705LM or 605LM which has 34-35's scale. They has same pickup and onboard electronic . Beside scale different and pickup placement , they also has slightly different length/gauge/ tapered BE of stock string, NYXL 45-130SL vs NYXL MS set .

The 705LM i try sound more rounder and warmer than SRMS705 ( with EXL-SL stock string ).

 

[aff]

I’m actually quite tempted to modify and restring my BTB806MS for F# standard. I think the shift of the strings over by one each, and loss of the C, will suit the Ibanez BTBMS scale lengths better than the B standard tuning.

Which is, admittedly, a very niche way to deal with the upper strings on the bass tending to sound tense/thin.

I did it on my 806ms.
I have both ng3-6 and btb806ms, I thought F# would suit btb better because of less angled frets.

Sounds like absolute rubbish. Just thud and clank. The string is so thick it would always rumble under gravity if not actively muting (gravity assisted infinite sustain), and go sharp as I move bass around due to acceleration forces stretching it. I can hear that F# normally, but bass could not really produce it.
Even normal .130 string downtuned to F# or processed by Digitech Drop sounds better than actual .170 tuned F#. It just is too heavy and has too many wraps.

Good thing is with zero fret I didn’t need to change the nut to go back to beadgc.

 

[yngwiewho1]

The pickups on the BTB seem pretty good. Nobody has complained about the T1’s that I know of

This man would like a word: Man who doesn't like the T1s

In all seriousness, he makes some great points, and the modifications he made to the pickups sound
really interesting. I would definitely try them out if I ever got the chance.

Ibanez preamps are trash.

They've gotten better. I've been pleasantly surprised with the last few I played at my local GC, especially the mode basses. I agree, though, they have been trash in very recent history lol. I'm sure some still are, depending on the model.