What bass... ? Thread # 4,397

[subrob]

Sorry folks. I would like some help, if only for long term planning, for a specific bass that I might like to buy. Briefly, a black one. And like a stingray, but with a thru neck. Gotta love the humbuckers. I've always wanted a thru neck, as it seems to make natural sense to brace the strings against a single piece of wood. Does such a beast exist anywhere?

I saw a YouTube video on a rare as rocking horse droppings ibanez iceman which would have fit the bill, but said axe is 20 years out of production and probably £steep, if possible to find at all. It was *the* sound, though...

[JapanAxe]

[quote name='subrob' timestamp='1352600521' post='1865127']
Sorry folks. I would like some help, if only for long term planning, for a specific bass that I might like to buy. Briefly, a black one. And like a stingray, but with a thru neck. Gotta love the humbuckers. I've always wanted a thru neck, as it seems to make natural sense to brace the strings against a single piece of wood. Does such a beast exist anywhere?
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It will if you order it from a custom builder!

[Bloodaxe]

[quote name='subrob' timestamp='1352600521' post='1865127']
I saw a YouTube video on a rare as rocking horse droppings ibanez iceman which would have fit the bill, but said axe is 20 years out of production and probably £steep, if possible to find at all. It was *the* sound, though...
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Which vid? I've never knowingly heard an Iceman outside a demo.

Edited November 11, 2012 by Bloodaxe

[subrob]

[quote name='Bloodaxe' timestamp='1352605408' post='1865142']

Which vid? I've never knowingly heard an Iceman outside a demo.
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http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=8&ved=0CEQQtwIwBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dp6LF_eum_6w&ei=4mGfUMerHcLO0QWclICYCA&usg=AFQjCNEK3N_tqXzRMj4HKovUPMGqef7yrQ

Hoping the link works... Posting on my phone. Otherwise search YouTube for 1994 ibanez iceman and it should pull the video up. The guy's beef with the music shop is irritating, but it's a good vid on the whole.

And yeah, if I'm going the route of the customer bass I suppose the trusty Sub has little to fear....!

[Bloodaxe]

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[url="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=8&ved=0CEQQtwIwBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dp6LF_eum_6w&ei=4mGfUMerHcLO0QWclICYCA&usg=AFQjCNEK3N_tqXzRMj4HKovUPMGqef7yrQ"]http://www.google.co...HKovUPMGqef7yrQ[/url]

Hoping the link works... Posting on my phone. Otherwise search YouTube for 1994 ibanez iceman and it should pull the video up. The guy's beef with the music shop is irritating, but it's a good vid on the whole.

And yeah, if I'm going the route of the customer bass I suppose the trusty Sub has little to fear....!
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Ah yes, I did find that one... was hoping for a clip with one in a band situation. Seriously cool/quirky look to the Iceman.

As for sound... does this float your boat?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmBUPw58xL8

If it does, then maybe an '80s Aria might fit the bill.

P.

[subrob]

[quote name='Bloodaxe' timestamp='1352634154' post='1865311']
Ah yes, I did find that one... was hoping for a clip with one in a band situation. Seriously cool/quirky look to the Iceman.

As for sound... does this float your boat?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmBUPw58xL8[/media]

If it does, then maybe an '80s Aria might fit the bill.

P.
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Cheers BA. It's a little ploinky (?) for my liking. However with a little more modern grit and a bit of a mid cut its probably not a million miles away.

Not knowing much about Aria, is there anything specifically comes to mind?

I did find the odd Schecter that was getting close. Anyway, all food for thought.

[Bloodaxe]

[quote name='subrob' timestamp='1352663379' post='1865851'] Cheers BA. It's a little ploinky (?) for my liking. However with a little more modern grit and a bit of a mid cut its probably not a million miles away. Not knowing much about Aria, is there anything specifically comes to mind? I did find the odd Schecter that was getting close. Anyway, all food for thought. [/quote]
That's an issue with posting clips - they tend to date from 1980-ish so we're in the world of VHS with the sound completely müllered by compression.

Try this though:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZAi6V91XjM[/media]

There are a load of video links [url="http://ariabasses.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/video-links-to-aria-basses.html"]here[/url]. Also worth a look is TB'er [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/zumazmusic/videos?query=Aria"]Zuma's channel on Youtube[/url]

As you seem set on twin 'buckers, key models are:
[url="http://www.prog.rockers.co.uk/sb900.htm"]SB-900[/url]
[url="http://www.prog.rockers.co.uk/sbr80.htm"]SBR-80[/url]
[url="http://www.prog.rockers.co.uk/sbr150.htm"]SBR-150[/url]
[url="http://www.prog.rockers.co.uk/sbeliteii.htm"]Elite-II[/url]
and the seriously rare [url="http://www.prog.rockers.co.uk/sbltd.htm"]SB-LTD[/url]

Series/Parallel switching is a common feature if that's your bag. They're naturally mid-dy basses, but the twin 'buckers don't need much coaxing in the grit department.

All (apart from the LTD) turf up here & on Ebay. A budget of £400 ought to land a decent example (apart from the LTD).

P.