darren Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Got a talman from tomann on Wednesday and took it to band practice on yesterday. Probably the best sounding bass I've played. Never had an active bass before and it's great fun. Neck feels really nice. Chunky in a good way. Reminds me of an epiphone jc neck but in a satin finish. Build quality is fantastic. I love it! Quote
Naetharu Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 That looks lovely. I've never come across one of these before. Congrats! Quote
darren Posted September 11, 2015 Author Posted September 11, 2015 Thanks. Really didn't know what to expect at this price point. Really happy. Can't wait to gig it next Saturday. Quote
Naetharu Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 [quote name='darren' timestamp='1442004346' post='2863823'] Thanks. Really didn't know what to expect at this price point. Really happy. Can't wait to gig it next Saturday. [/quote] Aye, the Ibanez stuff is just astounding value. I picked up a SR300 earlier in the year (the cheapest of the proper Sound-Gear basses) and it still stuns me how great it feels and plays. I must say though, I really do love the look of your bass and a great color too. Quote
Subbeh Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 (edited) Congrats, that is lovely! Absolutely love the look of these, with or without the blocks they look great. I was shocked at how reasonable the prices are, I would have gussed they were more expensive. Wish they did lefty models! Edited September 11, 2015 by Subbeh Quote
Truckstop Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 They look great and I'd love one to use alongside my BB424 but I hate hate hate 2+2 head stocks with a passion! Such a shame Quote
darren Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Truckstop' timestamp='1442012064' post='2863879'] They look great and I'd love one to use alongside my BB424 but I hate hate hate 2+2 head stocks with a passion! Such a shame [/quote] Shane that. I think it looks cool but each to their own. I've owned a 424 incidentally and I'd say the build quality is similar. The only components that are noticeably cheap are the tuning pegs. To me this floors the 424 in terms of tone but it would be a killer pairing. Edited September 12, 2015 by darren Quote
Truckstop Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Really? Interesting. I do need to get out and try one at least! Quote
darren Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 I prefer the 45degree stringing, the laminated neck and tuning pegs on the 424. But the tone is killer on the talman. I would also say that the 424 I had was not the lightest but it was lighter than the talman. This thing is probably 9.5lb. Quote
philw Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 This is just absurd value for money: https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_tmb100_mgr_talman_bass.htm £158! P Quote
cocco Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Great looking bass, even if you spent a few quid upgrading it it's still a bargain. What's the tone like? Quote
philw Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 I wonder if a Fender neck could be persuaded to fit? I'd buy a green Talman tomorrow if I thought the spare maple fingerboard Squire neck I have lying around would go on it. Quote
darren Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 The p pickup sounds fantastic. Cut a little bass on the active eq and it sounds pretty similar to my fender bass but with more umph. The jazz pickup is a little quieter than the p but I may need to adjust the hight. That said the pickups are loud. The tone with both pickups blended is huge. Really great ballsy tone. I have no desire to change the pickups at all. Really impressed. I've read a review that said it can approach a Ricky tone if the treble is cranked. Not sure if that's true because I've never played one. I will say that the tone is very usable no matter where you set the treble. Can get clanky when cranked to max but still delivers the low end. Boosting the bass can get boomy if you go too far. Loads of tones available here. Quote
darren Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 [quote name='philw' timestamp='1442054788' post='2864082'] This is just absurd value for money: https://www.thomann.de/gb/ibanez_tmb100_mgr_talman_bass.htm £158! P [/quote] Yes. It's bonkers. Quote
darren Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 Also, don't know if I got lucky with this one as quality might be variable due to price point. But out of the box the string height was correct according to the booklet. 2.5mm on the twelfth fret at the E side and 2mm at the G side. Intonation is spot on and the bass was practically in tune. Each peg needed tightening about half a turn. I assume they loosened the strings slightly for transport. Quote
howdenspur Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 Silly money for an Ibanez and a nice twist on a P theme too. Good score! Quote
alyctes Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 [quote name='philw' timestamp='1442062394' post='2864181'] I wonder if a Fender neck could be persuaded to fit? I'd buy a green Talman tomorrow if I thought the spare maple fingerboard Squire neck I have lying around would go on it. [/quote] Indeed. Could we persuade the OP to do some measuring, please? Quote
philw Posted September 12, 2015 Posted September 12, 2015 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1442081622' post='2864331'] Indeed. Could we persuade the OP to do some measuring, please? [/quote] Yes, we'd need neck pocket width and length and probably distance from the end of the neck to the bridge (looks to me like a standard 5-screw BBOT bridge). Looking at the pictures on the Thomann website the neck fixing screws don't appear to be at Fender standard spacing but that needn't be a huge problem. P Quote
darren Posted September 12, 2015 Author Posted September 12, 2015 Tried to offer a ruler up to it but to get an accurate measurement I'd need to take the neck off and I'm not confident enough to do that I'm afraid. The neck is 62mm at the last fret if that helps. Quote
philw Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 No need to take the neck off your lovely new bass if you're not confident about doing it Darren. I reckon one of us tinkerers will finally take the plunge and buy a Talman partly in order to see if a Fender neck will fit. 62mm at the last fret sounds not too far off. P Quote
neepheid Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 I've had a sunburst one for a few months now. I'm a bit annoyed because I really wanted the mint green one but could only find black or burst at the time (in the EU). Distributors said they weren't getting the other finishes in, but I guess things change. Now that I can get the mint green one I'm going to sell the burst one. Stupidly good basses for the money. The fret ends are a wee bit rough on mine but only when you go looking for them. Quote
philw Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1442146261' post='2864646'] I've had a sunburst one for a few months now. I'm a bit annoyed because I really wanted the mint green one but could only find black or burst at the time (in the EU). Distributors said they weren't getting the other finishes in, but I guess things change. Now that I can get the mint green one I'm going to sell the burst one. Stupidly good basses for the money. The fret ends are a wee bit rough on mine but only when you go looking for them. [/quote] Yeah I was told the mint green wasn't coming to Europe. That's why I held off. Sorely tempted to get one now. Quote
darren Posted September 13, 2015 Author Posted September 13, 2015 I fancied the green but ivory just edged it for me. I was thinking I'd possibly get a black pickguard made but I actually quite like the tortie in the flesh Quote
ezbass Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 I never liked that body shape and Jack plug arrangement on a guitar, but as a bass it really works; who knew? Ibanez obviously. Crazy price too. Nice score. Quote
lowhand_mike Posted September 14, 2015 Posted September 14, 2015 nice bass, ibanez certainly know how to produce top quality at good prices, congrats Quote
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