Woodinblack Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) I have been after one of these for a while, but wanted to wait until I tried one. However, impossible to find anywhere around here, although I did try the 6 string in PMT Bristol. Which told me I liked the bass but couldn't cope with a 6 string. There haven't been many around here, and I did follow one on eBay and make some offers for it, but he would only go down to £620, which seemed too high for a bass that is £700 new. So after that I thought that I might as well get one, so ordered last week, and turned up today, here it is: [IMG]http://www.alienrat.co.uk/photobucket/IMG_3249_zpsf6x3gwfz.jpg[/IMG] First impressions are very good. Unmistakably Ibanez, the fan fret thing isn't anywhere near as pronounced as the dingwall, and the scale isn't as long. The pickups seem darker than my last bartolini equipped Ibanez, the SR550, and my SR1000, and there is quite a difference panning between the front and back. Still prefer the big singles in the SR1605 I think. One thing I hadn't seen on the others is that the mid frequency switch has 3 positions. Don't know what they are, but they are noticably different - suppose I could read the book that comes with it! need to lower the action a bit, but that is tonight sorted! Edited July 1, 2017 by Woodinblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Lovely bass, Ibanez are on point right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Nice ! Only thing I'm not wild about is the knobs - they'd look better in chrome in my humble opinion but very lovely indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I played a 6 string one of these last week and really liked it. Normally I don't like the sounds of Bartoninis (in anything other than Roscoes) but it did sound different that the other ones I tried...I was tempted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1461006097' post='3030604'] Nice ! Only thing I'm not wild about is the knobs - they'd look better in chrome in my humble opinion but very lovely indeed [/quote] If I could get some black chrome knobs they would probably go on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biro Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Looks lovely. I am really looking forward to your opinions, most importantly because if I recall correctly, you did own a Dingwall for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1461009271' post='3030651'] If I could get some black chrome knobs they would probably go on there! [/quote] Shiny ones, like the bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Yep - cosmo black. They look a bit darker in real life and not straight on. No idea why they didn't make it with those knobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Looks ace but does the bridge for the B string overhang the back of the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) Not quite: [IMG]http://www.alienrat.co.uk/photobucket/IMG_3250%201_zpstuq480pp.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.alienrat.co.uk/photobucket/IMG_3251%201_zps4ah7ges7.jpg[/IMG] Edited July 1, 2017 by Woodinblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Ah theyre recessed, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musashimonkey Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I'm a fan of getting the bridge as close to the end of the body as possible. I'm not a fan of a bridge that creeps towards the middle and pushes the neck and first position too far from the body. Very nice bass, congratulations 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Like the look of that!! Seems a good price too. Think a full review is needed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefbaker Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Lovely... but... <ocd> Take.... plastic... off.. bottom... pickup... <\ocd> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheredragonsdwell Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Did you end up buying the bass from PMT? I've tried both the 5 and 6 string versions of this bass and really liked the way they played and sounded. Got a 7 string guitar I'll need to shift before I'll actually be able to afford one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisK1975 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 When I shift all my unnecessary Basses all I'll have left is 2 Precisions and 2 Jazzes, and I'll be looking to add something else in the category of 'something different', this might very well fit the bill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 they are lovely basses but then i'm slightly biased i was tempted by this, are they USA barts or the MK1's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 [quote name='keefbaker' timestamp='1461051142' post='3030881'] Lovely... but... <ocd> Take.... plastic... off.. bottom... pickup... <\ocd> [/quote] It came off a few seconds after the photo! [quote name='wheredragonsdwell' timestamp='1461081962' post='3031290'] Did you end up buying the bass from PMT? [/quote] No, they didn't have the 5 string, just the 6. They said they could get it for me but that was before the eBay and the decisions to get one. In the end I got it from Guitar Galleries in Scarborough. I hadn't used them before but they were at £700, whereas most other places (apart from the gallery in London) where at £769, and as noone had one in stock to try (I would have bought there if they had), thought I might as well go by cost. Also they had interest free, so I thought I would go for that - didn't need it but interest free is better value than just buying it outright! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 [quote name='lowhand_mike' timestamp='1461082450' post='3031303'] i was tempted by this, are they USA barts or the MK1's? [/quote] Apparently BH1 pickups. Not sure what they are, not US, but different to the normal SR barts, like the ones on the SR505, or the ones on the SR1000 premier (again different). Maybe just because they are longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 hmm ok, had a quick look on ibanez site and they say the MK1 are split coil and the BH1 are dual coil, no idea what that means in real terms mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) Well, that is hanging up at the moment, I need to get a picture outside in the light at some point, the grain is good [IMG]http://www.alienrat.co.uk/photobucket/P1040857_zpsuymtxkwf.jpg[/IMG] And look how big those pickups are compared to the others: [IMG]http://www.alienrat.co.uk/photobucket/P1040855_zpsqldi0mtb.jpg[/IMG] Edited July 1, 2017 by Woodinblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 They are pretty spectacular, aren't they? I am debating getting some Nordstrands wound for mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) the only thing that lets it down is they havent angled the join of fret board to headstock, so a bit of the fretboard sticks out past the nut. still looks sweet though. Edited April 21, 2016 by lowhand_mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 It does look odd in the picture, although not so noticable when you are playing. Strangely I went to audition with a new band today, the drummer asked if he could play the bass, played it for a bit and failed to notice it was a fan fret! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 [quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1461273360' post='3033313'] It does look odd in the picture, although not so noticable when you are playing. Strangely I went to audition with a new band today, the drummer asked if he could play the bass, played it for a bit and failed to notice it was a fan fret! [/quote] it is not quite as extreme as say a Dingwall and everyone says you get used to it very quickly (i've yet to try one) it is a very minor point about the fret board overlap so i guess when playing its invisible. Really love the finish on the body Ibanez do have some nice woods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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