Kev

8 hours ago, Hellzero said:

Try to put the strap the other way round on the upper horn, to the front not the rear, I always found the bass was better balanced this way. 😉

 

Nice photo, that said.

I would have agreed with you without trying it as it looks like it would pull the body away from you going under, but I actually found going over knocked the balance a bit off for me. Not sure if its just the strap or the way I wear it, but it was tugging the top horn up too much, much preferred it this way. Wish I could have it the other way, as it would mean I could use the same strap on both basses!

Took the M4 on stage for the first time last night, had a great time and had plenty of suitors!

I'm not in a position to help financially buddy, I think we're all feeling it horrifically at the moment, but if there is anything else the forum collective can do then happy to help 🖤

Used Flea does seem your best bet, they sound fantastic and the relicing isn't awful.

Tight budgets its always best to buy used on here or Reverg/eBay (I'd avoid Facebook etc unless you can play them first), most bang for buck and you'll likely lose very little if it isn't for you.

1 hour ago, Wolfram said:

i get that the price point is attractive for a bass with these features

Have to say, at ~£1,500, it shouldn't have any flaws.  I'd have sent it back for the issues you've listed if you paid anything like that.

I agree that I would rather they drop the fancy woods and fancy features than have a bass with a myriad of finishing issues and just build a good bass worthy of the price point.  Dingwall absolutely nailed that whole ideology with the combustion series, though sadly they're becoming far from affordable now.

About half the current market price surely?  Bargain!!

On 09/05/2023 at 18:06, franzbassist said:

Thanks @Kev.  Yes, the EHB is about the same.

Can confirm the Vertigo guitar case is a perfect fit for my 105cm headless, highly recommend 👍🏻

So I went with the Mono Vertigo guitar case and can confirm it's a spot on fit for my Leduc!

My Leduc measures 105cm long and it still has a teeny bit of room to spare at the top, so we'll worth considering for shorties/headless basses of a similar length.

24 minutes ago, lemmywinks said:

 

Big Splits in the EHB so hum cancelling split coils, most Nord equipped Ibanez have Big Singles or the CND variation of them I think.

 

I also really like the preamp but maybe it isn't the best fit for the licensed Barts which do have a reputation of being dark, suits the Nords really well though.

AH okay didn't know that, fair enough then!

Perhaps I am also talking of my experience with a different preamp, the one I had (and found transparent, and thus quite revealing of the chinese Bart character) was the one fitted to an SRMS805?

48 minutes ago, lemmywinks said:

 

Do you find the BH2 pickups sound better passive? Tbh it might be that the 3EMP3LD preamp is just a bad fit for them as it has no shortage of high end with the Nordstrand equipped EHB, it's not something I feel the need to switch out in fact I cut a lot of highs to get to where I like. Did you try changing the preamp connector from VM3 to BEQ3? That was supposed to boost the treble according to some people, although others said the BEQ3 was muddy like the old MkI preamp so as usual YMMV. There's also a +6db boost connector on that preamp.
 

I didn't have any issues with the preamp, seemed pretty transparent.  I found the BH2s themselves to be very lacking in high end clarity and deep lows, "woolly", as I think someone put it, describes them well.  They're just not very exciting pickups.  The upgrade I did to real Barts was night and day, and Nordstrand models naturally have a ton more high end, but in fairness they're a different type of Pickup altogether (single coil models in the ibbys, aren't they?)

3 hours ago, franzbassist said:

Can anyone recommend a good gig bag upgrade for the multiscale version?

I've just taken a risk and ordered a Mono Vertigo guitar bag as it should fit my Leduc Headless, which is around 105cm long.  Ill let you know if it fits, but I imagine your ibby will be a similar length?

There are a few bits I don't like.  The contour on the back feels odd, I really don't like how there's an odd space between the bottom of the fretboard and the body on the treble side, but otherwise I like the concept, just not the execution re: specs.

As for so many for sale, typical ibanez really, they make tons of the tons of different types and as such there's a lot around used too.  Nothing unusual I wouldn't say personally.

1 hour ago, Supernaut said:

https://www.basschat.co.uk/search/?&q=Hiscox&type=forums_topic&nodes=16,35&search_and_or=and

Not sure what you meant to post but that's just a search for every time Hiscox has been used in a post?  

Incidentally, no-one seems to have given an option on the OPs (a) or (b), just the usual suggestion of (c) 😂

41 minutes ago, Rayman said:

I’ve always argued, that you can play any genre of music on any model of bass. In theory you can just own a P bass and play anything on it (except fretless obvs) but am I wrong? Do you have to have that Ken Smith 6 for the jazz stuff? Or that Gibson Blackbird for metal? Or that Hofner Beatle bass for your 60s cover band?
 

I’ve slapped some funk on a Thunderbird when that was the only bass to hand that night…..it wasn’t pretty, but it was ok? 
 

Does one really need more than one bass….. regardless of your choice of material??? Or can one do it all?

 

😳

Think the simple answer is any one bass can technically cover any song, just as one shirt can cover any social event, but naturally you may want something better suited to the gig.  You wouldn't wear a hawaiian shirt to a funeral.  You could, it would do the job, but there are other choices that would do a "better" job.

Sounds insane.  We will of course have to insist that you share what you can do with this on bass!

I feel like Paul is watching this thread in a manner not too dissimilar to how Thor views others trying to lift his hammer.

1 hour ago, NancyJohnson said:

While we're all suspectable to make the odd speling, typo or other inaccuracy - and I understand that for @Baloney Balderdash English may not be the first language - but I find it quite tiresome trying to actually work out what was actually said on posts when they're constantly being edited seconds after they're posted and/or being quoted in responsive posts. 

 

It would be great if the forum worked in such a way that we could go in and look at the pre-doctored amendments to posts.  

 

Just saying.

Moderator perk, being to be able to see every edit 😉 

We need something to keep us going 😅

8 minutes ago, LeftyJ said:

They do 

Rather than bridge pins, it uses a normal Warwick tailpiece.

 

When you said it, I had visions of you saying it had a regular Warwick 3D bridge 😅 that makes much more sense.

30 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

 

But I am sure it'll appeal to people who are more perfectionists than is for their own good, or are of the misconception that all music should ideally sound as if a machine was playing it, looking at you modern metal people

And you were so close to getting a like from me, before your inaccurate sweeping generalisation.  I embody modern metal and yet agree with everything you say about this 😉

Yup, a Rockbass (though I don't think German ones have tailpieces?) but a lot of bass for the money.  Nice one! 

36 minutes ago, tauzero said:

 

I have an 87 and a 2000 hanging on the wall opposite me. Identical bodies - the neck on the 2000 was much thicker than that on the 87, and the rear of the headstock on the 87 is carved to thin it either side of a central spine, unlike the 2000, so the neck on the 2000 was heavier relative to the body than that on the 87 (I had the neck on the 2000 reprofiled to the same dimensions as the 87).

Probably not unusual.  The very early thumbs had a different shape than your 87/00 and the modern thumb is a slightly different shape again.  All quite subtle but noticable to a Thumb aficionado, just can't remember the actual years they changed.  I did think there was another change in the 90s so its interesting your 00 and 87 are completely identical.

1 hour ago, vincbt said:

 

Bought it new yes, I asked for help about 4 months in when I broke two grub screws trying to adjust the action.

 

I was told they use different suppliers and different screw sizes so it wasn’t gonna be possible to send the right replacement screws

Not good at all, I agree he should have sent you out a replacement bridge in that case, or taken the bass back for remedying.  Did he at least offer to pay for the suggested local shop's work to resolve?

1 hour ago, vincbt said:

I had the same bridge issue on the one I had built for me in November/December 2021, and I thought the aging method had already changed then. 
 

Ended up replacing the whole thing with a Gotoh aged bridge.

 

What I found particularly disappointing is that when I raised the issue I was told it’s unfortunate it happened and I should take it to a local guitar store…

 

Other than this, the bass was very well built

Did you buy the bass new, and how long after delivery did you ask for help?

These are wonderful, wonderful basses.  A real class above older Stingrays, the neck is divine!

35 minutes ago, pierreganseman said:

 

I'm not sure to be honest - I just suppose demand is far higher on import 

 

I do think that Canadian are 10 galaxy further up from import - so if one is able to afford them I'd highly recommend them 

 

absolutely world class 

Totally agree!

The trade off for the chinese models seemed good value when they were introduced at £1k or so, but now that they're getting to £2.5k (the price of an AB1 the last time I bought one in the not so distant past), I don't know anymore.  There are a LOT of basses out there you can get with that kind of money.