Woodinblack

It is - but fairly typical. TBH, not so much bothered about the tools, can get those anywhere, but the manual would be handy. And if you are going to provide tools, say what they are for! It is small and very light. Today I was doing some practicing and my wife joined me for some singing, and she commented that the bass sounded a lot more "substantial" than the others.

I hadn't heard of them so listened to it on apple music. Really like it, if I had heard the track last plane out on its own, I would have assumed it was spocks beard.

Ah, I had missed that as they look exactly like the big singles. Probably explains the lack of noise pickup then, as that is litterally the purpose! And I assume it would have to make a slightly different sound as they are different. Certainly sounds good. I couldn't have gone for the barts. I think it is the ibanez way really, I have a few ibanez manuals around and none of them contain any real information, same manual for guitar and bass, so obviously they aren't going to do the model. Its a bit of a shame really, as making a manual isn't hard, especially when you have a range, like the SR range manual, the EHB range manual. Also, according to all the reviews, I could reduce the string spacing. Great, I would like to do that. So how does that work then? Oh, now I look I guess it is that screw at the top next to the string height that moves the string guide over.

There is the original Combustions, although I couldn't go for that as I hated the sound of whatever they had. But a bit cheaper. I would certainly like to try another dingwall but couldn't buy one without trying it in person after the combusion. I assume they sound better, because people really seem to like them. BUt for a 6 which I have never successfully got on with, it would have to be cheap, and that is right in the redsub territory. However, think I need to move a few basses on first! I don't find them super skinny, I find them normal, so anything else is judged by that. The dingwall was certainly wide. The new EBH is pretty wide for me.

Sadly it is. Its something I am trying to correct at the moment. While recording I find that I am always slightly ahead of the beat, unintentionally, its only miliseconds but it shows. I guess live it doesn't matter as I use wireless and people on here complain about the latency - maybe it fixes my playing

Because they are all idiots. Well, people use the wrong terms for everything, sometimes even the opposite thing and once you have been told a wrong term, its what you tend to use. I suppose you can validly call it a midi system, as if you want a midi out of a bass, it is a part of what you need to do it. Like a seat is actually part of a car system.

Hmm.. thats a shame. I would like a 6 string but I can't see me playing one much, so this seems like a good idea, I was looking at them the other day. However, a fat neck is a non starter. I would say there probably isn't 'an equivilent' dingwall, I am guessing it isn't that good. The closest equivilent would probably be the 1506 multiscale, but yes, its a lot more.

Undoubtedly, but then you would expect the ibby to be good. This is a fraction of the price so if you are prepared to put the work in it seems like a good deal.

Yeh, its a common way of mounting it on the stick, what with it having no front and all... http://stick.com/instruments/midi/

Agreed, they do. Its not the bass itself, I liked it and really quite fancied one (almost got one) but then I saw 3 together and it looked completely wrong that they looked so identical. You would be hard pressed to get more identical ordinary jazzes! Yeh, as I said I fancied one but it was more than I would pay for a fender and then the identikit thing put me off a bit, and then people started getting issues with new ones. Which is a shame, I love the colour and the general vibe of the bass.

Not sure how you could read this thread and say everyone said yamaha!

nope. we are about the same.

Sometimes it is what people say. My wife absolutely destroys laptop keyboards, you can see the more common keys on her laptops because they have no letters any more. Her latest macbook (underlit) has survived better than most but it is still 2 years newer than mine. Mine looks like new, hers looks like a relic. I always assumed that is because basically women have acid for blood but maybe that is not true?

I would say the remix is better, but still not a fan of either!

Well, that sure is a very odd D, must be a bit floppy. But if you want something smaller than a 20p for a 36" scale your options are really someone like newtone or the like. If you want a 009 string for your high g, and your bridge is not through neck and your machine head is close to your bridge, a didario string is about 39" so it is long enough to reach in some cases (I had one on my stick, which is 34 + scale.

Hmm.. my 1605 has an excelent B string, I would say it is as good if not better to the EHB. I never really bought into the idea that there was an appreciable difference between a 34 and 35" scale bass when it came to strings, If there was that difference would dissapear at the first fret. Its hard to compare the necks. The neck on the EHB feels more solid somehow, probably because of the lack of headstock, or the fact it is physically bigger than the SR.

`tools maybe, the manual is the same manual that comes with everything. The thing is, it has a genuinely different bridge, how hard would it be to make a manual for it? Anyway, now I did the truss rod up a little and put the string hight down (way down) and it plays fantastically. And I also discovered it does actually hold in a hecules wall hanger, but I don't think I will be putting it in one!

Continued: I go to adjust the bridge. Turns out noone of the 5 allen keys they give you fit the adjustment for the string height. Also, it comes with a book, which has its model on the front. It is in 10 languages or so, but doesn't cover this type of bridge or really even mention basses. Thats a bit poor isn't it?

Right, had a chance to have the first play. Overall view, I love it, its great. Its light and it sounds good. I say that because the observations sound negative, mostly they are not. I really don't like the locking jack. i have never got the point of locking jacks, I have never liked one, and this one is fairly stiff. I can't take the jack socket out with one hand, which means I need to lay the bass over, giving the chance to bash the head. Luckily there is no headstock! What are they thinking there! I think at some point it will annoy me enough to get rid of the locking mechanism. The tuners, they are fantastic. They are so smooth and responsive, nothing like the ones on the hohner b2s I have had. Gearing is quite low, so you can get them pretty spot on. Neck. Its really big for me, seems bigger than it is, in all it is 7mm wider where it joins the body than the SRs. The neck seems deeper too, but it doesn't actually measure different. Either way pretty big. Plays very well - although it still has high action at the moment from the factory, will use one of the many keys it was sent with to adjust that later, when I can work out how. The bridge is quite complicated looking. I will need to work out how to move it sideways a bit - the strings are miles apart, not like an SR. Sounds. Sounds excelent as you would expect with the nords, although seems deeper than the 2605 (which is the one nearest to me to check against) although not a huge amount difference. The preamp is very different from the recent preamps with the mid control, so much more like the older preamps that they had. The mid control is strong enough to do a really strong wah effect. The treble control is the only one that works with passive mode, although that is for others reference, its not something that matters to me. Notably though, the tone goes down more in passive than active. In active the treble up is good and not as scratchy as the SR2605 can be, so I am guessing its a different frequency. Also I noticed, that sitting in the same place with both basses, the 2605 picked up some electrical noise with the treble full up, where the 1505 didn't. Bass goes from no bass to where did my speaker go. Extremes that are beyond use really! As I have seen someone mention, the back strap position is near the top, so if you are standing with it and you wear the bass high (which you kind of need to, its not a low bass) it pulls it out, due to the cutaway on the top. It would be better if it was a bit lower. Fit and finish is good, none of the problems from the horror stories on the net about these, it looks as well put together as you would expect from a £1k+ bass. A wierd one. In the plastic bag that comes with it is a ramp. I have never really used a ramp so I tried it out on the bass. First, although it is made of wood, it isn't blue and stained, which seemed a bit wrong, it is black, it has stickers on the bottom to stick it on. However, it isn't totally parallel to the pickups on both sides, and it is quite low. And it is a bit of a 'where is this supposed to go' sort of shape. Not sure I will be using it much! Now my dinner is ready so I will play it some more tonight!

I watched the talk that the guy from sandberg made about relics at one of the bass guitar shows. They have one guy who does the relics, and they are done individually by hand, and he is the only one who does them. I am neither hot or cold on relics, but some of the sandberg relics look pretty amazing, shame they don't make necks that I can use or I would have one. but yes, like anything, to do it properly is an art. Also working out a back story of why something is like it is, rather than just a copy. One of the sadest relic finishes I find (and I think it is because they are mass production) is the flea jazz. First time you see one, it looks great, second time you see one, it looks exactly like the first. So much so you can look at a flea jazz and work out if its finish has been damaged or not!

Yes, I think it explains their European popularity!

Haven't had a chance yet, I am still working. PLuged it a little at lunchtime, but tonight is when I am going to get to try it!

Sadly, manowar. Not my fault, someone suggested it

Very much so, but from the point of view of being in the cutlery drawer!