Woodinblack Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Would think the aguilars probably cost more than the TMB35! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I briefly owned this stunner, but returned it when I realised it really was 99% identical to my older SR1200, just prettier. It was waaay too much money to justify keeping for such a marginal change. One day I’ll own one again though I hope. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 38 minutes ago, gafbass02 said: It was waaay too much money to justify keeping for such a marginal change. What kind of crazy talk is that! 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrienp Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 14 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Would think the aguilars probably cost more than the TMB35! Exactly my thoughts. I bet it sounds incredible but my simple rule is not to spend more on upgrading components than the bass cost originally. I broke that rule recently on a Bronco and got taught a lesson when I came to sell it. I can see it is tempting with the TMB35 because I can’t think of another decent short scale 5 string for less than £1,000. It might be argued that spending £400, or so on upgrading the main components (bridge, pickups, machine heads, electrics) leaves you with a fantastic bass that still cost you less than the alternatives. Anyway, with the way string prices are going, it might be impossible to honour my rule when a string change is needed! I am still going to try though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 55 minutes ago, Obrienp said: Exactly my thoughts. I bet it sounds incredible but my simple rule is not to spend more on upgrading components than the bass cost originally. I broke that rule recently on a Bronco and got taught a lesson when I came to sell it. Agreed, I know there is the sense that if it gets you a nice bass, and I can see that, but for me, the P pickup is actually pretty good, the J just adds a bit of bite to it (which it doesn't really need) and if I was going to spend a load I would probably go for lighter machineheads, just to help with the balance, or maybe even a pickguard as the one it has isn't that appealing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey D Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 20 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Would think the aguilars probably cost more than the TMB35! After the work and new scratchplate it was more, but totally worth it for final outcome in my view. Plus it was cheaper than the $10k Fodera mini MG I dream about Doing this led me to realise I was sold on 5 string short scale format and now went for the 1005sms and really tempted to go Aguilar again for this bass too. PXL_20220127_114814535.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Yes, I would buy the 1005sms if it had nordy pickups on it, I love my 1505ms, a shorter scale one would be ideal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrienp Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Mikey D said: Doing this led me to realise I was sold on 5 string short scale format and now went for the 1005sms and really tempted to go Aguilar again for this bass too. PXL_20220127_114814535.mp4 A lot of people on this forum have done that but it is an expensive option. Maybe not so much if you are buying in $ but this side of the pond you are looking at £300 for that size Aguilars and which ones? Do you stick with the DCB type or go for something that sounds single coil like the Super Splits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrienp Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 On 05/02/2022 at 20:34, Woodinblack said: The bridge pickup of the TMB35 is actually pretty noisy and not great, but it balances nicely with the other pickup. I gigged it and got good comments. At the risk of making people really ticked off with this thread, I think I may have sussed why that jazz pickup is so noisy on the TMB35, at least if mine is typical. This is what it looks like inside. No shielding at all in the jazz cavity but strangely they chose to paint the cavity for the precision with graphite paint (pretty sloppy job) and even earthed the cavity (I had removed the earth wire before taking the pic). You would think, if they were only going to shield one cavity, it would have been the one for the jazz pickup! The second photograph is my “after” state with copper shielding in place. I will run an earth wire from each pickup up cavity to a central ground. I have also installed the Fender high mass bridge unit. I had to drill new mount holes but fortunately there was no overlap with the existing ones, so it should be firmly anchored despite only having 4 screws. The next job is to wire up the push/pull, blend and tone potentiometers, and a new output jack. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 The after looks good, and yes a bit weird that they only did one pickup, both or neither would have been expected. interested to hear how it sounds when it's done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obrienp Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 10/02/2022 at 20:32, Woodinblack said: The after looks good, and yes a bit weird that they only did one pickup, both or neither would have been expected. interested to hear how it sounds when it's done Well, it sounds super quiet on idle….now. The push/pull pot didn’t arrive until Saturday morning and I wired it up in a hurry so I could catch the 6 Nations matches live. Reassembled, I found the volume control was working backwards and it was buzzing like hell. A more measured dismantle and rewire on Sunday morning fixed both issues. It is now really quiet, even with the jazz on solo and more surprisingly, with the pickups in series mode. That is without touching the strings too. I also think the jazz sounds a bit stronger than before but that might be wishful thinking. It turned out that the new Fender high mass bridge wasn’t making contact with the earth wire in its standard position, so I extended it (without insulation) to one of the mounting screw holes and put some copper tape over it for good measure. I must have used about a meter of cloth covered wire (I am old school) to earth everything, top and bottom of the pots and onto the shielding tape in every cavity. I can recommend Northwest Guitars cloth covered wire, which I tried for the first time. It may be a bit more expensive than other sources but it is pre-tinned, so really easy to solder. All the controls I used were Alpha but I was a little disappointed that the push/pull and blend controls had mini pots, whereas the tone is a full sized pot (like a CTS). This is not clear when you order them but I guess if they had full sized pots on top, they might be too bulky. They seem to work very well and the blend has a centre detent. I also liked the tag on the bottom of the push/pull that means you don’t have to try to solder the earth wires onto the side of the pot. In fact, it took a female spade connector, which made it easy to bring together multiple ground wires. That’s the end of upgrades for now, I hope. Now to gig it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 On 08/02/2022 at 21:13, gafbass02 said: I briefly owned this stunner, but returned it when I realised it really was 99% identical to my older SR1200, just prettier. It was waaay too much money to justify keeping for such a marginal change. One day I’ll own one again though I hope. Is this finish from the factory?? Haven’t seen this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Dazed said: Is this finish from the factory?? Haven’t seen this before. Yeah, 2021 limited run 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 2 hours ago, gafbass02 said: Yeah, 2021 limited run On sale at andertons.co.uk I believe too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Currently mulling over selling my SR600. The preamp is broken so ita now passive with nordstrand big singles. Tempted to go prestige/premium. SR2400 looks awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 So went 2400. Quality is great, needs new strings but sounds good so far. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pods Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 If you ever fancied a swap for the 5 string version of this model, let me know 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 34 minutes ago, 2pods said: If you ever fancied a swap for the 5 string version of this model, let me know Will do:) I'd say that would sell on here no probs anyway. Lovely bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NT1991 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Just found this thread after a long time off the site so I thought I'd share my pair of Ibanez basses, my long serving SR600 and my much more recent EHB1505ms. Having never played a multi-scale before I was a bit apprehensive about the EHB but I adjusted almost instantly and its slight shorter scale of 35"-33" suited me perfectly! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Nice SR600... Swirly, mine has a bit straighter and plainer grain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NT1991 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, PaulThePlug said: Nice SR600... Swirly, mine has a bit straighter and plainer grain. Very nice! Do love how each one is unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 The SR600 is a fantastic bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey D Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 The pretty much essential upgrade for the Ibanez EHB basses as far as I'm concerned, black metal John East knobs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 21 minutes ago, Mikey D said: The pretty much essential upgrade for the Ibanez EHB basses as far as I'm concerned, black metal John East knobs. They look a lot classier .i have same style knobs on my SR2400. Where did you get John East knobs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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