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A good budget bass
Due to neck problems, I needed a more manageable bass - short-scale was called for. I looked around, tried some and decided on the Talman.
Finish and quality are very good and it is a very good player with a similarly good sound - the pickups are fine and I don't feel the need to upgrade them.
However, especially given my reason for buying the bass, it is a neck diver in a big way. I've deducted a star from 'Quality' for this reason alone.
To alter the balance, I fitted Schaller Light heads (recommended but 2L+2R aren't sold by Thomann) and a Schaller 3D bridge (which is sold by Thomann). At ¤140 for the extras, that almost doubles the price of the bass - but it is now a very nicely balanced bass.
So, I now have an excellent short-scale bass that has a great, punchy sound but is not light on the bass end.
I can recommend the bass, no doubt, but buyers should be aware of the balance problem.
Separately, Thomann's usual amazing service made buying from them a pleasure.
Finish and quality are very good and it is a very good player with a similarly good sound - the pickups are fine and I don't feel the need to upgrade them.
However, especially given my reason for buying the bass, it is a neck diver in a big way. I've deducted a star from 'Quality' for this reason alone.
To alter the balance, I fitted Schaller Light heads (recommended but 2L+2R aren't sold by Thomann) and a Schaller 3D bridge (which is sold by Thomann). At ¤140 for the extras, that almost doubles the price of the bass - but it is now a very nicely balanced bass.
So, I now have an excellent short-scale bass that has a great, punchy sound but is not light on the bass end.
I can recommend the bass, no doubt, but buyers should be aware of the balance problem.
Separately, Thomann's usual amazing service made buying from them a pleasure.
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Love it
Wanted a short scale bass for a while and decided to go for this one as I have other Ibanez guitars and like them a lot.
Had to set it up a bit, truss rod adjustment, bridge lowered and I also had to lower the pick ups as when I was playing hard the strings would hit the magnets and make a horrible bang.
Now it's a wonderful bass to play. I find it so easy to fly around the fret board. Really nice neck.
Only problem is the balance of the instrument, bit of neck dive when standing and playing. But I have to say when I am home and practicing this is the bass I always pick up.
Sounds like a large bass. very pleased with it and will never part with it.
Had to set it up a bit, truss rod adjustment, bridge lowered and I also had to lower the pick ups as when I was playing hard the strings would hit the magnets and make a horrible bang.
Now it's a wonderful bass to play. I find it so easy to fly around the fret board. Really nice neck.
Only problem is the balance of the instrument, bit of neck dive when standing and playing. But I have to say when I am home and practicing this is the bass I always pick up.
Sounds like a large bass. very pleased with it and will never part with it.
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Brilliant!
I was looking for a bass that wasn't as big and clunky as others, but also had enough pickups to really be able to play with the tone, and this does that brilliantly!
There wasn't a lot of stuff online about this bass, but if you're looking for a smaller bass that sounds and plays just as good as bigger ones, then this is for you. It seem quite underrated, honestly.
It also keeps tune. Like, it just keeps tunes. What more can you ask for?
Would recommend for beginners to intermediates, as by the time you get to pro you'll already know what you want and have bigger better basses to play with, but until then, this will satisfy the funk perfectly.
There wasn't a lot of stuff online about this bass, but if you're looking for a smaller bass that sounds and plays just as good as bigger ones, then this is for you. It seem quite underrated, honestly.
It also keeps tune. Like, it just keeps tunes. What more can you ask for?
Would recommend for beginners to intermediates, as by the time you get to pro you'll already know what you want and have bigger better basses to play with, but until then, this will satisfy the funk perfectly.
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JS
Brilliant starter Bass
I researched about this, but settled after a few YouTube reviews and weighing up full size versus this Short scale Bass.
I was trying to re-create the sound of British Rock Band Royal Bloods Mike Kerr, and this Short Scale Bass is perfect (he only play short scale)... I play and record at home... I didn't want to spend over £200...
Easy to handle, light, high quality instrument setup and ready to go out of the box.
PROs:
Great Size, Lovely Quality, Setup and Packaged Well
Customer Service excellent, originally went for a full size Bass then changed it to this, came via DHL in 4 days to the UK. Great tone and simple controls - noise and hum free...
CONs:
Nothing I can see or hear - tuners work great, some low string buzz but needs more setup perhaps... but still brilliant out of the gate.
No Strap or Cable with it.... small toolkit only and manual.
Great looking and sounding machine, and yes with a few pedals sounds exactly like Royal Blood... I'm hooked.. RECOMMENDED for starter to intermediate players...
I was trying to re-create the sound of British Rock Band Royal Bloods Mike Kerr, and this Short Scale Bass is perfect (he only play short scale)... I play and record at home... I didn't want to spend over £200...
Easy to handle, light, high quality instrument setup and ready to go out of the box.
PROs:
Great Size, Lovely Quality, Setup and Packaged Well
Customer Service excellent, originally went for a full size Bass then changed it to this, came via DHL in 4 days to the UK. Great tone and simple controls - noise and hum free...
CONs:
Nothing I can see or hear - tuners work great, some low string buzz but needs more setup perhaps... but still brilliant out of the gate.
No Strap or Cable with it.... small toolkit only and manual.
Great looking and sounding machine, and yes with a few pedals sounds exactly like Royal Blood... I'm hooked.. RECOMMENDED for starter to intermediate players...
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Cheaply made - but go for cheaper
Tuning peg fell off the moment I took it out of the box. Pick-ups sound incredibly cheap. I know it's passive but you can get the same sound from a Harley Benton or G4M model for under £100. Now expected to pay money I literally don't have to return this bass to Thomann. Don't bother!
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Unbelievable value and playability
This is my first stringed instrument. For the money I expected to have some compromises. There are none. It was playable straight out of the box, it tuned easily and I love it
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short scale large fun
This is a terrific little instrument. Plays fine, well set up, decent pickups and tuning heads. For the money, if you're after a short scale bass then you can't go wrong really with this one. It punches way above its weight.
The only thing I'm less keen on is the shape of the head, but whatever, not a big deal.
The only thing I'm less keen on is the shape of the head, but whatever, not a big deal.
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TK
A good starter shortscale bass
Bought this as my first ever bass. Quite decent but nothing special to write home about. I find that it needs to be professionally set up and has its strings swapped to the Daddario EXL170S to produce the sound I happy with.
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Home recording bass
After relocating I was looking for a short scale bass for my home recordings. You cannot go wrong with buying a brand like Ibanez. I have already recorded with it and being a guitarist I prefer the short scale both play wise and space wise. Maybe the headstock with the heads could have been better positioned, D string is so far from the rest, comes to a bit of a stretch when I tune it before recordings
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E
A really nice beginner bass
The quality is really nice for a bass in this price range, in my opinion it?s a good beginner bass and I do strongly recomend it if you have really small hands. It has nice sound quality and you can expirament with slap as well. I love the P/J type of bass because you can try out so many genres with it.
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