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Ibanez TMB30-BK Talman Short Scale

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Electric Bass

Short-scale model
Body: Poplar
Neck: Maple
Fretboard: Jatoba
20 Frets
Scale: 762 mm (30")
Nut width: 41 mm
Fretboard radius: 240 mm
Pickups: 2 Dynamic P/J single coils
Standard bridge
Hardware: Chrome
Colour: Black
Matching case available under: Article number 284273 (not included)

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Colour	Black
Body	Mahogany
Neck	Maple
Fretboard	Jatoba
Frets	20
Pickup System	PJ
Elektronic	Passive
Incl. Case	No
Incl. Gigbag	No

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A good budget bass

Michael W. 151, 23.05.2017

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.

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Brilliant!

01.10.2016

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.

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Love it

Waggs, 08.08.2019

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.

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A really nice beginner bass

Embla, 04.12.2020

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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item number	379412
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available since	February 2016

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