So here it is, the guitar does have passive pickups with a 2 band Eq that requires a battery. I went from a 20 watt to a 40 watt amp based on the all the good advice here.
One of the first songs I want to learn is Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band "Heavy Music." Now I'm excited
Ibanez Talman TMB100 4 string Bass
neck type: TMB4 Maple neck
body: Mahogany body
fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/White dot inlay
fret: Medium frets
number of frets: 20
bridge: Std. bridge (19mm string spacing)
neck pickup: Dynamix P neck pickup (Passive)
bridge pickup: Dynamix J bridge pickup (Passive)
equaliser: Ibanez Custom Electronics 2-band eq
factory tuning 1G, 2D, 3A, 4E
string gauge .045/.065/.085/.105
hardware color Chrome
Ampeg BA110 40 watt bass combo amp:
40 watts RMS power
10″ Ampeg Custom10™ speaker
Legacy Ampeg preamp with 3-band EQ
Bass Scrambler™ overdrive delivers SVT grind
True 60° sound reinforcement monitor angle
Aux input for playing along with smartphone or iPod
Headphone output for silent solo practice
-15dB input pad for active basses or additional level control
