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No need for an active pickup bass. Passive's just fine for me.
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Thanks for the feedback guys.
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I think I can summarize the good advice in this thread.
1) You are looking at a bass where a disproportionate amount of the build cost has been put into features you don't need (active pickups, tone booster, even probably the hard case). 2) You aren't buying enough amp. You may just be practicing in your home right now, but soon you will want to play with others (solo bass practice is boring). When that happens, you will want at least 50 watts and a 10" speaker (100 watts and 15" is better).
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I don't believe this guy was a dealer, the only thing I can find on him is a Reverb account that he opened last year. We have traded several cordial messages about this unit and all was good and I made him an offer. He then revealed to me that it had a chip on the headstock that he wanted to let me know about first to be sure I was okay with before he accepted. It was minor but enough to kill the deal for me. He should have disclosed this info in his ad that he did not do.
Yeah I think the battery is for a preamp I don't think the pickups are passive. I had this discussion with my shop about this while looking at several that did not need a battery. The young sales guy I befriended is a bass player so I felt good about his advice that I don't need passive pick-ups and he explained to me how they work and made more sense to me after that. They also have a 95 model Fender MIM P bass red in good shape for $299 and can probably get it for $250 or less. I realize that the mainstream and better value holding basses are the Precision and the Jazz whether it be a Fender or a Squier. I am a beginner at this want to learn bass while I have my instructor on the hook for 2 years now. I will be playing and practicing in a small bedroom/office/now music room so the whopping size of these Fenders is the only real thing that's not appealing to me....... .....the search continues. Went to the new GC that moved from Durham to Cary, NC last night and it was a big let down. The new store is smaller and stock was depleted after Christmas. I'll be traveling 4 hours west tomorrow to take the wife to the Biltmore estate to see Christmas décor so I'm searching now for stores I can hit on the was home Sunday. Remember, I'm looking for around a $200 guitar....and a 20 watt or above practice amp $100 range. To drop $500 or $1000 on this endeavor right now does not interest me, I can afford it but I just don't need that much of a set-up.
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remember, im talking from 45 years ago-- now with recent implanted hearing, but im not sure id buy anything used over the web without trying it, to many variables to the bass/action/sound- guitar center is ok, but you wont get the best deals, i did have a 65 jazz and an EB-0- i can say i liked the gibson slightly better, but i think you can find a quality bass from craigslist if your patient, i bought a REALLY nice bass at a pawn shop for $80, forget the name but was a musicman clone type- i tried different amps (many amps) at guitar stores, and no matter what i tried, all the low end notes were a bust, i ran across an amp i never heard of-i think it was $80 too--called EMC, 100 watt 15" speaker- sounded great at low volume and you could crank it up high with no distortion, point is- good deals can be had at great prices, key word is patience
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I hear ya Steve...you're pushing me to go big or go home. Shopping is all the fun right now. I think I have found the big bass and amp I need
Just waiting to hear back from the offer I made . All kidding aside, thanks!
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Early on in the thread, you mentioned your instructor played bass. Isn't he able to be a resource to you in your ultimate selection?
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Yes I have asked his opinion of course. We discussed short scale would be easier, but I'm just searching for the one I want and most likely going full scale. I've got plenty of time, no rush.
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I've had the rare pleasure of playing through a 200W plexi Marshall Major...
I've attended several NHRA National/regional events during my lifetime, been at both the starting line and the top end when a pair of Top Fuel cars unleash their full 330 MPH fury... I've stood three feet from 16-time champion John Force's 10,000 HP nitro Funny Car during pit warm-ups... I've heard tell that the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa was the loudest sound in all of recorded history... I think we have a new winner here...
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Don't write off your local pawn shops. Occasionally you can find a reasonable guitar or amp there at an acceptable price. A suggestion for the AMP would be, to purchase as has been recommended, to give you the headroom to play in a band, but, also invest in some good headphones and use them to practice at home.
MY current practice setup is a Roland Cube 30 bass amp (I have a bigger Bass Amp that I use) which allows me to plug in my Music player (usually laptop) and Guitar (Either Bass or Electric) and Headphones. I can then play as long, or a loud as I like without annoying the other occupants of my home.
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The deal is done. Some of you may not agree with my decision(s) but the wife bought it for my birthday! while we were on a trip to the Biltmore house in Asheville, NC. If you have never seen it it is a must see attraction. We stopped at a well reviewed GC there and they had a good selection.
I'll post pics and info asap.
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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
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Not a bad first choice - had a Roadstar P/J back in the '80s, owned a few other Ibanez instruments over the years, have an '02 SR405 and Mikrobass in my stable right now, may pop for an Artcore 5-string semi-hollow somewhere down the line - and it should serve you well; a couple things:
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You can't go too far wrong with that rig. Enjoy your foray into Bass. If you find that you are looking for lower notes than the low E (my problem) then you can always replace the strings with the lower four from a 5 string set. I played BEAD tuning for a few years before I got the Taurus.
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