NBD Ibanez Mikro Short Scale Bass
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:43 am
So I've been wanting a bass to record with and to just mess around with. I have a project bass in pieces but you know how projects are.
i wanted something inexpensive but solid and workable. and since my project bass was a cheap ibanez gio that played really well and sounded good, before i tore it apart. i figured i buy another ibanez bass.
just by chance i came across a youtube review of the ibanez mikro short scale bass and was curious.
friday i ordered it for 179. got it saturday and played it for about 5 hours straight sunday after setting it up good.
for the price it's perfect, particularly for guitarists who want an inexpensive bass to noodle with. and being a short scale bass it's an easy transition. in fact it's just a tad longer than my strat. it's very light weight and sounds good for the price. the fretboard was done really well too. the fret ends were very smooth. i was a little surprised at how good the fretwork was for the price, by far the best part of the guitar. other than that there were a few small blemishes in the finish but nothing serious or that concerned me. and overall the finish it self 'felt' like a $179 guitar finish. and a few things look cheap on it, like the black plastic of the pickups.
it sounds good though, has a good tonal range, and it holds tune well. being a short scale it doesn't have that low end presence of a regular scale bass but it still has some thunder. i am fairly happy with it. they have a 5 string version that i may get soon as well.
i want to get a crush 25 or 50 bass combo for it now. i wonder how the cabsim on the headphone out sounds on those?
here it is though it is not much to look at.
i wanted something inexpensive but solid and workable. and since my project bass was a cheap ibanez gio that played really well and sounded good, before i tore it apart. i figured i buy another ibanez bass.
just by chance i came across a youtube review of the ibanez mikro short scale bass and was curious.
friday i ordered it for 179. got it saturday and played it for about 5 hours straight sunday after setting it up good.
for the price it's perfect, particularly for guitarists who want an inexpensive bass to noodle with. and being a short scale bass it's an easy transition. in fact it's just a tad longer than my strat. it's very light weight and sounds good for the price. the fretboard was done really well too. the fret ends were very smooth. i was a little surprised at how good the fretwork was for the price, by far the best part of the guitar. other than that there were a few small blemishes in the finish but nothing serious or that concerned me. and overall the finish it self 'felt' like a $179 guitar finish. and a few things look cheap on it, like the black plastic of the pickups.
it sounds good though, has a good tonal range, and it holds tune well. being a short scale it doesn't have that low end presence of a regular scale bass but it still has some thunder. i am fairly happy with it. they have a 5 string version that i may get soon as well.
i want to get a crush 25 or 50 bass combo for it now. i wonder how the cabsim on the headphone out sounds on those?
here it is though it is not much to look at.