New Ibanez Talman Bass

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New Ibanez Talman Bass

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Always intrigued me the 'Talman', seeing Noodles from 'The Offspring' using one back in the day. Liked the shape, strongly due to my Jaguar-esq urges as a youngster too.

Roll on quite a few years I've come to see / play & sell the very popular, awful sounding Talman acoustics... so they kinda grew nasty for me again.

More recently though I've discovered notable musicians like 'Jeff Buckley', & the geezer from 'Explosions in the Sky' ...... & 'DOOG !!!!!' using the electrics & its kind of peaked my interest again, still never having played one though.

... & then this comes along.

Faith restored Ibanez, Acoustic model forgiven.

I really like it. Seems nice & balanced now & Very mature looking. Nice colours too.

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Oh I like those... Especially the green on.
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Headstock aside, I really like the look of them.
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I like the whole package. They happen to bring back the Talman standard electrics?
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good job ibanez./
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Post by jcyphe »

These will be $299 for the ones with blocks, $199 for the other version.

Good price.
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That means they'll be £399.
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Do like.
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Post by Nick »

I'd take the green one. I like the blocked/bound neck.

Looks like some nice tonal optioms for the price.

I probably wom't get one unless they start popping up used or clearance tho.
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Post by brainfur »

yeh the green one
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Post by WayToHip »

I want a bass with that pickup layout, but I'm a little off put by it's looks, and the headstock looks like misshaped thumb.
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Post by visceral »

I just fell in LOVE %ghey% Ive always loved the Talman electric!
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Post by honeyiscool »

These are fucking brilliant. Well done, Ibanez.

Not just these, but many of the Ibanez's newest NAMM basses are very well thought out. Their renewed dedication to split pickups is a very welcome sight in a day and age where seemingly they had given up on rock bass players.
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Post by jcyphe »

The also have Paul Stanley Icemans back.

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Ibanez won Namm 2015

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jcyphe wrote:Image
hlysht, teh Novoselikz

Have modern-day Ibanez ever reissued something from that era before?

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paul_ wrote:
Have modern-day Ibanez ever reissued something from that era before?
Yes. They did the Bob Weir guitar which was also based on late 70's models.
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Post by Dillon »

Really dig the body shape, but it sure looks uncomfortable with the hard edges...I'd probably still buy one if I liked how it played. Especially the ones with B&B necks.
Rox wrote:I like the whole package. They happen to bring back the Talman standard electrics?
Closest thing so far is the Roadcore series. They aren't bad, but nowhere near the quality of the MIJ Talman electrics. These basses are about the same I'd imagine.

http://www.ibanez.co.jp/products/u_eg_s ... d=13&pre=0
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I like the blue and black binding of this Artcore(but not Gold Hardware). I feel like Ibanez has made too many variations of the Artcore series to keep straight. They also have colors and different configs that I see in shops that never appeared on any website or at least any US based website. It's a shame cause I think the series is solid.

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paul_ wrote:
jcyphe wrote:Image
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Have modern-day Ibanez ever reissued something from that era before?
Fuck. I was saving up to buy either a Pat Smear Hagstrom or a PS4.

But now I'm not so sure.
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