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New Ibanez Talman Bass
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:38 pm
by othomas2
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.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:05 pm
by dezb1
Oh I like those... Especially the green on.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:06 pm
by BearBoy
Headstock aside, I really like the look of them.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:16 am
by Rox
I like the whole package. They happen to bring back the Talman standard electrics?
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 1:17 am
by Sloan
good job ibanez./
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:19 am
by jcyphe
These will be $299 for the ones with blocks, $199 for the other version.
Good price.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:28 am
by dezb1
That means they'll be £399.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 2:30 pm
by Noirie.
Do like.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:11 pm
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:16 pm
by brainfur
yeh the green one
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:35 am
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.
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:55 pm
by visceral
I just fell in LOVE %ghey% Ive always loved the Talman electric!
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:46 pm
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.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:55 pm
by jcyphe
The also have Paul Stanley Icemans back.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 4:05 pm
by jcyphe
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 4:21 pm
by paul_
jcyphe wrote:
hlysht, teh Novoselikz
Have modern-day Ibanez ever reissued something from that era before?
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 4:55 pm
by jcyphe
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.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:35 pm
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
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:49 pm
by jcyphe
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.
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:29 pm
by Noirie.
paul_ wrote:jcyphe wrote:
hlysht, teh Novoselikz
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.
