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91xlntS-3 · June 18th, 2009, 03:38 PM

Pics to come, I promise (again).

I got the bass Tuesday afternoon, about 5:30pm. Gig bag is a little rough on the outside, but is very well padded and does what it's suppose to do.

Cosmetically, you couldn't ask for a nicer looking bass! Barely a ding on it, sans just a few the size of the head of a pin, but otherwise looks almost new. Needed a good cleaning, tho.

Of all the Ibanez guitars & basses I've owned, I've never had one that played badly, or needed much of a set up. This one, however, needed one badly! I've been 2 days getting the neck straightened out. Auction said neck was straight and it played superb. Well, I don't think so. Not that the bass was unplayable, but it sure wasn't "superb". So, after 2 days of truss rod adjustments and lowering the saddles on the bridge, it plays pretty well now. Only concern is that the low B and high G string saddles are as low as they will go. The action could be better, but it appears I would have to put a shim in the neck pocket and give the neck a little back angle.

I've got new strings on the way and when I take off the old strings, she'll get a good & proper cleaning. Guess I'll have to decide if the action issue is worth the trouble of removing the neck and putting in a shim. As I said, it plays pretty well now, and a friend of mine who plays bass is coming over this evening to take a look and give her a play. I'll see what he thinks and then decide.

I've spent a couple hours going over her and cleaning/polishing her as much as I could without taking her apart. I LOVE this color! I know, you can't see it just yet, but I will take care of that today or tomorrow.

Any comments or suggestions always welcome. Thanks for being patient with me...

June 18th, 2009, 03:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
91xlntS-3 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,447	Pics to come, I promise (again). I got the bass Tuesday afternoon, about 5:30pm. Gig bag is a little rough on the outside, but is very well padded and does what it's suppose to do. Cosmetically, you couldn't ask for a nicer looking bass! Barely a ding on it, sans just a few the size of the head of a pin, but otherwise looks almost new. Needed a good cleaning, tho. Of all the Ibanez guitars & basses I've owned, I've never had one that played badly, or needed much of a set up. This one, however, needed one badly! I've been 2 days getting the neck straightened out. Auction said neck was straight and it played superb. Well, I don't think so. Not that the bass was unplayable, but it sure wasn't "superb". So, after 2 days of truss rod adjustments and lowering the saddles on the bridge, it plays pretty well now. Only concern is that the low B and high G string saddles are as low as they will go. The action could be better, but it appears I would have to put a shim in the neck pocket and give the neck a little back angle. I've got new strings on the way and when I take off the old strings, she'll get a good & proper cleaning. Guess I'll have to decide if the action issue is worth the trouble of removing the neck and putting in a shim. As I said, it plays pretty well now, and a friend of mine who plays bass is coming over this evening to take a look and give her a play. I'll see what he thinks and then decide. I've spent a couple hours going over her and cleaning/polishing her as much as I could without taking her apart. I LOVE this color! I know, you can't see it just yet, but I will take care of that today or tomorrow. Any comments or suggestions always welcome. Thanks for being patient with me...