IBANEZ Talman BASS - Unboxing and test.

[@cinema3522]

This is perfect for what I want to do. I’m a new musician, I’ve been playing piano for 2 years and recording covers in garage band. I’m tired of doing the bass on my keyboard; I’m ready for the real deal

[@barackmycat9448]

Sounded nice here. It sat in the mix just fine. Amazing how good a low priced bass can sound.

[@captainianr]

Thanks - those were early days of playing with garageband and recording - I've moved on to Logic Pro now and my playing's improved a fair bit :)

[@rosssharphandlegoeshere]

3:36 haha the way you just fell in love with it for a few seconds then was like "anyway..."

[@kieranmasonmusic4617]

What a coincidence I ordered this bass to record the bass line to she sells sanctuary and other songs for my uni work 😂 sounds great can’t wait for it to arrive

[@captainianr]

Great! I'm sure you'll do a way better job of it than me! I'm horribly out of time!

[@michaeljohnson3383]

Great video - thank you :) I like your honest approach. I've got one of these and it sounds better than some of the much more expensive basses I've had in the past. I also like the slightly chunky neck and wider string spacing than my old jazz bass (a bit more P-bass like). You sounded great in the tracks.

[@captainianr]

Many thanks Michael. Much appreciated 😃

[@donjorge8329]

Thanks a lot! At the moment I'm looking for a short scale and this one is considered. Would you still recommend it?

[@captainianr]

Yes I would. I'm still recording with it and my bass playing has improved a lot. I'm sure it's sounding better with all the use - it certainly buzzes a lot less.No regrets here or plans to swap it!

[@donjorge8329]

@@captainianr That sounds very good. Thanks for the feedback!

[@alfhisyahrin4822]

What a amazing bass. That my dream bass.

[@samsmelser_]

Your dream bass is 190 dollars!?!? That's pretty cheap...

[@samsmelser_]

Definitely cool though. Would love to have one

[@alfhisyahrin4822]

@@samsmelser_ Thats why i like it. The price is right for me. Paul Mccartney also chose cheap bass as his choice when he formed the beatles.

[@joseduran4643]

Was that Lucretia ? Sisters of Mercy??

[@captainianr]

@@joseduran4643 haha yes - sort of!

[@kamilchosta5526]

I bought it after I returned Sire V3-5 (which was very unbalanced and couldn't get myself to get over it) and I love it! I was considering to wait for Sire U5 (my dream short-scale bass) to be available again but I don't regret the purchase. The only bad thing is that the pickups are somewhat noisy and the build-in controls arent so fluid as in more expensive basses. It's worth the price (maybe even double its price).

[@simonlenton4536]

Ian I know you bought the bass, so there was an initial outlay, but you should do more of these...very helpful.

[@captainianr]

Very kind of you to say! I recently bought an Eastman guitar - maybe I should review that?

[@licantropnmn]

I Got this bass and it's pretty nice. Good review, but I think you should consider using also finger style when testing a bass! 🤙

[@stateofblitz]

Hi, is there a 'blend' adjustment for using both pickups? Eg: playing with 80% of the neck pickup volume combined with 20% of the bridge pickup.

[@captainianr]

We’ll yeah. Kinda. There is a separate volume control for each pickup so you can achieve any blend you like

[@stateofblitz]

@@captainianr thanks 👍

[@jeanmorix]

Is this bass has a trussrod (adjustment bar of handle)?

[@captainianr]

Yes. I adjusted it about half a turn and it's a lot better!

[@jeanmorix]

@@captainianr Thank you!

[@florenstwisk9418]

What was the name of the song you were playing at 10:00 it sounds familiar. Also great video

[@captainianr]

Thanks man, that's Time is Tight, by Booker T and the MGs - great track!

[@TedTheTree]

I was thinking of pulling the trigger on one of these basses, it would go with my Ibanez Talman TM303 guitar;

[@monaith7443]

Hi I’m 12 and want to play what do you recommend I’ve been trying to find a good beginner bass and I love this one do you recommend it

[@captainianr]

Hi. I’m no bass expert but I think this is a good bass. It’s a short-scale bass which may be better for small hands. I had to do a bit of setup work on it (lower the bridge and relax the truss rod, then re-intonate), so you might have to do this or get someone to do it for you (adding to the cost). I would recommend going to a guitar shop and trying a few out and seeing which feels best…

[@monaith7443]

I will do

[@Soccernz007]

@@monaith7443 This would be a great starter bass that you could keep as a 2nd /back up bass. Learning to do technical stuff.... truss rod, intonation etc isn't hard and you could learn on an inexpensive bass and have no fear that you are 'messing it up' ... but I will warn you..... you'll get hooked !! Best wishes

[@bandninkasimusic6484]

Great video Ian. I'm in the same boat as you were. Currently looking for an affordable bass for home recordings. Did you try a Jazz Bass?

[@captainianr]

Nope - I didn't try any! Mad I know - But I'm half way through recording the whole of the album Seventeen Seconds by The Cure with it and it's working out great!

[@bandninkasimusic6484]

@@captainianr great stuff 👍 I'm in two minds whether to get a used Jazz Bass or similar to the Talman you bought. I'm no bass player either but I could thrash out something that's better than midi for my songs

[@captainianr]

@@bandninkasimusic6484 for sure either would be better. But you’ll end up spending more time trying to get that perfect bass tone!!!

[@bandninkasimusic6484]

@@captainianr I ended up getting a Squier PJ bass pack. Bass + amp + accessories. Pretty good deal to be fair.

[@captainianr]

@@bandninkasimusic6484 Let me know how you get on!

[@gogenolenev2839]

How much weight does this bass have?

[@monaith7443]

Hi I got a bass! And I’m loving it

[@captainianr]

Great news! Have fun!

[@sidxgaming571]

jyeah! already buy one!

[@deaddoll1361]

You're recording the Seventeen Second album and you didn't buy the black one? Sacrilegious! I've just bought one myself and the first thing I played was A Forest. It's a nice, well finished instrument and it's black of course.

[@captainianr]

Haha. Yeah I know right! I finished the album, all except A Forest. I decided it was too important a track to me to destroy with my hamfisted playing. Although I have improved a lot since this video!

[@fsmaia]

A like for a "she sells sanctuary".

[@captainianr]

Yeah - I can play it a lot better now!