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Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

4.5 / 5
Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

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Specifications

Product features

Number of frets
20
Number of strings
4
Active tone control
No
Sustainable product
Not specified
Pickup configuration
SS
Pickup type
Single-coil (passive), split single-coil (passive)
Neck connection
Bolt on
Fretboard wood
Jatoba
Includes cover
No
Includes case
No
Colour
Black
Country of origin
Indonesia / China
Left-handed
No
Body material
Tulip poplar
Model
Offset-model bass gitaar
Bass guitar scale length
Short scale (< 31 inch)
String-thru-body
No
Body type
Solid

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight
4,8 kg
Dimensions
117,0 x 48,0 x 10,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Ibanez electric bass guitar
    • model: TMB30
    • series: Talman BassBass
    • colour: black
  • body
    • material: poplar
    • finish: high gloss
    • shape: Talman
  • neck
    • joint: bolt-on
    • material: maple
    • profile: TMB4
    • scale length: 30" (762mm)
    • fretboard: jatoba
    • fretboard radius: 9.44" (240mm)
    • number of frets: 20
    • fret type: medium
    • nut width: 41mm (1.61")
    • position markers: pearloid dots
    • truss rod: yes
  • hardware
    • bridge: B10, 19mm string spacing
    • hardware finish: chrome-plated
    • machine heads: sealed, self-lubricating
    • pickguard: 3-ply black/white
    • strings: .045 - .105
  • electronics
    • bridge pickup: Dynamix J passive bridge pickup
    • neck pickup: Dynamix P passive neck pickup
    • controls: 2x volume, 1x tone

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Specifications

Product features

Number of frets
20
Number of strings
4
Active tone control
No
Sustainable product
Not specified
Pickup configuration
SS
Pickup type
Single-coil (passive), split single-coil (passive)
Neck connection
Bolt on
Fretboard wood
Jatoba
Includes cover
No
Includes case
No
Colour
Black
Country of origin
Indonesia / China
Left-handed
No
Body material
Tulip poplar
Model
Offset-model bass gitaar
Bass guitar scale length
Short scale (< 31 inch)
String-thru-body
No
Body type
Solid

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight
4,8 kg
Dimensions
117,0 x 48,0 x 10,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Ibanez electric bass guitar
    • model: TMB30
    • series: Talman BassBass
    • colour: black
  • body
    • material: poplar
    • finish: high gloss
    • shape: Talman
  • neck
    • joint: bolt-on
    • material: maple
    • profile: TMB4
    • scale length: 30" (762mm)
    • fretboard: jatoba
    • fretboard radius: 9.44" (240mm)
    • number of frets: 20
    • fret type: medium
    • nut width: 41mm (1.61")
    • position markers: pearloid dots
    • truss rod: yes
  • hardware
    • bridge: B10, 19mm string spacing
    • hardware finish: chrome-plated
    • machine heads: sealed, self-lubricating
    • pickguard: 3-ply black/white
    • strings: .045 - .105
  • electronics
    • bridge pickup: Dynamix J passive bridge pickup
    • neck pickup: Dynamix P passive neck pickup
    • controls: 2x volume, 1x tone
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Product information

Product no: 9000-0023-7676

General

The shorter neck of the Ibanez TMB30-IV bass is a lot easier to wrap your hands around than full-scale models, making it perfect for absolute beginners, players who long for a bass with a lighter body and smaller frame, or guitarists who want to play in the lower registers. The low string tension gives this short-scale bass a similar tone to an upright by shaping a mellow-sounding purr with emphasis on the mids. As the body-shaping hints, think sixties soul, R&B, rockabilly and surf.

Clever Construction

The body of the TMB30-BK is made entirely of poplar, which is nothing short of perfect for a short-scale bass guitar and gives the instrument its full tone and balanced, neutral character. The maple neck adds a layer of brightness, while a jatoba fretboard ties it all together by injecting a healthy dose of warmth into this bass guitar's total sound. As you've come to expect from Ibanez, the Talman comes with ultra-durable hardware, a skilled finish, and a friendly price tag.

The Right Pickups

Ibanez may be known for their high-output powerhouses, but they also knows when to tone things down a little. As such, the TMB30-BK is voiced by a traditional P/J pickup configuration consisting of an Ibanez Dynamix P pickup at the neck and a Dynamix J at the bridge that used alone or combined have a laid-back, vintage feeling output. The TMB30 has evidently been developed to give any serious beginner an affordable introduction to a great instrument.

Bax Music Warranty This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

Reviews (17)

4.5
17 reviews

Rating

5 stars 9 4 stars 7 3 stars 1 2 stars 0 1 star 0
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5 / 5

Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

Absolutely amazing value for money! I bought from BAX-SHOP to support local UK businesses and was a bit upset to find out my Bass shipped from Holland for some strange reason. Shipping took longer than expected to due brexit complications but in the end arrived safe and sound. I've NEVER had a new instrument come set up out of the box like this. Seems the action was set by a real pro and it plays amazing. The fit and finish, surface quality and construction is brilliant. The ONLY issue is that surprisingly it's got quite a bit of neckdive, even using a wide strap it's pretty bad. I'll be upgrading the tuners to ultralites some time soon to correct this. Overall definitely a great bass.
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5 / 5

Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

This Ibanez Talman Bass is fantastic! I’m really surprised at how good the quality is, considering it’s low price. It plays and sounds lovely. I don’t know how Ibanez do it! Bax-Shop are really helpful too. It was easy to buy and it arrived on a date I chose! That’s rare.
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3 / 5

Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

Just received this guitar,found the frets to be very dull to say its brand new,also the fretboard is a strange looking rosewood. I thought It was ex display by the look of it.Action very good and tuning spot on out the box.
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Reviews from other countries

5 / 5

Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

Ibanez is kwalitatief net wat beter voor een lagere prijs klasse. Ik heb kleinere handen en ben heel tevreden met het vasthouden. Was al speelklaar naast het tunen!
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This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
4 / 5

Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

Prima gitaar! Ik heb de afgelopen jaren op een longscale gespeeld en door operaties aan mijn handen kan ik minder makkelijk de noten bereiken, ik moet dan vooral op de snelheid inboeten. Deze shortscale geeft me net dat beetje meer grip, ik kan er makkelijker bij, zeg maar.
Ik vind verder het geluid versterkt heel goed, dieper en voller dan de vorige gitaar. Onversterkt is het wel minder goed, dan klinken de snaren wat blikkerig. Goede reden om versterkt te spelen :-).
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This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
4 / 5

Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

gekocht voor mijn zoon, beginnend speler. mooie uitstraling, maar vooral verrassend makkelijk speelbaar. de lagere snaarspanning bevorderd zeker de speelvreugde. de shortscale hals maakt het eveneens makkelijk om te beginnen met het bassen. een aanrader, deze bas
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This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
4 / 5

Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

Prima gitaar, mooi afgewerkt. Moest alleen intonatie afstellen verder helemaal speelklaar. Ben er erg blij mee omdat ik niet van die grote handen heb. Klinkt erg lekker en ik ga er veel plezier mee beleven. Aflevering was perfect de volgende dag in huis. Aanrader dus!
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This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
5 / 5

Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

Fijne bas voor “erbij” als gitarist. Ibanez is kwalitatief altijd goed in elke prijsklasse.
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This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
5 / 5

Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

Ik speel al een heel aantal jaren basgitaar en heb onder meer een Fender Jazz bas, Ibanez sr300 en Ibanez sr1000 Prestige. Allemaal longscales, maar toen ik las over shortscales besloot ik er een te proberen en ik kwam al snel uit op de Talman vanwege mijn prima ervaringen met Ibanez. De prijs/kwaliteitverhouding is bij Ibanez sowieso prima, maar de Talman is de overtreffende trap. Ongelooflijk wat je krijgt voor het geld. De afwerking is beter dan die van de bijna vier keer zo dure jazz bas, waar ik de scherpe frets moest bijwerken. Het elementen geven een prima geluid, lekker vol en laag en de stemmechanieken houden de snaren keurig op stemming. De hals is meet zijn d-profiel wel wat dikker dan de andere drie, maar daar ben je na een paar minuten aan gewend. En een compliment voor Bax: zo uit de doos heb ik hem alleen even goed gestemd, meer was niet nodig. Dat was overigens ook al het geval bij een eerder bij Bax aangeschafte Line 6 Variax elektrische gitaar.
Het belangrijkste bij de Talman is voor mij uiteraard de 30 inch. Ik heb hem nu een week in huis en vraag met af waarom ik niet al veel eerder voor een kortere hals heb gekozen. Wat speelt dat comfortabel! Het idee dat een short scale alleen voor kinderen of mensen met kleine handen is, is echt complete onzin. Ik vrees dat mijn long scales langzaam gaan verstoffen.
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This review was automatically translated from Dutch.
5 / 5

Ibanez TMB30-BK Electric Short-Scale Bass Guitar

C'est ma première basse et j'en suis très content. Bonne prise en mains, agréable à jouer et envie de passer du temps avec elle ! Je la recommande, surtout à un tarif aussi abordable.
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This review was automatically translated from French.

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