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110
Great starter bass
The Ibanez TMB30 was my main bass for 2.5 years, I just recently upgraded to a five string jazz bass.
First of all, it is pretty tiny. Cute even, when compared to a full size bass.
It's neck is really comfortable, short, narrow, but a bit on the thicker side. It's kind of like a thick tree branch.
The electronics are nothing special, but not bad. It has the most basic P and J pickups.
Oddly enough, the pots have only two positions, on and off, so not too much choices there, but the tone rolled off gives a nice, unique, vintage boomy sound, especially with flatwounds or tapewounds.
I reccomend getting it for a starter bass, as it's a pretty versitaile little instrument with just the right amount of bells and whistles.
Easy to play in all genres and easy to set up, you can easily achieve an optimal string action on it aswell.
10/10 first bass would recommend.
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I used Rotosound Tru Bass 88's on it.
110
Pleasently surprised
I bought this guitar as my first six stringer at a flea market for the equivalent of about 15$.
After a quick cleaning, a setup and some new strings it became a pretty usable instrument.
For a 50 year old instrument that was probably built from scrap wood and cardboard in a country that no longer exist, it does make some nice sounds.
If you want to learn guitar and have an almost nonexistant budget, your best bet might be a good old Czechoslovakian Cremona.
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I bought some Hannabach strings for it, which costed my almost as much as the instrument itself, but they sound pretty good.