New bass and new bass amp day

We all know Ibanez makes good stuff. But this is better than expected. Active tone control really adds some pop, if you want it.

And the Rumble is also better than I expected, but that’s mostly due to my ignorance. I’ve not had a bass for more years than I care to admit. I did know I wanted a 15” speaker and enough power to thump. It certainly has that.
 
GrooVey said:
We all know Ibanez makes good stuff. But this is better than expected. Active tone control really adds some pop, if you want it.

And the Rumble is also better than I expected, but that’s mostly due to my ignorance. I’ve not had a bass for more years than I care to admit. I did know I wanted a 15” speaker and enough power to thump. It certainly has that.
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I played an Ibanez bass on every session we played together. I've since gone back to a Fender Jazz, because it's more 'my sound', but I'd say the Ibanez build quality is better, and I do miss the active pre.
 
frostyjr2 said:
Is that an Ibanez GSRM20 by any chance?
If it is, i have her twin sister:
She's actually one of my fave basses to play and record with too!
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Mine was more second cousin, twice removed. It was an ATK-700. The design brief was very clearly: "Give us one bass that will compete with Fender, MusicMan and Rickenbacker." It came close to achieving that, and I really liked the chunky neck profile, which was somewhere in the Rickenbacker 4003/Fender Jazz zone.

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simoncroft said:
Mine was more second cousin, twice removed. It was an ATK-700. The design brief was very clearly: "Give us one bass that will compete with Fender, MusicMan and Rickenbacker." It came close to achieving that, and I really liked the chunky neck profile, which was somewhere in the Rickenbacker 4003/Fender Jazz zone.
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My powers of observation were a bit off; the control layout should have been the tell there even if the larger body wasn't as obvious in the first pic.
Definitely cousins, though, and a great score in any case, my friend!
 
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