Ibanez Retro Jet King Bass

[Basvarken]

I think I kinda like these new retro Ibanez basses:
A strange hybrid of MusicMan, Gibson and Italia...

Sunburst:


Zwart


Close up:


Specifications:
neck type 3pc JTKB neck
body Mahogany body
frets Medium frets
bridge JTB10 bridge (19mm string spacing)
neck pu ACHB-2 neck pu
bridge pu ACHB-2 bridge pu
string Elixir® string

Controls:



Any of you guys ever played one of those?

[Barklessdog]

I like everything but the monster bridgeplate

[OldManC]

I like everything but the monster bridgeplate

My thoughts as well.

[Dave W]

Has a Jag/Jazzmaster vibe as well. Doubt if it's anything I'd put on my shopping list, but at least Ibanez is doing something different.

[SKATE RAT]

this was also on TB and just like here everyone likes it except that silly looking bridge.my self included.

[gweimer]

I don't mind the bridge plate so much. These are the first Ibanez I've seen in a while that appeal to me.  I've never been a big fan of them.  And I'd probably swap out the pickups pretty quick.

[godofthunder]

The bridge plate is a bit to Traben but on the whole I like the bass. What are they going for ?

[Dave W]

I don't know, but I see there's a Jet King guitar that's been out a while and it's $400 list, $300 street at zZounds. It also has a big bridge plate.

[Max Soren]

I have mixed feelings about it.  I kind of like it, but on the other hand, it reminds me too much of problematic Teisco which was my first bass.  Of course, I know it's supposed to just look like a cheap 60's bass, not actually play like one. 

[Basvarken]

A guy on a Dutch Bass forum checked one out the other day.
He said it's horrible quality:

- there was a gap from 1 to 2 mm between fretboard and neck.
- wobbly pick guard
- brittle finish. if you scrape with your fingernails it chips right off.
- one of the machine head wouldn't stay in tune. It kept dropping from E to almost D.
- dull strings (straight out of the box from the factory).
- noisy pots
- bridge isn't straight

Haven't seen it in real life myself, but according to the above story I would say a No Go.

[Dave W]

Have they borrowed Gibson's quality control department? 

[Chris P.]

I like the double pickguard.

[rockinrayduke]

Is there more to that headstock or is the pic just cut off there?

I was thinking how much better it would look without all that pickguard on there.