Ibanez Mikro Bass With Monster Upgrades EP253

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Stringman Guitars

2 жыл бұрын

People do not realize the potential of this little beast!

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@ooinvsaoo Жыл бұрын

Hey,a bass with electronics and hardware worth 3x more than the actual body! That’s my kinda mod, all my basses are like this. Squire and glarry are my go to platforms..

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

A bunch of players are tired of everything that looks the same. The husks of these guitars are excellent modding platforms. Thanks for watching!

@ryananthony4840 Жыл бұрын

My son has the metallic orange one and I think it's gorgeous!

@foljs5858 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the body and "tone wood" BS is the worst place to spend money on a guitar bass. A cheap body with killer electronics and bridge will KILL any 5x more expensive bass with regular components...

@Denmarbla725 Ай бұрын

I have the Ibanez Mikro and Squier Mini P bass and also all 3 Glarry micro basses ( 25.5” scale ) . Love them all . I’ve put EMG on the Squier and it’s great . Gonna do my Mikro next and then see if EMG has a kit that will fit for the Glarrys . 😊😊😊😊

@michaelgrahamwongacutemadness 20 күн бұрын

@@foljs5858pickups are probably one of the biggest tonal factors along with fingers it might not be worth upgrading a cheap instrument much but a lot of them come with terrible sounding ceramic pickups and in general I like the dynamics of alnico I hear neodymium magnets can be brittle though most mics seem to last a long time with them

@jasoncherry5849 3 ай бұрын

This was a great video because I have an Ibanez SRMD 200 that I bring with me when I travel for work and I’m looking to give this bass a serious upgrade. As much as I would rather invest in another full size bass for home I play this short scale bass more because it travels much easier than the larger basses do. This little guy sounds rough and I want to turn this feather duster into a nail driver and this video gave me exactly what I was looking for. Thank you I and my travel buddy appreciate it. 🤘🎸🔥

@stringmanguitars4329 3 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

@rogerherman2252 Жыл бұрын

As far as fit goes what bridge would you recommend for a gio gsr. Stock is really close too bottom

@mugenizm2232 Жыл бұрын

Do you mind listing the specifics & brands of the parts upgrade down on the description of the video? Thx!

@TheWastelandWizard Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the video. I was just looking into a project of modding a Mikro with the Geezer pickups. It sounded like it had a good tone. Did you do any extra shielding? I've heard the Mikros can have some buzz, but that's with the standard internals.

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

No the paint shielding was fine. Checked with meter.

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

Typically not.

@dustanjames161 Жыл бұрын

Hey there. I have 2 Mikro basses that I have moded similarly to this video. The first one absolutely needed shielding; I used Copper tape. The Second one did not. It probably depends on the condition of the shielding paint.

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

I didn't. I did a conductivity test and checked out perfectly.

@schreds8882 Жыл бұрын

I have a Mikro Bass and have been considering changing the pickups. Given the scale length, should that jazz bridge pickup be the neck or the bridge? I wouldn't want to get a bridge pickup only to find that the string spacing won't work. Thanks for the help.

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

Bridge should be bridge.

@maxirodriguez8780 Жыл бұрын

cuantas pulgadad tiene la escala???

@adrianbogle604 Жыл бұрын

Hey, Stringman! Very nice mods. Do the pickups come with that foam strip or that something you add on your own?

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

No they don't. But if you are able to save the factory foam, it's great as if has springs in the foam. On my red one I was able to. On the black and purple I had to replace them. It's a matter of how easy they come out.

@ooinvsaoo Жыл бұрын

@@stringmanguitars4329 2 months late, but your local hardware big box sells a weather stripping that's practically the same stuff. I found it by accident when I looked up fender foam on Amazon. PLUS it's only like $10-15 for 2 feet of it.

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

@@ooinvsaoo thanks for the top tip!

@monamule1 Жыл бұрын

What mounting pattern would I need for the 5 string micro kickass?

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

Never did a fiver.

@ryananthony4840 Жыл бұрын

My son has one from about 4 or 5 yrs ago (Indonesia), the stock bridge looks pretty solid to me, would an upgrade make a difference?

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Not only only do they tend to fall out of adjustment, but that cheap pot metal that the bridge is made of causes all kind of weird over tones.

@ryananthony4840 Жыл бұрын

@@stringmanguitars4329 thanks for the info! What do you recommend?

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

@@ryananthony4840 Hipshot Kickass Bridge.

@roberthanson3789 Ай бұрын

so a normal P-bass pickup drops right in even with the reverse route configuration on the bass? thanks

@stringmanguitars4329 Ай бұрын

Yes. Although depending on how much poly finish they left in the routs you might need to file those openings. I’ve had three of these and I have had to massage two of them. Same pickups.

@laromande 16 күн бұрын

Hey! I was thinking of upgrading my Mikro Bass with EMG Active pickups, which would require to change the jack socket with the stereo one that they provide, but again it won't be the right shape for the bass... What would you suggest?

@stringmanguitars4329 16 күн бұрын

I believe if you contact EMG , they have a replacement barrel jack that would plug in. I believe they all use plug and play systems.

@laromande 15 күн бұрын

@@stringmanguitars4329 Didn't know that! Thanks for the advice, I'll ask them :)

@3rvp1 Жыл бұрын

What is the model being used for the electronics? Is it btc?

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

EMG Geezer pickups come with all wiring.

@rhamphorhynchusmetal2038 9 ай бұрын

Hy, nice mod. Have you ever tried to put a 0.50 string gauge on this bass? Can you link me the machine head type? Thanks

@stringmanguitars4329 9 ай бұрын

I have not, those are Gotoh tuning machines.

@monamule1 Жыл бұрын

Can you post a link for the exact kickass bridge please

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

hipshotproducts.com/products/kickass-bass-bridge

@TheNibNerd 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Pittsburgh, too.

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

What part of da Burgh are you in an'aht?

@TheNibNerd Жыл бұрын

@@stringmanguitars4329 I actually live south of the city down in Washington County.

@stringmanguitars4329 Жыл бұрын

@@TheNibNerd I'm up near Sewickley.

@lilac2401 18 күн бұрын

Hey why is there wiring under the bridge? I disassembled mine and im confused on why it’s there.

@stringmanguitars4329 13 күн бұрын

Ground

@lilac2401 13 күн бұрын

@@stringmanguitars4329 what do you mean? Im new to this so i dont get what you mean

@stringmanguitars4329 12 күн бұрын

@@lilac2401the electronics need to be grounded to the strings for safety and to eliminate hum.

@lilac2401 12 күн бұрын

@@stringmanguitars4329 thank yoy

@lilac2401 12 күн бұрын

@@stringmanguitars4329 you*

@shawnhuff3920 Жыл бұрын

If you put a ksm bridge on it you wouldn't have this problem I have a ksm music bridge and semore duncan quarter pounders pickups in my ibanez mikro bass guitar....