kriss Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Hello! Thinking about buying a Ibanez Musician bass from 1981. Anyone have any thought about this bass? The condition is mint, and the price is about $400. cheers /kriss my band: the flaming moes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 The first bass I bought new was a Musician, a fretless model (940). A very nice bass, kind of heavy to wear for long sets, but played and sounded sweet. Active circuit with many possibilities. Mine was a later model than '81 though. I still regret selling it... If it's truly mint, $400 seems like the high end of fair, but then I am comparing in the US market. If it were me I would likely check it out. Play it to be sure, and decide for yourself. Let us know what you think. Good luck! Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerbass Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Does anyone have a picture of this? I have an Ibanez Roadstar II from 1983. It has a Musicman pup arrangement. I wonder if these are similar. Badger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklab Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I used to have a Musician 8-string. It was heavy. REALLY heavy. Obligatory Social Media Link "My concern is, and I have to, uh, check with my accountant, that this might bump me into a higher, uh, tax..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Originally posted by badgerbass: Does anyone have a picture of this? I have an Ibanez Roadstar II from 1983. It has a Musicman pup arrangement. I wonder if these are similar. BadgerI have 2 Roadstar II's from '85, and they are noticeably different from the Musician style, as are the Roadstars I have seen. I do know that Ibanez did a p/u redesign on their instruments in that era. The earlier Musician was most seen in Sting's hands, an '80 or '81 IIRC, and my later model had different controls and pickups. The bassists from Toto and Spandau Ballet also played the Musician, at least in videos. See this- http://vintageibanez.tripod.com/ads/images/IBANEZ30.jpg or possibly this- web page for visual input. The pics at that link are of an even later model than the one I had, and lacks the active tone controls of the earlier models. Mine looked like this- http://home.att.ne.jp/sun/Skeletones/images/Ibanez-2.jpg Hope this helps... Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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