Like everyone else on the planet, I've had a lot going on since March, so I'm just now updating my blog. I bought an Ibanez AGB260 Bass (30" short scale) in March, mostly because I didn't have a semi-hollow body bass in my collection, and this one happened to also be a short scale bass.
After replacing the round wound strings with flat wounds, I could start getting an idea about this bass' potential. I played it off and on for a month or so before deciding I didn't like it-- at all.
Out of all my short scale basses (12 total, to date), this is the ONLY one I haven't liked.
Here are the reasons: 1) The large body hurts my right arm when I'm sitting (which is mostly how I play). 2) The neck is wider than I like and my fretting hand starts cramping quickly when I play complicated bass lines. 3) It really doesn't sound that great--even with D'Addario Chrome flat wound strings on it.
Those are all deal breakers for me, so I'm attempting to sell it at the Shoals Guitar Boutique in Muscle Shoals, AL (as of May 2020), but no bites yet.
This bass is beautiful...and I really wish that I didn't hate everything else about it, but there it is.
Specs from Ibanez can be found here.
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