late 80's Ibanez sr 885le upgraded- gary willis style

[narud]

another bass from the "im probably not going to use too much" pile. this is a killer bass for willis fans or those that like that tight, close to the bridge hadrien feraud sound.

japanese made sr885le. this is the same model gary willis was playing before the single pickup sig model. its been upgraded from its stock form. first off, its got a 2 band bart ntbt pre wired vol,vol,tone, bass/treble stack. the pickups have been swapped for some single coils as well. all around, way better tone.

its also had the neck shimmed and a partial refret/leveling performed for boutique playability.

that and the color is freaking awesome

its got a couple of dings/chips in the finish that have been touched up with matching paint. its missing the truss rod cover.

heres a soundclip. one track of solo'd neck pickup playing some paul jackson style bass and a track of solo'd bridge pickup blowing on top, playing herbie hancock's actual proof.
http://www.4shared.com/file/14210444...l_garbage.html
more clips
slap-both pickups
http://www.4shared.com/file/16496575...anez_slap.html
fingerstyle-both pickups
http://www.4shared.com/file/16496571...ps_finger.html

mind you the strings are super old. like scary old i was using a lot more bass boost on the herbie clip than the others.

400 shipped and insured via usps. comes with ohsc

[jsolberg]

What happened to the bridge? Fire?

[narud]

the black plating just wore off i guess. the thing is over 20 years old, stuff happens

[youngheo]

/hey, Narud.

Do you have any clip with both pickup on?
What is the string spacing?

how is slap sound like?

thanks

[narud]

Originally Posted by youngheo

/hey, Narud.

Do you have any clip with both pickup on?
What is the string spacing?

how is slap sound like?

thanks

i can record some but at this point the strings are pretty dang old. let me see what i can do.

[narud]

more clips
slap-
http://www.4shared.com/file/16496575...anez_slap.html
fingerstyle-
http://www.4shared.com/file/16496571...ps_finger.html

mind you the strings are super old. like scary old i was using a lot more bass boost on the other clip than these.

spacing is tight. either 17 or 16.5 mm. i dont have any problems double thumping on it though

[emjazz]

This wants to be a fretless.....

[narud]

Originally Posted by emjazz

This wants to be a fretless.....

haha. thats the first thing will said before i even got it in

[emjazz]

Man, if I had the extra money right now I'd have you send it my way....I really do need a fretless and this would obviously be a good candidate. School has got me slim on funds in every way these days.

Joe, you sound great man.

[narud]

Originally Posted by emjazz

Man, if I had the extra money right now I'd have you send it my way....I really do need a fretless and this would obviously be a good candidate. School has got me slim on funds in every way these days.

Joe, you sound great man.

man ive realized fretless just doesnt sound good in my hands. my old fretless f stayed in my closet most of the time.

and thanks for the compliment. its always nice coming from someone who's a player like yourself

[emjazz]

Honestly man, I love that we can all inspire, learn and push each other through the internet all over the country/world....it's one positive thing to be found out of this completely impersonal madness.

[emjazz]

.....and don't let my girlfriend know I'm a playa....

....must resist the urge to buy.......

[narud]

Originally Posted by emjazz

.....and don't let me girlfriend know I'm a playa....

....must resist the urge to buy.......

pfft......resist nothing

[narud]

bump

[narud]

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