The Ibanez Club (Part 5)

[4dog]

Originally Posted by Technotitclan

The mount for your A string looks bent on your bridge. Not really sure what could do that as there pretty solid. I'd recommend replacing that bridge.

It does look bent,, like something grabbed it and pulled it away from the body,, optical illusion??

[Technotitclan]

I've got 2:

1993 SR400. bought used for 150. Just needed setup and solder. I call her Christina. No picks currently

2006 SR500 I bought new and is my primary. Call her Jessica. Only pics I have right now are some I took when messing arount with a new camera app on my phone. All the pics are in negative but make for awesome wallpapers on my work computer:










And in case my images aren't working:
http://s1008.beta.photobucket.com/us...n/library/Bass

[mtshaw]

Originally Posted by Technotitclan

I've got 2:

1993 SR400. bought used for 150. Just needed setup and solder. I call her Christina. No picks currently

2006 SR500 I bought new and is my primary. Call her Jessica. Only pics I have right now are some I took when messing arount with a new camera app on my phone. All the pics are in negative but make for awesome wallpapers on my work computer:










And in case my images aren't working:
http://s1008.beta.photobucket.com/us...n/library/Bass

Very nice indeed. I must try shooting my bass in negative. One for my phone wallpaper on my phone, and one for the log in screen. Thanks for the idea.

[Technotitclan]

Originally Posted by mtshaw

Very nice indeed. I must try shooting my bass in negative. One for my phone wallpaper on my phone, and one for the log in screen. Thanks for the idea.

Glad to help. I use it on my phone and all my computers. Have some random pics from TB as wallpaper too. Lots of awesome pics here on TB.

[Technotitclan]

Originally Posted by 4dog

It does look bent,, like something grabbed it and pulled it away from the body,, optical illusion??

I think if it were an optical illusion it would only show in one pick.

[danomite64]

#1134 dorknowitzki
#1135 stingray69
#1136 mtshaw
#1137 Technotitclan

[danomite64]

Originally Posted by bassist4dalord

I'll join! Number for my Ibanez AEB5E, please.

You already have a number, 184.

[bassist4dalord]

Originally Posted by danomite64

You already have a number, 184.

Wow! Must have forgotten I joined with a GSR200 many moons ago. That bass is long gone. Thanks for the reminder! Glad to be back in the club!

[stingray69]

Originally Posted by 4dog

It does look bent,, like something grabbed it and pulled it away from the body,, optical illusion??

That's odd - I'll have to have a look at that later tonight. Could be an illusion, maybe not - been so busy playing it I hadn't noticed. Easy enough to fix if it is out of whack I suppose. I'll check it out. No worries.

[FerK]

I'll take a number if I'm welcome. Here's my 2nd Ibanez SR, a beautiful SR 1200 VNF that arrived late last week (sorry for the crappy photo...but you know what it looks like anyhow).



Behind it is a 1994 SR 800.

[stingray69]

Originally Posted by FerK

I'll take a number if I'm welcome. Here's my 2nd Ibanez SR, a beautiful SR 1200 VNF that arrived late last week (sorry for the crappy photo...but you know what it looks like anyhow).



Behind it is a 1994 SR 800.

Wow - that's beautiful! Congrats!

[danomite64]

Originally Posted by stingray69

That's odd - I'll have to have a look at that later tonight. Could be an illusion, maybe not - been so busy playing it I hadn't noticed. Easy enough to fix if it is out of whack I suppose. I'll check it out. No worries.

Be careful, that part might break off, and if you don't have through-body stringing, you might lose your A string entirely......

[Technotitclan]

Originally Posted by danomite64

Be careful, that part might break off, and if you don't have through-body stringing, you might lose your A string entirely......

Hence my recommendation of a new bridge. You can get new ones for like $80 and used ones for like $40 i think.

[stingray69]

Originally Posted by danomite64

Be careful, that part might break off, and if you don't have through-body stringing, you might lose your A string entirely......

Originally Posted by Technotitclan

Hence my recommendation of a new bridge. You can get new ones for like $80 and used ones for like $40 i think.

Duly noted fellows - thank you.

Follow up:

You guys were right - the A string holder at the base of the bridge is slightly tweaked. I think I can gently coax it back down to its original position on my bench vise (with proper protection on the chrome so it doesn't get scratched). It doesn't seem to be affecting playability - no issues yet after 3-4 weeks with it. Thanks again for the keen eyes Technotitclan - still hard to believe I missed it myself while trying it out in the store. This was a pre-owned instrument BTW, no fault of Ibanez. I'll have to relegate this to gig backup & home use until it is fixed. I know Ibanez lists exact manufacturer part numbers (bridges, tuning gears, knobs, etc) for all their instruments on their website, so I may inquire about a new bridge altogether from Ibanez through an authorized dealer.

[4dog]

Good luck with your attempt to fix go sloooooow

[dorknowitzki]

yey thanks for the number

[stingray69]

FedEx delivered this beautiful new SR-705 at 8:00am this morning, but I am stuck at work and won't be able to unbox it or check it out until later tonight. I am very anxious to hear it and also very interested in the tone of the Bartolini MK1's as compared to the CAP humbuckers in the SR-375M. Lots of experimenting & playing tonight for sure!

I'll try to post some pics of my own later, but I don't imagine they could even compete with Sweetwater's own hi-res pics.

This 5-string weighs in at exactly 9lbs - I'm real happy about that.

Here are a few of Sweetwater's pics:

[PDGood]

Wow, that's a beauty.
I like the Barts but I'll also say that the Caps are the best sounding pickups I've heard on any of the mid to lower models. Very impressed with them.

[stingray69]

Originally Posted by PDGood

Wow, that's a beauty.
I like the Barts but I'll also say that the Caps are the best sounding pickups I've heard on any of the mid to lower models. Very impressed with them.

Thank You Sir. I feel the same way about Ibanez' own CAP pickups - they sound very, very good to me as well. I'm curious to A/B tonight against the Barts & see what's what with the tonal differences.

[PDGood]

Let us know what your thoughts are comparing the two. I've never had them side by side so that should be interesting.