Ibanez RB960 1985 Anyone love this bass as much as me ?

Pimmsley · #1 12-02-2012, 05:09 AM

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Had this bass for 20 years this year (my first real bass) and still amazed at it's tonal flexibilty and play-abilty

I just love it...

Anyone else have one like it and agree ?

**TinIndian** · #2 12-02-2012, 06:19 AM

I picked up an '84 RB850 not too long ago. Similiar bass from the same era. Mine is beat to crap, but I got it in the orginal case for next to nothing. Even beat up it is an amazing bass, the neck is super comfortable and it has two massive humbuckers with coil taps from the factory. For a passive bass it has a surprising amount of tonal versatility.

I have Warwicks, a Lakland and a Spector (soon 2), amongst others, and this bass more than holds it's own with them. I am getting ready to strip it and refinish it because it deserves it. The early thru mid 80's Ibanez stuff is amazing. They can be had for a song. Sooner or later more people will figure it out, although there are a number of guys here that already have.

Very nice bass, BTW.

Pimmsley · #3 12-02-2012, 06:27 AM

Oh thanks man... so cool to hear another loves the neck and tonal variety... I'm sure our basses are similar in 'bark and bite', crazy slap sounds... and it sure does hold it's own against some of my more exotic basses...
I also have the case, been gigged hard, bashed around, carried multiple basses, been rained on, stickered half to death and still has that new case smell.. lol

Cheers !

**TinIndian** · #4 12-02-2012, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Pimmsley

stickered half to death and still has that new case smell.. lol

Cheers !

LOL! Mine has been stickered to death too, But it most definately has that old instrument case, musty smell! Great basses!

Pimmsley · #5 12-02-2012, 05:28 PM

I think you could do a coffe table picture book on guitar/bass cases

anyone else ?

meatwad · #6 12-02-2012, 05:32 PM

LOVE IT!!

ubnomnar · #7 12-02-2012, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pimmsley

Had this bass for 20 years this year (my first real bass) and still amazed at it's tonal flexibilty and play-abilty

I just love it...

Anyone else have one like it and agree ?

Looks like a classy classic. What's up with the butterfly?

Pimmsley · #8 12-02-2012, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ubnomnar

Looks like a classy classic. What's up with the butterfly?

Ha ha... a 'special friend' left that there one night, and it just kinda fit, so it stayed... she was obsessed with butterfly's to the point of being a bit weird... oh the people you meet !

I ended up playing this bass for about 3 hours last night after posting this... lol... the joy of re-discovery of an instrument you have !

Pimmsley · #9 02-11-2013, 09:32 PM

anyone else like this bass ?

8liter · #10 02-11-2013, 09:36 PM

I absolutely love the look of these basses. I've been wanting one, but they are hard to come by.

Pimmsley · #11 02-11-2013, 10:51 PM

And it has so many usable sounds between the two pickups... Great bass.

bjelkeman · #12 05-10-2013, 12:10 AM

I picked one up recently and I really like it. It reminds me very much of my MC-800 in how it feels to play.