Recent content by bkrodgers

I'm tempted...have you played a 505 before? I know this has better pickups and hardware, and much nicer looks. Trying to decide if it's worth the jump up. It'd be my first bass. But nowhere near my first guitar. :)

Yeah, part of me likes the natural wood look. Another part of me isn't big on the "poop brown," as you call it. :) The flat black finish is a cool look, though paying $100 extra for a finish that isn't substantially more different or labor intensive to produce (it's just a black stain instead...

I don't see a 50# in black on Ibanez's site, but then again, these GC exclusives aren't either. The finish isn't the end of the world, as Outlaws says, scratches just add character. I've just seen most of the ones at GC have big chips in them, and it worried me a bit. My favorite finish from...

Yeah, you must have been looking at the SR500T, the 4 string GC exclusive version, also with neck through. It's a dark brown, a little different from the regular 500, but not by much. The 5 string gc exclusive is a very different color from the regular. Not sure why they didn't change the 4...

Hi everyone, I'm a new member here and about to add a bass to my collection after 19 years with guitar. I've been all over the map but am now leaning towards an Ibanez Soundgear. The 505 of course is a popular choice, and I can see why. Guitar Center (and related sites MF and M123) has a...