Recent content by GreatKingRatNZ

Ah…I have the HR5.3AP wiring harness and preamp from Bart too. The pickups are M45CBC (B&T pair) if anyone cares. And I think you’re right, the Ibanez had an Ibanez preamp rather than a real EMG…that’s probably the difference and why I didn’t like it. My old EMGs were the 40hz, don’t know if...

Hi Keith, Long time between replies but here goes. The A, according to SRA series is for "affordable". You're right on the bridge issue. I can't remember how, whether I bought one or if I got one of replacement but I ended up getting sent two, and with the first one in, it hasn't failed...

Here is my experience on the bass that I changed the pickups. I purchased an Ibanez 555bb and it came with EMG 40hz pickups. I could not get a good sound out of it. It sounded terrible. I remember playing Bartolini pickups in the 80s so I purchased a set (I did listen to their sound bites...

A fretless for the fretless songs, main bass is a 5 string because for some reason a lot of the songs we do are in Eb, A 4 string because I like the string spacing for slap on a four better than a five, and I have ONE song that I use my five string that is strung E,A,D,G,C and uses the high C a...

That’s my ringtone on my phone….for obvious reasons to anyone that’s listened to it.

Cultured Swine…

1989. I was 16 years old.

For me it has to be the first solo I played live to about 120 people....Sade - Smooth Operator. A second choice would be what I am working on with my 5 String (E-C) which is Bach Cello Suite No. 1 Prelude.

Sade - Smooth Operator (we have a professionally trained female vocalist)....I get a solo!

I have an Ibanez SRA555BB. It came with EMG40HZ pickups (and the standard Ibanez EQ). It didn't matter what I did all I got was mud and I was considering selling. I changed the pickups and EQ out for a set of Bartolini M45CBC pickups and an HR5.3AP preamp harness. Now this bass is the best of...

I had a Rockit Bass 300 Head into a "Seller said it's a Peavey Black Widow" 15" Cab. It worked but it was mud. I am not sure that the head was at fault as the speaker had silicone glue holding the cone together. Rockit Bass amps were made in New Zealand by a Fijian Indian called Anil Naidu...

This one for me....

I don't know about it being an Arched Back. It seems flat to me. I believe it's an SR series with more meat on the neck, IE fatter neck than an SR. (The SRA is the big brother of the Ibanez SR series “ classic SR design but with a few extra pounds of muscle. The Ibanez SRA555 5-String...

This is an old thread but I thought that I would reply. I have the SRA555 bass. It’s a nice looking bass with a 34” rather than 35” neck. My first one had a blown preamp but as it was under warranty they replaced the entire bass. A bit annoyed at that solution as the original one had a nicer...