Recent content by K5 lover

I had the same problem, no local stores had a K5 in stock. I literally had to pay for it first, then see if I liked it later! That 6 string Ibanez in your picture looks beautiful. Is your name here (thrill house) a Simpson's reference? Hahaha! I did take some pics but the file size is...

Haha, yeah Ibanez basses do cop a flaming! Not sure if it's the K5 itself, but I think it's more because it's an Ibanez that it gets shot down alot, plus Fieldy is endorsing it! I used to make fun of Ibanez basses more than anybody, that was until I actually tried one! I guess there's no...

Yeah there have been a few versions of this bass, which is why I stated that it's the 2010 model. Mine had the gold hardware on it, which I changed to the black Hipshot stuff. The Hipshot A Style has three screws, one of which lined up perfectly to an existing screw hole from the stock...

Hi everyone, Just thought I'd show some pics of my Hagstrom FXB220 which I recently modified. The pickup is a Delano MC 4 AL/V4, and is parallel wired. This thing cuts like a knife and has that weird 'twang' I like. Thanks

Wow, I'm really surprised with the amount of replies my post has received! At the time there were no real reviews of the K5 which would help a potential buyer make up their mind. In South Australia there were none in stock at my local stores, so I could not try one out before I bought it...

I own a 2010 K5, and I joined this site to defend it! The K5 is a VERY misunderstood bass, to say the least. I browsed this site trying to find an honest review of the bass before I bought it, but only found members putting Fieldy down, and not mentioning anything substantial about the bass...