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That 760 looks great I owned one for several years and an 1987 active model, super playable basses.

Loving these reviews, the rb650 also came in black with a white scratch plate, seem to be a bit rarer than the white or burgundy finishes. Google Image Result for https://gbmedia.azureedge.net/usercontent/gear/5733144/p6_up4e5zduk_so.jpg I’m curious to read about the rb960 as it’s eluded me so far.

That's a marine burst RB950, don't see many royal violet RB850's around, mainly black, white and red.

The rb700 headstock turned into the roadbass series.

Ibanez experimenting with the Roadstar headstock

Or rs721 the later roadster bass Both shortscale

Sounds like the rb600 one of the earliest Roadstar basses

Love your collection

Good luck for your gig next month, is it original music or covers? My tastes are megadeth/Metallica/maiden with loads of 80s thrash in the mix.

Dan lilker of anthrax, nuclear assault, sod and brutal truth. Phil rind of sacred reich.

Aria sb1000 or Ibanez rb924?

I have owned a couple of rb760s and an rb924. Sounds like the foam under the pickup might need to be replaced which is an easy job. If you can get some sound out of the bridge pickup then I'd make an offer on it.

I have one of these rb851 and a rb850. Great basses with different sounds. I don't think the 851s were exported from Japan at the time. Obviously since then they've been bought up via eBay etc

I think the year of manufacture is between 79 to 82. The first three characters of the serial number are letter representing the month of manufacture followed by 79, 80,81 or 82. I owned an rs924 like this but sold it to buy a Warwick which I traded for another vintage ibanez.

I personally wouldn't buy a modified old roadster bass. I'd wait and buy a more original version. The original dimarzio pickups sound great. What you are buying is a traditional looking bass which is heavy and has little resale value.