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Can anyone share their experiences with this bass? I am looking at buying one but am curious to know how people feel about them. I foolishly sold my original MIJ 1999 BTB1005 and have had my eye on this single cut for a while. I really don't want to buy one if they aren't great basses. Any...

I am just very curious as to the model number ? I have looked at all the Ibanez catalogs and can't find a painted, neck-thru, SRX model. Only the SRX700 and both finishes were either natural or stained.

So I have various pieces but it came apart in pieces not as one broken piece... I could attempt to reconstruct it but I couldn't make it look original. The bass must have hit something hard and sharp because the damage went clear through the box, through the bubble wrap, ripped the bass gig...

If I am really fortunate and careful, I may still be able to pull off a finish like the actual SRX700. I think it will depend on what the wood looks like under all that paint. I hope they are ash wings.

Thanks for the comments. I won't stand down the horn unless I have to. I can rebuild that horn with a small price of ash? and then refinish. If I canatch the wood close enough I could finish it in a light stain which would look nice. We shall see.

Nice pic of the tear inducing damage.... I wept but I am over it.

Hey all. I need some help. I just imported a SRX bass from Japan. See pics. So, bought it because it is a neck through SRX (I think) and I thought it was a good price. I assumed it had been painted by someobody in Japan and then had the EMG pups swapped in. My plan was to strip it down to...

So, I have shipped many many basses from Japan and with many different companies... ISHIBASHI is the gold standard. They list accurately, ship safely and don't overcharge for instruments. I would highly recommend them and I have shipped more than 75 instruments from Japan.

Well, I hit the 35 bass mark in 2023! That is a lot of basses..... almost all of them I imported from Japan. Couple of Indonesian Ibanez basses (SR5 and ATK), a couple of Korean Ibanez (BTB 4 string, SRX700).... the rest MIJ basses. I have since sold off a dozen or so. I hope to narrow it...

The CAP bridge on my ATK800e is 90mm wide.

I am going to assume that should you not like and potentially ruin the bridge, finding a replacement would a tall order?

I would be curious to see what these basses look like with blacked out hardware (including the bridge). I love the chrome against the walnut stain on my ATK800, but I can imagine it might look pretty good blacked out.

Ya, that unfortunately is a problem. I had this happen to one of my MIJ Tokai Les Paul. It can be fixed but to do it right is a big job. Is that just a cap or is it a solid body that is splitting?

I would also suggest posting photos. Just about anything can be fixed. I rebuild basses often, and in fact, love to buy "project basses". That said, yours should not be a project as the SR5000 is right at the top of the bass world in my opinion, esp. if you love the SR style/neck/body. Pics...

I used to see VanZandt all the time in Japan. They are very nice and very well made. I always thought they were great value for the money but I haven't owned one. Nobody will know of them in North America which is cool! They remind me of the FGN instruments but VanZandt are rarer.