Yes. That was @Aidil . Also, Ibanez showed the BTB865V at Bass Player Live, but it isn't shown in the US catalog. (It was shown in the European catalog shown earlier.) I'm hoping it will show up in the US soon.
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Musician's Friend has the 845V up with an expected ship date of January 25th. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/ibanez-bass-workshop-btb845v-5-string-electric-bass
now, I really really dig that...like, I seriously dig that...I feel like someone read my mind
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the new AFR line was being offered to worldwide distributors, just as the prototype pic I had shown earlier on this thread... maybe there were not enough requests to make them into final production line.
and there's also other that was being offered which seem not make it into the new catalog... Maybe it's just a matter of time as they could still update the catalog in the summer... or never at all...
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but still none of the 6 string version though...
I'm sure liking the look this new SR, but what is the difference between the BH2 Barts vs the MK1?
Size wise, the MK pickups have the same dimension through out the number of string models, whereas the BH2 pickups have different dimensions in regard to their string numbers.
These are the info from Bartolini website regarding the BH2 pickups replacements:
BTB845SC - 5 String - Can be upgraded to Bartolini-Made MK5CBC, MK5S, MK5C, or MK52J.
BTB846SC - 6 String - Bartolini does not yet offer upgrades for this pickup shape.
BTB740 - 4-String - Bartolini does not yet offer upgrades for this pickup shape.
BTB745, BTB845 - 5 String - Can be upgraded to Bartolini-Made MK5CBC, MK5S, MK5C, or MK52J.
BTB746, BTB846 - 6 String - Bartolini does not yet offer upgrades for this pickup shape.
BTB747 - 7 String - Bartolini does not yet offer upgrades for this pickup shape.
Internally, MK1 consists of split coil pickup in reverse P configuration... whereas I suspect the BH2 to be full blade dual coil (haven't owned one with the BH2, so couldn't make sure of it, but I own couple basses with BH1 pickups which are full blade dual coil pickups)... and I'm pretty sure their voicing are different.
And so far, BH pickups are proprietary to Ibanez, as they were being developed by Bill Bartolini together with Ibanez's top engineers, whereas the MK1 are being used by Ibanez as well as other brands such as Lakland and Cort.
Thanks for the info.
I guess what I'm asking is in the sound difference. I love the sound the MK1s put out with nice bright highs, very deep lows, and no overpowering mids - so how would the BH2s compare with regards to the highs/lows?
I can only speak the sound difference between the BH1s and the MK1s... as I use BTB685SC, which has BH1s, as my main beater in the last couple of years (and also have another bass with BH1s), and I also use SRF705 which came with MK1s (and I used to own a couple of other basses with MK1s).
To my ears, the BH1s sound thicker being they are full blade dual coil pickups, but... they don't have the same thick dual coil sound of the MK5CBC and MK6CBC pickups which I also have. The BH1s seem to have tamed highs that MK5 and MK6 produce. So, they are kinda dark sounding dual coil. And I've found the BH1s are best paired with stainless steel strings.
^ I pretty sure I'm going to find out regardless - I haven't purchased a new bass in 6 years!
Love the color, and I'm a sucker for black hardware as well.
Love the color, and I'm a sucker for black hardware as well.
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In looking at the 2018 models some of the new paint jobs look interesting.
But I’m really hoping Ibanez does a U.S release of the SR300E in Pearl White.
Anyone know when the 2018 SR300E ‘s are shipping ?
I called all the major Ibanez dealers and they can only say “expected soon”
Cheers
Davyo
But I’m really hoping Ibanez does a U.S release of the SR300E in Pearl White.
Anyone know when the 2018 SR300E ‘s are shipping ?
I called all the major Ibanez dealers and they can only say “expected soon”
Cheers
Davyo
You might want to post this as a new thread - there's a number of people that haven't seen it.
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those nice guys at Andertons Music UK have already had some of the 2018 Ibanez basses covered:
they were talking about the BTB747 which actually was released last year but this year gets new fretboard due to CITES since last year built had rosewood board.
I am curious to see the new Jabota fingerboards, also the necks with Purpleheart in them 
But NO MAPLE FINGERBOARDS
But NO MAPLE FINGERBOARDS
they release Talmans with maple fingerboard for 2018:I am curious to see the new Jabota fingerboards, also the necks with Purpleheart in them
But NO MAPLE FINGERBOARDS
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