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Favorite Ibanez Bass?

What is Your Fav. Ibanez Bass Series?

  • Soundgear/Gsr

    Votes: 85 26.2%
  • The New designed Ergodynes

    Votes: 38 11.7%
  • The Old Ergodynes

    Votes: 15 4.6%
  • BTB

    Votes: 93 28.6%
  • Old ibanez stuff(like the fender copies, The musician)

    Votes: 54 16.6%
  • the only good ibanez is a dead ibanez

    Votes: 40 12.3%

  • Total voters
    325
  • Poll closed .
It's gotta be the AFR

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I've heard a lot about how good Ibbys were in the '90s and how thin the current models sound by comparison, but I've never played older models so I can't tell - all I know for sure is that I love the SR500 and the EDB550 :) Awesome basses, great tones, very light instruments, and those necks are a dream :)
 
Ok, this is my first reply on this board and I hope I don't screw it up.:D

My first, and only bass at this point, is an Ibanez ex-series. I think it says EXB-404 on the back of its headstock. Its got me through quite a few years of playing ( bought it new in '93) and its still hanging in there. Any other ex-series owners out there??

If you are interested in seeing what one of these look and sound like, you can check my website.

Yahoo!

Peace!
here we go.. have a black one too! p
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Lefty here, very hard to find upscale Ibanez models for us southpaws. I have a pair of Soundgear basses that I like, especially my SR500L. Been playing it as my #1 for the last 10 years. Also started out with a Roadstar II (righty flipped). Never had issues with any of them.