Help a newbie!

[SnowTau]

Currently, i am playing an Ibanez SR400, and i've been looking for a new bass, and came across the BTB675 at my local music store, and i've also found the BTB775 PB on the Ibanez website, and i'm wondering, whats different about it other than the obvious colour difference?

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I suppose it will cost a bit more, should i go with the 775 or 675..

(be aware i'm fairly new, i don't know anything about whats good / bad on a bass, or much about different models and whats on them.. as you can tell )

I gather you guys know a bit about them.. hopefully.

 

[René_Julien]

Just the bodywood is different.

The 675 is Walnut/Light Ash and the 775 is Poplar Burl top/Mahogany.

Theoreticly the 675 will sound brighter, and the 775 will sound warmer.

I don't suppose it will be a very big difference in tone, but it will be there.

Judging from the specs I personally would go for the 675, because of the light ash body.

Other then that I suspect that these are the same basses when it comes to electronics, strings, pickups, bridge,...



edit:

BTW, welcome to TalkBass.

 

[Muusers]

just a quick glance: the wood type is different;
the 775 is Poplar Burl top/Mahogany wing body
the 675 is Walnut/Light Ash wing body

it gives a (slightly) different tone, but how that really translates i don't know, someone round here would know though

 

[theunknowndude]

The only difference I can tell is the body is made out of different wood,... as for how thse sound I am not quite sure,... it may be something you need to actually try for yourself,...

FWIW I love Ibanez basses though,... there will be 'better' basses but for the price and the comfort and playability I like them alot! the medium-high end basses are pretty awesome,... most people like the bartolini pickup/eq's... and don't worry about the 'metal' tone that can be made from them, my K5 can be made to do lots of different tones, at the moment its almost like a cross between a fender P sound and a really jazzy treble sound...

Try before you buy though, I have a few basses now that I want to get rid of as at the moment all I play is the K5!

 

[SnowTau]

Thanks for the input, i still really like the BTB's, i will look further into them. Friendly people here

 

[lightningDolt]

Snow Tau,
before you spend upwards of $600.00 on a Bass you don't know how to play. LEARN TO PLAY the one you have! What you need is knowledge and technique. Save your money for now; use some of that money for lessons. Get to know the Fretboard, Develop your ear and Build your finger dexterity. After you are really comfortable Then spend your money on something you want and I'll bet a weeks pay it won't be this Yamaha. Besides that will give you that much more time to save more money for an even better Bass from here on TB, Craigs or E-Bay. You are at a critical point in your playing career and the most important Talent to develop Right Now is SELF- DISCIPLINE . That will make everything else possible. I know a Cool looking Bass is important but here at TB you're hanging out with some of the Best Bass Players on the Planet (I unfortunately am NOT one of them ) and skill and knowledge are what impresses. Sorry I turned this into a Lecture but I didn't want you to make the same mistakes I have. Real quick there is a post in SHOW YOUR BASS of a bass that looks like it just came back a wounded Vet from Iraq . Some one makes a comment that it's a terrible looking Bass;a disgrace! The poster writes back- Yeah,It Paid for MY House! Learn to Play! you are in for the ride of a lifetime. Best of Luck-LightningDolt

 

[MaxRossell]

LightningDolt is right.

If you spend a lot of money on gear when you're starting out, all you're doing is paying for features that you don't get any benefit from. There's no point is having an extra-super-comfort neck if you've not found your preferred left hand position yet. There's no point in getting sparkly Bartolini pickups if you're not clear on how to make your right-hand attacks work yet. And there's really no point in splashing on elaborately-figured tonewoods and so on if you're right at the start of your bass-playing career.

Not that I'm saying you should get any old beater, but for two hundred bucks you could get yourself a bass that will do you fine for ten years, and in the intermediary you can save up a big pile of money for when you've become knowledgeable anough about basses to know what your specific personal preferences are, and then you can get a really killer bass that's exactly what YOU want without having to ask anyone else for their input.

 

[SnowTau]

I've been playing about a year and a half, i'm looking at getting a second bass, i know how to play although do lack a bit in theory (working on that) and general bass knowledge (different pickups and whatnot...)

 

[theunknowndude]

Snow Tau,
before you spend upwards of $600.00 on a Bass you don't know how to play. LEARN TO PLAY the one you have! What you need is knowledge and technique. Save your money for now; use some of that money for lessons. Get to know the Fretboard, Develop your ear and Build your finger dexterity. After you are really comfortable Then spend your money on something you want and I'll bet a weeks pay it won't be this Yamaha. Besides that will give you that much more time to save more money for an even better Bass from here on TB, Craigs or E-Bay. You are at a critical point in your playing career and the most important Talent to develop Right Now is SELF- DISCIPLINE . That will make everything else possible. I know a Cool looking Bass is important but here at TB you're hanging out with some of the Best Bass Players on the Planet (I unfortunately am NOT one of them ) and skill and knowledge are what impresses. Sorry I turned this into a Lecture but I didn't want you to make the same mistakes I have. Real quick there is a post in SHOW YOUR BASS of a bass that looks like it just came back a wounded Vet from Iraq . Some one makes a comment that it's a terrible looking Bass;a disgrace! The poster writes back- Yeah,It Paid for MY House! Learn to Play! you are in for the ride of a lifetime. Best of Luck-LightningDolt

I want to just add,... find what your budget is and find something comfortable for you!.... a good instrument can be great and it can be a curse,... I had a bad 5 string to start off with,... I hated it,... strings too far apart, neck far too wide, slightly on the heavy side,... I probably didn't deserve to buy my K5 when I did but its so comfortable to me the price outweighed any consideration as I think it helped my learning alot!

at the same time, don't go overboard, its all in your technique and not the bass,... I can't do it but there are some pro's and what not who can make any bass sound good just because of their good technique!

 

[René_Julien]

I've been playing about a year and a half, i'm looking at getting a second bass, i know how to play although do lack a bit in theory (working on that) and general bass knowledge (different pickups and whatnot...)

I took me 9 years to find the bass that suits me perfectly.

The best thing is to try out a lot of basses, and study what makes one bass different from the next, in the end you'll get the idea of what bass will be ideal for you.



And keep practicing off course.

 

[Akhenaton]

I own the BTB750. Thats the same bass, in a 4-string, but with the added bartolini Piezo pickup in the bridge.
I LOVE it