I Really hate to admit this....

[nilorius]

I like Fender design better, but the sound i like better Ibanez, that is why i own GWB1005.

 

[pappabass]

Ibbys do sound good!

This one sure did. Also one time I filled in at the last second. House bass was some old SDGR, active eq, brought my jazz the next night, did not sound as good as the ibanez

 

[EatS1stBassist]

I love the tone build quality and feel of my Ibanez Mikro!

 

[vlad335]

Is it 16.5mm?

IDK. Never can get this spec. It does have adjustment on the bridge to go wider.

Still not here! Damn Fedex!

 

[bovinehost]

I’ve always felt that you truly are really just better than everyone else on TB.... You just proved me right. There should be forums about you on here. You’re just that much better than us. But, I should keep this to myself.

Why do you think I'm better than "anyone else on TB", given that I freely admit that I'm a lunch pail bassist, definitely no great talent, and I play mid-level (for TB) production line basses?

Don't get me wrong - I appreciate the admiration, but you should set your sights a little higher than you apparently have.

(Srsly: who yanked your chain?)

 

[Relayer71]

I haven't played a cheap bass yet that I like. I keep picking them up though, maybe some day I'll be surprised. I think the least expensive bass I've owned that was my main bass was the Japanese Geddy Lee Jazz. Very nice and I think I bought it for $600 used. I had a G&L 1500 that I picked up for about $550. I've also had some high end basses ($2,000+) that I didn't like, so spending more money doesn't always mean a better fit.

The bottom line though is, if you like, who cares what it is or how much it cost?

Seems like you're implying that Ibbys are ALL cheap/inexpensive basses?

They're not all around $300, their Premium SR line retails for over $1000 and the Prestige model is over $2000.

 

[pigpen1]

Player is the key, not the instrument

Of course. But my passive jazz with single coils will never sound exactly like an active ibanez with humbuckers. Just doesn't work that way.

 

[Harry160]

I have a Ibanez sr400 from around 2003. I got it used for around $200, and it was a really good bass to start out on. I did not really like the stock pickups though.

 

[vlad335]

This bass is gorgeous in real life.

 

[Fredhead]

This has been my go-to bass in my current band. It's a beast!

 

[MPU]

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My ‘85 with splittable humbuckers sounds and plays phenomenally. The 850 was sort of a Neanderthal precursor to the SR series. I love it.

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I agree. Just came home from rehearsals and my -85 RB 850 sounded just great!

 

[vlad335]

One problem with SRMS805 and its pretty glaring. High fret. Horrible buzz on the f# on the E string. The B on the A string and the A on the G String. The only reason this position on the B and D strings are they are setup higher.

Going to contact Sweetwater. Never bought an instrument from them before so hoping they take care of it.

 

[rashrader]

One problem with SRMS805 and its pretty glaring. High fret. Horrible buzz on the f# on the E string. The B on the A string and the A on the G String. The only reason this position on the B and D strings are they are setup higher.

Going to contact Sweetwater. Never bought an instrument from them before so hoping they take care of it.

Bummer. You’ve checked the relief and the nut slot height?

 

[Relayer71]

This bass is gorgeous in real life.

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Ok, my one nitpick with Ibby SRs is that sometimes that upper horn can look a little too long/pointy. Not sure if this is the case with yours or just the angle of the picture.

Kinda why I gravitated to Spector (well that and the curved body and the sound). I prefer the more rounded, less pointy upper horn (and to a smaller degree, the headstock compared to the pointy/sharp angled SR headstock...the Musician headstock though is great).

Still, that is a gorgeous finish! Nice.

 

[JPaulGeddy]

Was at a gig not too long ago, band going on before us - guy had a Rogue. I'm thinking 'pfft, amateur'. But it sounded great, and he played solid. I'm so over snobbery. I do have my requirements, but trying to focus much more on music than gear anymore.

 

[lfmn16]

Seems like you're implying that Ibbys are ALL cheap/inexpensive basses?

They're not all around $300, their Premium SR line retails for over $1000 and the Prestige model is over $2000.

I re-read my post, I don't think I mentioned Ibanez.


I notice you skip right over the part of my post, "The bottom line though is, if you like, who cares what it is or how much it cost?"

 

[vlad335]

Bummer. You’ve checked the relief and the nut slot height?

I took some relief out and it got a bit better but still there. How would the nut slot height effect this? On only one fret? Not being a smarta** just don't understand.

Sweetwater contacted me right away. Their solution was for me to ship this back and choose one of the other ones in stock and they would ship it to me. I think I will pass on that as this is the bass I want.

 

[rashrader]

Each slot is cut to a different depth. If they are too high, it’ll make it difficult to play the first fret. Plug it into a tuner and check the open note vs the first fret. If it goes sharp when you fret it, the nut is cut too high. It’ll also rattle if it’s way too high.

 

[richntiff]

I re-read my post, I don't think I mentioned Ibanez.

But speaking of Ibanez, I used to own a 6 string Cirrus, it was quite a nice bass.

I notice you skip right over the part of my post, "The bottom line though is, if you like, who cares what it is or how much it cost?"

Ibanez made a Cirrus model? Do tell...

 

[lfmn16]

Ibanez made a Cirrus model? Do tell...

Oops, wrong one. I guess Ibanez are all crap.