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Ibanez SR 706... Yes or no?

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Juan91

Jun 7, 2007
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Does anybody here have anything to say about this bass? suggestions or anything like that? please say something! im really thinking of buying this...
 
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Juan91 said:
I dont really like the color of the 506 :( plus i really really like the finish style of the 706, what do you know about the 706? does it sound good?
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I don't care much for bubinga myself. The 706 is neckthru as well, opposed to the bolt-on design of the 506.

Higher end Ibanez basses usually sound great. The SR506 has a great sound, Bartonlini pickups and preamp. Some would say it doesn't have much timbre (and I can see why). But it's just the tone I would need for church.
 
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eedre said:
I don't care much for bubinga myself. The 706 is neckthru as well, opposed to the bolt-on design of the 506.

Higher end Ibanez basses usually sound great. The SR506 has a great sound, Bartonlini pickups and preamp. Some would say it doesn't have much timbre (and I can see why). But it's just the tone I would need for church.
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Which one sounds better? The 506 or the 706? I play for a rock/metal band... so i think the 706 would fit better in the scene

i dont really know much about basses... i can play them but thats about it, what is neckthru and bolt on design? :( i feel stupid for asking this hahahaha
 
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Juan91 said:
Which one sounds better? The 506 or the 706? I play for a rock/metal band... so i think the 706 would fit better in the scene

i dont really know much about basses... i can play them but thats about it, what is neckthru and bolt on design? :( i feel stupid for asking this hahahaha
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neckthru meaning a continuous piece of wood from the neck all the way to the end of the body..OR bolt on, meaning the neck is made as a separate piece and bolted on to the body.

a lot of people are going to tell you neck thru is more sustain and bolt on is more punchy and blah blah blah...but to be honest its just whatever feels comfortable.

Be pratical, whens the last time you tried to sustain a note on your bass and were unhappy and craving more time for the note?
 
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Juan91 said:
Which one sounds better? The 506 or the 706? I play for a rock/metal band... so i think the 706 would fit better in the scene

i dont really know much about basses... i can play them but thats about it, what is neckthru and bolt on design? :( i feel stupid for asking this hahahaha
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This would be a nice bass for metal.

Like Santucci said, on a neckthrough bass - the neck of the bass extends through the body of the bass. On a bolt-on, the neck is bolted to the back of the body.

Generally, neckthroughs are pricier than bolt-ons - but that doesn't mean they sound better... it's just more time-consuming to produce neckthroughs...

With the SR706 being neckthrough and having a fancy finish.. I'd say that's what makes it more expensive than the SR506. It probably has the same electronics.. I'm sure you could do an easy comparison on Ibanez's website.

I won't because I'm lazy. ;)

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Dirtiest of the dirty St. Louis metalcore - the bassist rocks a 6 string Ibanez of some sort - this bass slayed live.
 
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santucci218 said:
neckthru meaning a continuous piece of wood from the neck all the way to the end of the body..OR bolt on, meaning the neck is made as a separate piece and bolted on to the body.

a lot of people are going to tell you neck thru is more sustain and bolt on is more punchy and blah blah blah...but to be honest its just whatever feels comfortable.

Be pratical, whens the last time you tried to sustain a note on your bass and were unhappy and craving more time for the note?
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Ohhh okay, yeah i know what you're talking about, I get it now, thanks! I dont really think that would make a difference on the playability of the bass... the bass i have now is the ibanez jumpstart thingy, its a bolt on,

Well, it happens a lot actually, it kinda pisses me off how the note just dies after a little while... what does it have to do with this anyway?


eedre said:
This would be a nice bass for metal.

Like Santucci said, on a neckthrough bass - the neck of the bass extends through the body of the bass. On a bolt-on, the neck is bolted to the back of the body.

Generally, neckthroughs are pricier than bolt-ons - but that doesn't mean they sound better... it's just more time-consuming to produce neckthroughs...

With the SR706 being neckthrough and having a fancy finish.. I'd say that's what makes it more expensive than the SR506. It probably has the same electronics.. I'm sure you could do an easy comparison on Ibanez's website.

I won't because I'm lazy. ;)

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Dirtiest of the dirty St. Louis metalcore - the bassist rocks a 6 string Ibanez of some sort - this bass slayed live.
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Well, If they both sound the same i kinda wanna get the cheaper one, but i hate the 506 finish... i like the 706 fancy finish, plus the little abalone ovals on the fret markers... i did the comparison on their website, the electronics are basically the same and there is a 200$ price difference... >.>
 
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The 706 is bolt on. The difference between the 506 and 706 is the finish only. The Bart's are the exact same, as well as the neck material and the body. The difference between the 706 and 506 is also the 1/4" flamed maple top on the 706. Other than that they are exactly the same. I own a 706.
 
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