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Ibanez SR755
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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I wonder what tone and weight differences there will be in a SR655 with the ash body as opposed to a SR755 with a bubinga top/mahogany body? The SR755 is a beautiful looking bass, but I afraid it will be heavier than the 655. Maybe I'm wrong though...
Yeah I find on Ibanez' the CAD vs USD price difference is more then just exchange rate.
Even the U.S. retailers that ship to Canada won't ship new Ibanez here as far as I know.
Ibanez also doesn't make as many color varieties available here on models that have variety.
Even the U.S. retailers that ship to Canada won't ship new Ibanez here as far as I know.
Ibanez also doesn't make as many color varieties available here on models that have variety.
I haven't wanted a new bass this bad since.... Well, I didn't even want my MIA Jazz this much! (Which is now officially for sale to fund this one.)
So I took the plunge and bought both the new SR755 & SR655 from Musician's Friend.
I have to say I love the SR755 so far!
I've been looking for a light weighted 5-string bass guitar that has a P/J pickup combination for awhile now.
On both basses the Nordstrand pickups are right on the money to get all the useful tones that you would typically want. I'm also a believer in the "reversed P" split coil where the E&A coil is placed closer to the bridge. Even while soloing the neck pickup you can still get wonderful clarity on the B-string. Sounds almost like a piano string. The passive tone on both pickups is very classy, and dropping into active mode gives you a wonderful array of musical shading. There is hardly a 'wrong' setting.
The wood in the SR755 bass is beautiful, resonant and responsive. It blends with the Nordstrand pickups perfectly. In contrast, the SR655 in the natural ash color is lighter in weight, but it does not have the balls or spirit of the 755. I have to say that the 755 has way more depth in tone, especially in passive mode, and the playability is better too. Wood matters and the 755 plays like butta!
I sent the 655 back. It's still a good bass, but for an extra $150 definitely go with a 755!
I have to say I love the SR755 so far!
I've been looking for a light weighted 5-string bass guitar that has a P/J pickup combination for awhile now.
On both basses the Nordstrand pickups are right on the money to get all the useful tones that you would typically want. I'm also a believer in the "reversed P" split coil where the E&A coil is placed closer to the bridge. Even while soloing the neck pickup you can still get wonderful clarity on the B-string. Sounds almost like a piano string. The passive tone on both pickups is very classy, and dropping into active mode gives you a wonderful array of musical shading. There is hardly a 'wrong' setting.
The wood in the SR755 bass is beautiful, resonant and responsive. It blends with the Nordstrand pickups perfectly. In contrast, the SR655 in the natural ash color is lighter in weight, but it does not have the balls or spirit of the 755. I have to say that the 755 has way more depth in tone, especially in passive mode, and the playability is better too. Wood matters and the 755 plays like butta!
I sent the 655 back. It's still a good bass, but for an extra $150 definitely go with a 755!
I had a SR755 in my hands earlier this afternoon, and must say that I was impressed with the comfort and playability that it offered. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to sit down and plug it in to hear its tone. If I'm not happy with my SRFF805 when it arrives (any time now) I'm going to buy the SR755.
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As far as I know, all the SRs are made in Indonesia. Even the 1800E I have says it was manufactured in the Premium shop in Indonesia. I don't know if that means the same factory or not.
The 750 is on my list this year. I want to get a 755 with it for a matched set but the only thing that is holding me back is that I've really started to dislike the jatoba necks. Since I've been playing on a maple necked SR and now my premium with wenge, the jatoba necks just feel slightly mushy to me. I wish Ibanez hadn't stopped offering maple. I think it would rock on these models. Anyways, all these posts are just going to make me put my order in sooner rather than later...
I have to post that I just put to Thomastik flat wound strings on my 755 and they really make my bass sing.
I also went to guitar center the other day and played a 655 that sounded wonderful as well.
These bases are a really great deal.
I also went to guitar center the other day and played a 655 that sounded wonderful as well.
These bases are a really great deal.
Yeah I love Nordstrand pickups and the SR neck. This combo should be killer.
