iplay4-5 said:
my 506 is one of the best basses i have ever played for under $660 it has barts n the mk-1 preamp w/ the bubinga/wenge neck to me it'd take this bass over a $3,000 warwick of that sort and as for the short scale it makes no diff at all you could play a 33'' it would feel the same as the 34' n a 35'' to a 34'' dont make a diff at all infact i have a 35'' scale peavey n it got ride of it b/c it didnt play as well as my 34'' scale basses...loss e's and b-s can be fixed soo eazly w/ a good set of steel dr's or any string of that nature, a good set up, and i run mine thru a cheap peavey rig w/ very little EQ and it plys better then some ppl w/ an ampeg pro-4 n the 8x10 it all depends on how well you know what is in your hands n it doesnt take 3months to find the sweetness to this bass it took me all of 6 mins when i 1st got it
Sorry but you evidently haven't played any good 35" scale basses. A well constructed 34" scale bass will have a better B than a crappily constructed 35" scale bass because it's the sum of many factors. However, in the case of two equally well built basses, the 35" scale bass will always have a tighter B period.
Also, I'm sorry, whilst I don't dispute that Ibanez are churning out some good basses at the moment, Warwicks are a different league, a Streamer would eat an SR506 and throw it out the other side, I know, I've played a 6 string streamer, ironically, I still felt that the B string could have been tighter, this is where 35" scale comes into play. If I got a Warwick 6er I would have it custom shop and get 35" scale, to me I've never been happy on a 34" B.
I also dispute your point about floppy strings, the brand of string has very little bearing on the tension, some are a little stiffer than others but it's a moot point. Sure, gauge makes a differnce but I think that you shouldn't have to choose ultra thick strings that are harder to play on and harder to setup around in order to get a tight B.
I'd take the BTB every time, I prefer wider spacing, I know the electronics aren't as good but that doesn't mean you can't change them out. It's just a real shame that they insist on the stupid curvy neck end on the BTB, it annoys me when slapping, it serves no purpose other than debatable asthetics, I like to slap the last fret, this means that when I go for the pop, my fingers are still over the fretboard on the higher strings meaning I can't pop. It's silly.
