Just unpacked my Ibanez SDGB1 Steve DiGiorgio Signature model from Sweetwater. Getting familiar with it now. Initial impressions are that I love it. More to come.
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NBD: Ibanez SDGB1
- Thread starter McThumpenstein
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THE BEST FINISH
Quick impressions:
the neck feels AMAZING. The tonal range is massive. Turning on the pre-amp is....epic. I can only imagine it's how Thor feels when he calls down the lightning. Everything about it feels quality with the exception of the cheap-ass battery compartment that Ibanez insists on using. I had to replace the one on my Portamento, and I'll probably do the same with this ASAP. The intonation is a bit off, but it plays beautifully so far. Once I do a setup on it, it should be even better.
the neck feels AMAZING. The tonal range is massive. Turning on the pre-amp is....epic. I can only imagine it's how Thor feels when he calls down the lightning. Everything about it feels quality with the exception of the cheap-ass battery compartment that Ibanez insists on using. I had to replace the one on my Portamento, and I'll probably do the same with this ASAP. The intonation is a bit off, but it plays beautifully so far. Once I do a setup on it, it should be even better.
I hate when people say "pictures don't do it justice", but ....pictures don't do it justice. I never thought I'd own a green bass, but this is stunning.THE BEST FINISH
They come with the kind that has the pigtail you snap the battery into, I replaced it with the kind where you just push the battery in. I bought one for like 8 bucks from Amazon and 30 seconds with a soldering iron.
Smooth_bass88
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- Oct 31, 2006
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Smooth_bass88
vaxx!
- Oct 31, 2006
- 12,122
- 16,794
- Disclosures
- have been on nationally released albums, charting on the Billboard 200
Congrats on your new fretless! Play it in good health and have fun!
I played one of those in GC recently and it was a cool bass. The unlined fretboard was strange to me at first, but I got used to it after a few minutes. I couldn’t get used to the 5th string on the bottom. I would love if Steve and Ibanez came out with a 4 string version!
I was bummed there wasn’t a six string version. My go to until now was an Ibanez SRF706. But I’m very happy with this five.
I have one of those on my Cordoba Stage. What do they call them, if you recall?
