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NBD. Ibanez SR300EB
- Thread starter bordinco90
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Congrats! 
Very good basses for the money!
They are very versatile. You can get a kinda T-bird vibe in humbucker mode and a kinda J-bass vibe with the coil split.
It's VERY easy to completely ruin the tone with the active eq in these basses though. A little goes a long way! I usually found a TINY mid cut in humbucker mode and a TINY bass boost + high cut in split coil mode to work best for MY needs. Maybe also a tiny bit of mid boost in split coil mode, depending on taste.
Anything beyond "barely moved the tone knobs past the center detent" can be dangerous territory with these SRs. They offer FAR more boost/cut than anyone can possibly need and in the hands of an inexperienced player they can be a recipe for disaster (or at least a recipe for a very poor tone...).
Very good basses for the money! They are very versatile. You can get a kinda T-bird vibe in humbucker mode and a kinda J-bass vibe with the coil split.
It's VERY easy to completely ruin the tone with the active eq in these basses though. A little goes a long way! I usually found a TINY mid cut in humbucker mode and a TINY bass boost + high cut in split coil mode to work best for MY needs. Maybe also a tiny bit of mid boost in split coil mode, depending on taste.
Anything beyond "barely moved the tone knobs past the center detent" can be dangerous territory with these SRs. They offer FAR more boost/cut than anyone can possibly need and in the hands of an inexperienced player they can be a recipe for disaster (or at least a recipe for a very poor tone...).
I completely agree with you. I've always thought the lower SRs were way more than beginner instruments.
I noticed that when I was playing it. I still think it sounds great!Congrats!
They are very versatile. You can get a kinda T-bird vibe in humbucker mode and a kinda J-bass vibe with the coil split.
It's VERY easy to completely ruin the tone with the active eq in these basses though. A little goes a long way! I usually found a TINY mid cut in humbucker mode and a TINY bass boost + high cut in split coil mode to work best for MY needs. Maybe also a tiny bit of mid boost in split coil mode, depending on taste.
Anything beyond "barely moved the tone knobs past the center detent" can be dangerous territory with these SRs. They offer FAR more boost/cut than anyone can possibly need and in the hands of an inexperienced player they can be a recipe for disaster (or at least a recipe for a very poor tone...).
