Aloha folks, Lanaka here.
It's a little late as I got it last week, and am hesitant to post as the 6-ers I see here are high zoot basses compared to my lowly Ibby. But, for 399$ secondhand, I'm happy with it. It's a 1998 Ibanez SR-406-NT.
As I officially am still learning how to play a guitar, I figured it'd be easiest for me to try a bass by getting a 6-string and retune it to B Standard (B0–E1–A1–D2–F♯2–B2), that way the intervals are same as a regular guitar, same fretting, just at couple steps lower tone.
Of course the challenge is getting my tiny hands across the significantly wider frets (I'm a 5'5" short guy with itty bitty hands). But at least, as expected of Ibanez, the neck is easy (relatively!) to navigate as it's not that noticeably thicker than a typical Ibby electric guitar, aside from the neck's base end dimensions. I have 8 Ibanez guitars, including the SR406NT, and 3 of them have wizard necks of one type or another, mostly WII or III. I think out of self-preservation for my fretting hand, I suspect I'll restrict myself to the high strings only when fretting high, and avoid wide chords when low on the neck (or just arpeggio those chords).
Here's a a pic of the SR406NT.
Surprisingly, aside from the larger neck, it's not that noticably heavier nor cumbersome than a regular guitar. That's despite of it's all-maple construction (excepting the rosewood fretboard, of course).
-Lan
It's a little late as I got it last week, and am hesitant to post as the 6-ers I see here are high zoot basses compared to my lowly Ibby. But, for 399$ secondhand, I'm happy with it. It's a 1998 Ibanez SR-406-NT.
As I officially am still learning how to play a guitar, I figured it'd be easiest for me to try a bass by getting a 6-string and retune it to B Standard (B0–E1–A1–D2–F♯2–B2), that way the intervals are same as a regular guitar, same fretting, just at couple steps lower tone.
Of course the challenge is getting my tiny hands across the significantly wider frets (I'm a 5'5" short guy with itty bitty hands). But at least, as expected of Ibanez, the neck is easy (relatively!) to navigate as it's not that noticeably thicker than a typical Ibby electric guitar, aside from the neck's base end dimensions. I have 8 Ibanez guitars, including the SR406NT, and 3 of them have wizard necks of one type or another, mostly WII or III. I think out of self-preservation for my fretting hand, I suspect I'll restrict myself to the high strings only when fretting high, and avoid wide chords when low on the neck (or just arpeggio those chords).
Here's a a pic of the SR406NT.
Surprisingly, aside from the larger neck, it's not that noticably heavier nor cumbersome than a regular guitar. That's despite of it's all-maple construction (excepting the rosewood fretboard, of course).
-Lan
