New or Improve???

I would get a new bass. Dont upgrade it at all if you're planning to sell it; upgrades take away from the value of the bass. Also, if you want a new bass, why waste your money and delay that purchase by upgrading your current bass?

I made this mistake with my squier. I completely tricked it out, and it wasted a lot of time and money.

 

If you've played a lot of other basses that you found you like better, get a new bass.

If you've found that the Ibanez feels good to you and sounds almost as good as everything else, upgrade.

 

Only you can decide. No one else can tell you what you like. If you like your bass but its just missing a little something, keep it and upgrade.

 

I've got the same dillema.

Trick out the old bass, or get a new one?
Pro: Like bass, know bass, have good memories with/of it.
Con: Money that might go well towards another higher end bass.

I mean, My GSR200 (beginner model Ibanez) is a peach. None of the warping, ect. horror stories. Good solid bass. Now BEAD, and it actually has a taughter B string that almost any bass I've tried, shy of the 1000+ range, heck better than some of those (to my fingers memory, anyway). I love it to death. I could trick it out, new pups, new bridge, tuners, drill holes, and install a three band EQ intead of the single Tone knob, even drop in an active EQ, for that matter. Then it would be a bitchin' bass (because the construction is very sound and stable), and I wouldn't need to get another.

OTOH, I could get a new one, with already good electronics, and pre-amp, ect, withou possibly ruining my First Bass (that deserves caps, by the way). Plus If I look, I could get a higher quality bass. BUT it won't be the same, whaaa, right?

Over all though...GAS (new bass) GAS (new Bass)..