SR755 / SR785

[Painkiller]

They look pretty much the same... which do you guys think is a better bass? I'm upgrading to a 5-string and I've been an Ibanez user for awhile. I came down to the SR755 and the SR785. I was wanting to know what you guys think. Some opinions...

thanks, guys.

 

[NewCountryBass]

See my thread on SR755 issues.

 

[IntrepidCellist]

NewCountryBass, I think you're running into a technique problem with the 'fret-meets-string clank' you're getting. You're going to want to lessen the left hand 'attack' and possibly lower your action slightly. The powerful active pre is not helping the issue either.

I've never played an SR755 or 785, but I had to really convince myself not to buy the SR600 and SR605 that I played. Very comfortable, light, and easy to play basses, and incredibly versatile tonally. You do have to be careful of that bass knob though, the 3-band pre in those is incredibly powerful.

 

[GregBass1979]

It's all about the right set up, mine was special ordered and ended up sitting on the wall at GC, it was PERFECT from the get go.

 

[Bass-Adrenaline]

You do have to be careful of that bass knob though, the 3-band pre in those is incredibly powerful.

Eh, thats not the experience ive had with any of the SR ive tried. The bass was actually somewhat weaker in comparison to other bass ive owned.

 

[Bassist Jay]

Which one in the 785? I don't think I have seen that one yet? My experience with the electronics om the SR's is that I like them. To me, they are not overpowering but at the same time, they are certainly not underpowered.

 

[Bass-Adrenaline]

The 785 has a spalted maple top, i think its a limited run but i may be wrong. Easilyu the best looking one available imo.

 

[~ignited~wings~]

There's a new preamp this year on the SR basses, which I think some of the guys here aren't taking into account. The new one seems to be much better than the old one.

 

[Bass-Adrenaline]

The new ones do look a lot better but its really not somethign many poeple can actually comment on right now.

 

[GregBass1979]

My sr755 is brand new, it has MK1 Bartolinis and an MK1- 3-band Bartolini preamp as well versus the old one that was..Ibanez i suppose? You guys really need to try this years' 755 out..it'll run circles around anything comparable and then some.

 

[~ignited~wings~]

My sr755 is brand new, it has MK1 Bartolinis and an MK1- 3-band Bartolini preamp as well versus the old one that was..Ibanez i suppose? You guys really need to try this years' 755 out..it'll run circles around anything comparable and then some.

You have it backwards, the old ones have the mk-1 pre, the new ones have a new ibanez pre. Does yours have a switch? if so, it's the ibanez pre.

 

[GregBass1979]

On their website it shows the 10' models with a switch..unless it's 09'. The one I tryed without a switch was weaker..Bart/Bart matched is always a good thing but this if it does have an Ibanez pre {which I doubt} sounded better.

SR SERIES BASICS
•Lightweight, balanced comfort-contoured bodies
•Thinner necks than traditional basses for effortless fretwork
•Bartolini® MK-1 pickups and EQB-3S 3 band EQ's with mid frequency switch on SR750/SR700/600/530/500 models deliver world-class sound and tone

the 750 is the 4-string, not sure if it's the same for the 5.

 

[xjeremiahx]

2010s DO have a switch on it. We got one in my store(a 4 string) and it was alright. I kind of liked the Bart/Bart combo better.

 

[Wild_Cat]

Also note that there's at least 2 different preamps in the current series depending on what price point you aim for, and that the Prestige series has yet another type of Ibanez pre. It's a 3-volt one that aims for unity gain (which is logical in hindsight: those basses have a switch to disable it, part of the point of which is to save your song when the batteries dies) but offers its fair share of tone shaping options nevertheless.

Take a look at the SRT series they introduced last NAMM, too. SR bass + neck-through construction + EMG 40DC active pickups. Can't be bad, right? Oh, and still another preamp

 

[GregBass1979]

Yeah cool, however I was looking for a Bolt-On 5'er in a 34'' scale. So does that mean those plastic tabs that tell you what each knob does is wrong if it says bartolini on it? lol j/k

 

[xjeremiahx]

So, after reading this thread, I went to work today & tested out the new 4 string I have @ my work w/ the mid selector on it, and to be honest I really didn't care for it. It boosts either a low-mid(my guess is 250hz+/-) or high-mid(850hz+/-). I really didn't care for the switch in the high position, it made the bass sound REAAALLLLY trebly/tinny/thin. Whereas the low position wasn't as bad, but I feel that the previous mid boost did exactly what it needed, something right in the middle.

Figured I'd follow up.
J

 

[~ignited~wings~]

I've actually not yet tried the new ones with the Ibanez EQ3BS (one with the switch) but it seems the biggest difference is the treble pot response. The mk-1 pre had a very strange treble curve that was terrible when boosted, but more closely emulated a passive tone knob when cut. It also seems that neither mid frequencies on the new Ibanez pre match the one that was on the mk-1.