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The Ibanez Club (Part 3)

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Ibanez SR506 and Ibanez GSR200FM (with aftermarket Dimarzio P and J pickups to make it a little sweeter). The GSR was my first bass. Still love her to death.

Please ignore the Epiphone in the middle.
 
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MrDominoe said:
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Ibanez SR506 and Ibanez GSR200FM (with aftermarket Dimarzio P and J pickups to make it a little sweeter). The GSR was my first bass. Still love her to death.

Please ignore the Epiphone in the middle.
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That GSR looks really nice. I thought so too when I played it at GC. Only problem was it just felt cheap. Also not a fan of that "phat" EQ thing.

But, I have to admit even the cheapest Ibanez basses can sound better than a lot of other basses I've played at the shop.

I'd like to hear how an Ibanez sounds with some nice passive aftermarket pickups.
 
#963
KingRazor said:
That GSR looks really nice. I thought so too when I played it at GC. Only problem was it just felt cheap. Also not a fan of that "phat" EQ thing.

But, I have to admit even the cheapest Ibanez basses can sound better than a lot of other basses I've played at the shop.

I'd like to hear how an Ibanez sounds with some nice passive aftermarket pickups.
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I never use the phat, all it does is make it boomy. I hate how the new ones have those crappy rounded corners, this one is WAY more solid.

The DiMarzios pretty much made it a keeper. I'll have her forever.
 
#965
I've had an '84 Musician for the last 15 years (it's a lifer) and just got the '77 double neck that was in the TB classifieds.

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The yellow one on the left is still w/ me. The black one on the right is gone.

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I'm going to start a thread showing what I do to "sorta" restore the bass side of the '77.
 
#969
Closeups of the '84 Musician. A tuner went bad, so I found a set of unopened mid 80s Ibanez tuners on eBay, color is wrong, shape slightly different, but it was the closest I could find.
 

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#972
For what it's worth, I have been playing for a year now on an Ibanez GSR200, and just this week bought another Ibanez, this time a five-stringer. Soundgear SR405. I liked the closer spacing of the five strings. Join the club? I thought I was the only one on this site using a GSR200. What the heck, I'll take a number...
 
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polyrhythmia said:
For what it's worth, I have been playing for a year now on an Ibanez GSR200, and just this week bought another Ibanez, this time a five-stringer. Soundgear SR405. I liked the closer spacing of the five strings. Join the club? I thought I was the only one on this site using a GSR200. What the heck, I'll take a number...
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I dig my GSR to this day. I really am not huge on the newer, rounder edges they've been using, but they're still solid. Glad the 405 is working out. Ibanez is a great brand for the price.
 
#976
I just picked up a SR 605 today and it plays like butta right outta da box. The neck adjustment is good and I only had to adjust the saddles a little bit lower. The only mod I had to do was install Dunlop strap buttons. My first 5 string bass was a RB 885 - that's right - way back in 1985 or 1986. Not bad for a first 5, but then I soon discovered Tobias at a NAMM show and bought a Basic 5 - then later a Killer B 5 and that has been my main bass since 1990. Since then, I've tried a lot of 5s and have not been happy with anything - the list is long - Carvin BB75, Lakland Skyline 5, Fender Jazz 5, Sadowsky NYC 5, EB/MM Sterling 5, various Frankenfives. I have GAS and I'm always looking for a backup 5, so that's the reason I even bought this SR605. I stop by the Ibanez booth at NAMM every year in January and check out the latest basses. I'm a long-time fan of Gary Willis, but would not buy his signature model because I prefer a 2 pup bass. Long story short, I'm very impressed with the SR 605. I will be playing 2 gigs on New Year's Eve, so that will be the real test. The Bartolini system in this bass is great - sounds a lot like my 1990 Tobias Killer B5, so it's a tone I already like. The neck feels great. I wasn't sure about the tighter spacing at first, but I like that too. I've had 5s with wide necks and don't like them - 3" at the heel is too wide for me. I also like the compact, sleek body and light weight at only 8 lbs. If I had the $3000 or $4000, I'd buy a MTD USA, but I just can't afford that right now. Anyone else have a SR 605 out there? I had a hard time finding any reviews on these.
 
#977
Just picked up an SRX505 last week. Gave it a wipe down and put new strings on. I had 'test driven' it a couple of times and despite the strings being old, it still sounded good. Need to fine-tune a couple of things, but she sounds great to me.

I respectfully ask if I may have a number. :D :bassist:
 
#979
KingRazor said:
A bass is a bass. Doesn't matter what brand it is, you can use the same strings as you do on any other bass.

My Ibanez came with elixers. After the G string snapped I bought a set of D'Addario ProSteels and those have been fine so far. Next I'm going to try Circle K strings.
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not sure i agree with "a bass is a bass",just an opinion tho,yea ill just experiment:bassist:
 
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