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The Soundgear Club

#2,504
Ah like that :) Well those basses aren't really custom, they were the first prestige basses by Ibanez. They only have ''custom'' at the end of the fingerboard since it's something totally different than what Ibanez was known for (affordable price / quality ratio).

Depending on the model of the bass, the year it was build and quality I would say about 500 - 750 may be a good price for some of them. I don't think you should pay over 800 bucks for a used Ibby from the 90's even if it's a prestige one. If someone upgraded it with better electronics or converted it to an fretless, it's a different story or course :)

If you REALLY want some bang for your bucks, try to find a SR 1000 on Ebay. it has a neckthrough construction (you have to like it of course) but that bass moves walls of sound.

Very great bass for slapping, rock, hard-rock, metal and other stuff :)

Digital Man said:
I would love Sr1010 or 1300 and other models are 1500, 5000 or anything that reads custom made on end of the fretboard.
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#2,509
Strat Hater said:
Any one know where I can get a neck for a SR 300, prefer either maple FB or fretless
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Using the contact page on the Ibby website has always gotten me an email in 24 hrs from CS. I've gotten prices and part numbers on electronic parts for the SR300 and SR370 this way. I'm hoping the same works for necks since I need a fretless neck for my 370.
 
#2,510
I've been switching back and forth between the old style 370M with 2 band EQ and style sweeper and a new style 300M with 3 band EQ all week. The maple-bodied 370M is a bit heavier than the agathis SR300M, which is around 6 lbs, and they have identical necks (the SR4 neck with maple boards). I've been working to EQ the SR300M so that it's as close to the 370's tone as possible.

The new style pickups are pretty sweet for such inexpensive models. Just like the older style pickups, they are very flexible. I use the SR300 with the mid pot off, with the bass boosted slightly and the treble rolled off just tiny bit to match the SR370. Set like this it's great for classic rock and vanilla top 40, just like the SR370. During a set I roll the treble back a little for country or Buffett. I roll both the bass and treble up just a touch for slapping or when I need a brighter tone. I might roll the treble all the way off and put a foam strip under the strings at the bridge for Motown or jazzier stuff. Or move to the rear pickup and take off some treble for a horn-like sound. Again, they are very, very flexible, plenty of both bass and high end. They are rather chameleon-like. There's no real 'flavor' like a P bass, Jazz, Stingray, and some others. I can approximate all those, though.

In fact, I like them so much I'm just going to put the newer style EXF N2 pups in the SR370 to get rid of the string volume issues instead of replacing the pups on both basses with Nordstrands. That way I can put more money into a pair of really good preamps for both. Me likey. :)
 
#2,511
Phlipper said:
There's no real 'flavor' like a P bass, Jazz, Stingray, and some others. I can approximate all those, though.
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This. Thank you for putting what I've been thinking about my own Soundgear into words.

The SRs, to me, have no signature sound (or at least not in the same way you'd say "I can tell he/she's playing a P with flats based solely on this recording," or something of that nature), but their versatility and ability to "approximate" those other tones is kind of, IMO, their signature thing. Simply awesome.
 
#2,514
Very low. I'm training to be a luthier, so I'm happy to modify and set up, which is why I thought of the GIO 5. I can only really afford £150 and under, not including the money I intend to use for mods.

What I want to do is this:
Buy cheap bass with comfortable neck.
Defret.
Strip out active electronics.
Install passive bridge pickup.
Make and install ramp.
Plug unused knob holes.
Potential upgrades of hardware (like tuners).

I liked the GIO 4 I played, and i liked the SR 5 that i played, but the B string just seemed a bit floppy on the B-C# notes.
 
#2,517
josiah goldfish said:
I've never seen an ibanez fretless 5 show up anywhere in the uk before. I play primarily fretless, and I've defretted basses before, so I'm quite happy to defret, I'm just wondering what the low B's like on ibanez basses.

Thanks,
Joe
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I have a SR 305 which has a decent B, not great but it gets the job done and for under $400 cdn you can't go wrong. I have also thought of defretting mine as well, but not sure. The only fretless basses I have played are 4's and I am not a huge 5 string player but a fretless 5 with a bass synth would be cool
 
#2,518
In the US one can order a fretless SR4 neck, which fits the SR300s, SR370s, and SR400s. It might take a while and you might not be able to get the headstock color that matches. But I am told it can be done here. The SR5 neck for the 375 can be had fretless here, and fits the 305, 375, and 405. Not sure about ordering them in the UK, though.
 
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Phlipper said:
In the US one can order a fretless SR4 neck, which fits the SR300s, SR370s, and SR400s. It might take a while and you might not be able to get the headstock color that matches. But I am told it can be done here. The SR5 neck for the 375 can be had fretless here, and fits the 305, 375, and 405. Not sure about ordering them in the UK, though.
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Do you know the prices of these necks, like I was saying earlier I am looking for either a fretless or a maple fb sr 300 neck?
 

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