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The Soundgear Club
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Sr-900
This is THE best looking sr Bass i ever saw.
It has:
2 Bartolini mk1 pickups
THE ibanez Pearl inlays
And à 4 band equalizer
I really like THE deep Bass color and slap sound
One of the main reasons why I like Ibbys so much is the lack of a pickguard 
IMO pickguards are something of the past and a bass looks a lot cooler and modern without it.
IMO pickguards are something of the past and a bass looks a lot cooler and modern without it.
48 - fburke
49 - jthurston
50 - ifender
Welcome to the club guys!
list is update. Sorry I've been slacking on the numbers, been super busy the last few days.
Still waiting for GC to ship this SR so I can check it out.
49 - jthurston
50 - ifender
Welcome to the club guys!
list is update. Sorry I've been slacking on the numbers, been super busy the last few days.
Still waiting for GC to ship this SR so I can check it out.
It would be fun to experiment. I just love the way my SRX plays but it is aggressive/harsh in the treble frequencies. I thought a Nordstrand or Bartolini would add some smoothness to the sound options.
I'd rather not have a pickguard, but you'd have to do something with the hole where the other shaped PU was. If you gotta have one, might as well have a cool one.
The other option would be to fill the cavity and repaint, but that becomes a much larger project.
My Sr755 with EMG peamp and Bartolini pups. I have On order some hipshot ultralite tuners and a new accu cast bridge both in black. After that its a whole new set Nordstrand pickups and preamp from Zoov Custom Guitars then It'll be done.
devilman, I'd like to hear what you're going for sound-wise when you change the preamp.
All of those are nice options although the thing I love most about the 755 is the Barts.
Sounds like you'd rather have a higher model that comes with the Nordstrands. (They've got two of those at the Guitar Center in Nashville.) I was A/Bing them this week. The Nordstrands sound big and smooth, but lack the growl the Barts have (to my ears). I love the Barts but they are more of a one-trick poney than the Nordstrands. You can't make the Barts NOT growl. Both are very nice.
All of those are nice options although the thing I love most about the 755 is the Barts.
Sounds like you'd rather have a higher model that comes with the Nordstrands. (They've got two of those at the Guitar Center in Nashville.) I was A/Bing them this week. The Nordstrands sound big and smooth, but lack the growl the Barts have (to my ears). I love the Barts but they are more of a one-trick poney than the Nordstrands. You can't make the Barts NOT growl. Both are very nice.
pdgood
The Nordstrands will be a test run . I have a friend who is a Luthier and is a Nordstrand dealer who will let me put them in for a week of test run before I buy them so it is realy a let's see kind of thing. I will replace the factory Mk1's with the handmade Bartolini model if the Nordstrands don't work out. I've had a Bart 5.4 eq and jazz pups in other Warwick rigs and loved them. I really need something that does a lot due to being in two bands and different projects I'm involved in . The Nordstrand preamp is a def just the pups may go either way.
The Nordstrands will be a test run . I have a friend who is a Luthier and is a Nordstrand dealer who will let me put them in for a week of test run before I buy them so it is realy a let's see kind of thing. I will replace the factory Mk1's with the handmade Bartolini model if the Nordstrands don't work out. I've had a Bart 5.4 eq and jazz pups in other Warwick rigs and loved them. I really need something that does a lot due to being in two bands and different projects I'm involved in . The Nordstrand preamp is a def just the pups may go either way.
Interesting. The pickups are not the same size - how will you try them out without routing new holes?
the big singles are only slightly larger a small routing and a cover for the barts if it doesn't work out
That seems like a lot of work and money, why not just look at the 1205e with stock Nordstrands? Especially if you're going to do routing for something you may not even like? Just a thought. Either way, nice 755. You're #51.
KingRazor - Why SGD?
The sound samples I've heard on the website sound much closer to the tone I'm after than any Ibanez stock pickups.
Gotcha, I listened to the samples, sounds like something you will probably be able to get out of the Barts with the right EQ settings. Worth a shot trying.
I've played several Ibanez basses at my local music shops. The barts weren't able to get anything like that tone.
Besides, I'll be wiring it passive anyway.
Besides, I'll be wiring it passive anyway.
Hey guys, just found a pic of my first two SRs. Wish I still had them.
'04 SR405 & '04 SR505
I loved that 505, sounded great.
'04 SR405 & '04 SR505
I loved that 505, sounded great.
New bass day! Got my SR3005 from GC today, needs a lot of work though. I'll post pics once she's cleaned up. Anyone have or know where I can get a saddle for the monorail bridge and the washers for the tuning machines?
Yeah, it's in really rough shape. I traded my 885 in on it. Lot of little parts need to be replaced, I have to rewire the whole bass. The worst part is the fret board has pulled slightly off of the neck at the nut. I had one of the 3rd Coast techs check it out, it's fixable, but it might need to go to a luthier to be repaired.
Well, you're welcome.
If it's in that bad a shape maybe it's a good thing I couldn't afford it at the time.
If it's in that bad a shape maybe it's a good thing I couldn't afford it at the time.
