The Soundgear Club

[car_man65]

Figured it would be time to jump in
sr300,sr755 and sr300 fretless

 

[TitaniumRx]

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Figured it would be time to jump in
sr300,sr755 and sr300 fretless

Nice axes mate

 

[IngerAlb]

Nice Ibbys, guys, congratz May they serve you well

 

[Solarmist]

My 705 in action
Please like...if you like it
Thanks

Not bad playing at all - like.

 

[TitaniumRx]

Nice Ibbys, guys, congratz May they serve you well

Not bad playing at all - like.

Thank you sir

 

[mitchjonbass]

Here is a pic of my 97 SR1015..and a whole lot of beer in the background. Not sure why the pic is sideways.

 

[mitchjonbass]

And now its not sideways..

 

[Mediocrity Man]

Here's a shot of my humble yet really sweet SR500. The best $600 I ever spent on a bass.

I'm in!

 

[TitaniumRx]

Here's a shot of my humble yet really sweet SR500. The best $600 I ever spent on a bass.

I'm in!

Welcome aboard sir
Nice color!!!!!

 

[mjmeche]

Also wanted to add that from what I understand, Nordstrand will work with you to make a custom sized pickup casing if they don't already offer it. I'm sure an upcharge would apply, but I don't know how much that might be. You would have to contact them for that info.

I ordered Fat Stacks for my Ibanez SR785 from BBG ~$300 and to go with them a Mike Pope 4 band pre with act/pas and single coil switch.

 

[IngerAlb]

Here's a shot of my humble yet really sweet SR500. The best $600 I ever spent on a bass.

I'm in!

First of all, welcome
Second: there's nothing humble about a SR50X It was designed to shine and stand out & IMO it's the star of the SR line All SRs have their own little flavour and I love them all, but I tend to play my 505 the most - there's something just right about it

Of course I may be biased since it's the bass that got me into Ibanez and I still remember the first time I've plugged it in and my jaw hit the floor, he he, but after owning & playing pretty much all models from the regular SR line, I think it's the best option for the buck And it's also very good for recording

 

[Hues]

My 705 in action

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[Papazita]

Has anyone converted their active SR to strictly passive?

I've been looking into options for my 5-string since I was an idiot and ordered tooth fairy pickups from SGD.
Perhaps dual humbuckers, volume for each pickup w/push-pull pots for single coil switching, a Stellartone Tonestyler and a master treble rolloff tone control...
That still leaves me with one open control position. Dummy pot with no connections?

 

[ulovebass]

Finally!! I'm in this club.

 

[Solarmist]

^^^ That's gorgeous - the new SR1805?

I've been eyeballing those for a while now, and Sweetwater has a 24 month payment plan ... tempting - real tempting.

 

[Bassworship1]

You have no idea how many times I've had to hold myself back from ordering one of the new 1805's lol. Beautiful bass!

 

[kleinenenten]

Any recommendations to upgrade a '97 SR406? I'm thinking Bart pups and pre, but what of a bridge? Last time I changed strings they barely fit through! Anything with slots rather than holes (closed tube, cylinder, tunnel, whatever you want to say) so I don't have to thread through anything and can just put the end part in and go is preferred. Adding a bit of sustain might be good as well, but not the main goal. Prefer easy saddle adjustment as well. and should I bother with tuners/nut?

It's all black (came that way!), so I imagine that wouldn't be a problem. Not looking for anything flashy, black fits the bass and style I use it for. Have other basses for more stuff!

 

[mjmeche]

I ordered Fat Stacks for my Ibanez SR785 from BBG ~$300 and to go with them a Mike Pope 4 band pre with act/pas and single coil switch.

Oh BTW I couldn't be more happier, my guys give me a weird look when I use other basses except for my fretless SX PJ cause it has it's own sound.

 

[Solarmist]

Any recommendations to upgrade a '97 SR406? I'm thinking Bart pups and pre, but what of a bridge? Last time I changed strings they barely fit through! Anything with slots rather than holes (closed tube, cylinder, tunnel, whatever you want to say) so I don't have to thread through anything and can just put the end part in and go is preferred. Adding a bit of sustain might be good as well, but not the main goal. Prefer easy saddle adjustment as well. and should I bother with tuners/nut?

It's all black (came that way!), so I imagine that wouldn't be a problem. Not looking for anything flashy, black fits the bass and style I use it for. Have other basses for more stuff!

Modding is a real subjective subject, and with all the mods you've mentioned - you could easily purchase a new SR506. Some music stores might still have some SR706s' left (discontinued) or even the SR756 or SR806 from Sweetwater with the 24 month payment plan they offer.

I'm a bit against modding because you'll never get the money back if you choose to sell, but that's just my opinion.

 

[Technotitclan]

I ordered Fat Stacks for my Ibanez SR785 from BBG ~$300 and to go with them a Mike Pope 4 band pre with act/pas and single coil switch.

DEETS!! I have been really thinking hard about getting these but i can't find many reviews of them. Could you possibly do a vid demonstrating all the settings? That would make you my hero.

Has anyone converted their active SR to strictly passive?

I've been looking into options for my 5-string since I was an idiot and ordered tooth fairy pickups from SGD.
Perhaps dual humbuckers, volume for each pickup w/push-pull pots for single coil switching, a Stellartone Tonestyler and a master treble rolloff tone control...
That still leaves me with one open control position. Dummy pot with no connections?

I ran passive for a while after I installed my DiMarzio's. I just used blend and volume but I considered using the 3 eq knobs to each run a different cap so that I would essentially have 3 different types of tone knobs. Though I do like your idea.

Any recommendations to upgrade a '97 SR406? I'm thinking Bart pups and pre, but what of a bridge? Last time I changed strings they barely fit through! Anything with slots rather than holes (closed tube, cylinder, tunnel, whatever you want to say) so I don't have to thread through anything and can just put the end part in and go is preferred. Adding a bit of sustain might be good as well, but not the main goal. Prefer easy saddle adjustment as well. and should I bother with tuners/nut?

It's all black (came that way!), so I imagine that wouldn't be a problem. Not looking for anything flashy, black fits the bass and style I use it for. Have other basses for more stuff!

I highly recommend the bart pre and heard great things about they're pups. Is yours a P/J or soapbar format? Also what kind of sound are you looking for? If I remember correctly the 97 400 series was still maple body and maple neck. If you pop in EMG's you can definitely rock a Spector tone.

As for the bridge. I really hate those bridges you have to run strings through. I replaced the stock one on my 93 SR400 with a quick change bridge from http://www.drumsetc.com/ they have a massive collection of stock Ibby parts. Some of them they have to order but I have a hard time finding any place to get older Ibby parts.