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#3,741
Like Technotitclan said, I too try to get the pups as high as I can with out it impeding my picking. That always worked with my guitars. Bass specific, even though I've only been playing a short time, I am comfortable with I feel are pretty high pups on my SR300M. They don't get in the way, but I can get a good sound out of them. I am going to leave well enough alone as far the pickup height goes.
 
#3,742
Thanks for the replies guys!

I had it set up as low as the strings would go while still sounding good but with my ridiculous right hand attack I felt that It good way too clanky. It was coming out through the amp and on the mix way too much. Now I've got it so I still get the occasional click but the notes are sounding full and have more room to breathe.

I haven't decided on pickup height though, I'll work on that when I have more time and new strings.

Just a little extra, when I pluck hard while fretting the 2nd fret on the E and A strings I get a little rattle. I'm guessing its because of bad frets or still low action+hard attack, but could it be that I need a truss rod adjustment? It doesn't seem to come out the amp though.
 
#3,743
Makanudo, The noise from the second fret sounds like two options, Most likely is that the truss is just a tiny tiny hair too tight and is causing back bow. Other possibility is that the fret could need leveling. I say start with truss rod tweak, loosen it a tad, a very small tad. If its not coming through the amp then your probably very close to having the neck set right.
 
#3,745
Technotitclan said:
So, I could be wrong about having an Atlas 4. Since 2006 was w while ago it would not surprise me if i was. I do know that a year or two after I bought mine they changed the neck to Jatoba/Babinga where as mine was Wenge/Bubinga. When I tried one of the jatoba models it did fell thinner to me.

According to some web archiving I'm wrong about the neck model I have but not about the dimensions. It lists 20.5mm at the first fret which I think is correct for my SR500.

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Put it in my hands - I can tell the difference instantaneously! :thumbsup:
 
#3,746
gregvds said:
That's the one, yes. For some people, it appeared not serious enough, but I was a bit too worried about it, and for the price, I expected not the slightest problem/defect. Some owners here have very good experience and no problem at all, so I hope I just had bad luck and the next one will be flawless. I'll let you know, with some pics too.
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For $1,400 it was serious enough, and Ibanez has excellent QC - even on the least expensive of basses/guitars. The one you got was an anomaly, and I would have sent it back too. Next time try Sweetwater where you can see pics of the actual bass your going to purchase along with its serial number (rather than the usual factory photos) - plus they have excellent service & people, and do a 55 point inspection before anything leaves the store. They also have a 24 month no interest payment plan.
 
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Solarmist said:
For $1,400 it was serious enough, and Ibanez has excellent QC - even on the least expensive of basses/guitars. The one you got was an anomaly, and I would have sent it back too. Next time try Sweetwater where you can see pics of the actual bass your going to purchase along with its serial number (rather than the usual factory photos) - plus they have excellent service & people, and do a 55 point inspection before anything leaves the store. They also have a 24 month no interest payment plan.
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Sweetwater did 36 months over the holiday weekend :woot:

Guess who is $1000 lighter :whistle:
 
#3,750
So I broke my B string tuner. Re-tuned it to pitch and it worked just fine, however I'm concerned if it is going to hold up. What do you guys think? Today was a sad day :(
 

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#3,752
Solarmist said:
For $1,400 it was serious enough, and Ibanez has excellent QC - even on the least expensive of basses/guitars. The one you got was an anomaly, and I would have sent it back too. Next time try Sweetwater where you can see pics of the actual bass your going to purchase along with its serial number (rather than the usual factory photos) - plus they have excellent service & people, and do a 55 point inspection before anything leaves the store. They also have a 24 month no interest payment plan.
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Thanks again Solarmist for your support. I do really hope the next one will be ok. Regarding Sweetwater, I live in Europe, so I excpect their shipping and tax/import costs will ruin the good deal they have, sadly. Anyway, I'll check, just to suffer ;-)
 
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makanudo said:
So I broke my B string tuner. Re-tuned it to pitch and it worked just fine, however I'm concerned if it is going to hold up. What do you guys think? Today was a sad day :(
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Continuing to use that is going to be dicey. I can see a wind slipping over the edge of that while playing. Highly recommend getting a replacement. As Gregvds pointed out, tuners come up in the classifieds often. Just don't buy any used (or even new) Warwick tuners. For whatever reason I see the Warwick guys replacing tuners all the time. You would think basses that expensive would have solid hardware.
 
#3,758
Well my SR1200 came in today. I found it as I was leaving for work. I really didn't expect it to be in early. I usually don't get deliveries until late in the evening. Anyway I cracked open the box and it looked fine. I'll give it a closer inspection tonight. I am going to let it acclimate to my local climate for a few days before really playing it. I'll get some good pictures and post them up.

I noticed 2 things immediately. One, this bass is much lighter than my SR300 models. Also, the wood is much darker than the pics that I saw I on Sweetwater. That's all good though, it is very pretty. Also, the gold hardware really does work on this guitar, so I am not worried about that any longer.
 
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