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#3,761
Good! That was fast, no? I hope to see pretty pics soon. The 1200 is the one with Ovangkol top, right? I saw that there was a lot of variations in top color, from appearing almost light as maple, back Mahogany looking dark orange to looking dark as walnut, mahogany being almost the same color if not a tad lighter. Your pics will be most interesting! :-).

I'm happy gold tuners and bridges do please you on this one, I told you, once you see them, they seem to blend properly with the rest of the bass, and I'm not sure black would be better...
 
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#3,762
gregvds said:
Good! That was fast, no? I hope to see pretty pics soon. The 1200 is the one with Ovangkol top, right? I saw that there was a lot of variations in top color, from appearing almost light as maple, back Mahogany looking dark orange to looking dark as walnut, mahogany being almost the same color if not a tad lighter. Your pics will be most interesting! :).

I'm happy gold tuners and bridges do please you on this one, I told you, once you see them, they seem to blend properly with the rest of the bass, and I'm not sure black would be better...
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Bro, you were absolutely right. The gold hardware really does work with the color of the wood.

Yes, the 1200 is the ovangkol top, and it has a nice, conservative grain to it. And I agree, there can be a lot of variation to the tops from what I have seen just from pics online.

I am very surprised, and greatly pleased, with how light it is. I want to use this to eventually gig with, and I can see myself being able to work with this thing around my neck all night despite my physical condition.

I am not a good photographer, and all I have is my I-phone 5, but I'll do my best to take some good pics. Will be late tonight at the earliest before I can get them posted.

BTW, when is your replacement 1800 due in again?
 
#3,763
Gosh... They told me the 17th of July. With my usual luck, let's say a good week later maybe... I'm very anxious for the next one and hope she shall be perfect. I'm currently looking online at some pics. There ARE definitely beautiful ones out here. Why mine had to be the bad one... Well, it can't be helped, I just have to wait, that's all.

I'm still looking at second hand cheap SR1015/1305/3005/old 5005. There is an sr5005 with mahogany horns and central parts, cut vertically by veneers, very nice piece too, the old 90s ones, with the custom made inlay in the wenge fingerboard.

I once had a SR1305, and should never have parted with her. Too late now :-(

Let's hope the TCE RS210 arrives sooner ;-).
 
#3,766
No problem :-) If some online shop on the other side of Atlantic Ocean could do the same, it would help a lot, especially with these nice bass. Red or white lacquer, I don't see the point, but when wood is good-looking and can change, pictures of the actual instrument is a very good idea!
 
#3,768
I live very particularly (;-)) in Brussels, Belgium. Currently, the SR will stay home until replaced by the new one, that will go with me on holidays. I'll take some pictures then if you want, but I won't go to very well known places such as Pize, Roma, Firenze, Paris, Bruges, Potzdamer platz, whatever. That would be fun, but don't have the funds for that currently, sigh...
 
#3,770
Here are a few pics of the new SR1200E. Gonna be this weekend before I really get to shake it down.

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#3,771
Didn't plug it in but did get a few minutes to play it. Can already tell it plays so much better than my SR300's, and I think pretty highly of them. Neck is super fast and easy to play. Maybe it has to do with way the back of the neck is finished. It feels very comfortable to me hanging low. I can completely relax my right arm and play, and that is a key to dealing with the pain. I think I made a good choice. I will let you guys know later this weekend how it sounds plugged in.
 
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Beautiful one there Pachap, congratulations! SR5005 is also my current gas. SR8205 was made in a very very limited serie (ten I read?!), so price must be rocket sky...

Playability of the neck is a wonder, as is the smoothness of the body. SRhundreds are very nice mind you, but the SRthousands are more refined. Bodies of the lower end ones is somehow flattened out on the horns and borders. Bodies of the higher end ones is rounded out much more smoothly. This is definitely not the same body. Oiled and natural finish are much more smooth to play than lacquered and glossy ones I find too.
 
#3,775
Pachap, It looks fantastic.
Gregvds, I'm looking forward to picks.

I'm super jealous of you guys with your premium models. While my SR500 checks all the needed boxes, it doesn't look as pretty. The red lacquer finish they use on the 500 was put on pretty heavy on mine and you can only make out any of the wood grain under direct sunlight and only when looking real close. I'm thinking about refinishing it. What I can see of the wood does look pretty good.
 
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#3,777
I'll take some tonight, even if the light will not be the best to show wood grain and details. Tomorrow, I'll put it to a luthier close to work so he can check everything, adjust it, polish fingerboard and so on.

From my first checkup, the former problem of bad joints and rosewood making a hard edge is absolutely absent from this one. Rosewood top grain is much more regular. Maybe the last one had a grain which was to nervous to be stable. Neck seems perfectly ok. Fingerboard has a spot where they seem to have tried to erase a blot or something like that. I'm sure the luthier wil be able to make that touchup vanish. The fingerboard edges are made of a rosewood inlay so the frets are not protruding. This is done better on this new one, except maybe around the first fret and top sillet on the B string side. Again there they seem to have sanded/smoothed something after the finish was applied and rosewood color again looks lighter. Nothing heavy.

Strap button on the horn is now screwed right, former one was angled too much toward the neck.

On the body, lower part close to the bottom strap button has some metal dust/dirt traces; I'll show to the luthier that and see what he think about it. Mahogany on the back is no more nicely bookmatched and again classically made of three pieces that look ok. There is a rather large spots on the back where one can clearly see a hit or a spot was sanded out.

I think no instrument is perfect, and when you look at them, they always have such small problem. I'll see what the luthier can fix/ammend, the rest will be character of this one. None of the described things are worrying me as much as the bad joint of the first one.

Pictures later tonight :)
 
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animus.terry005 said:
I've got an srx505 from 10-11 years ago. Was my first 5 stringer and I have yet to pick up any other bass that feels the way this one does.
I also have an sr500, the earlier one without the mid switch.
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Pics or it didn't happen :p
Mid switch makes it newer 2007 or later I believe. Unless it has mid sweep knob. That would definitely make it older. The first couple numbers in the serial number will tell you the year. My SR500 s/n is something like CP0602xxxx Which indicates it was made in 2006. 02 means it was made in Feb.
 
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gregvds said:
I'll take some tonight, even if the light will not be the best to show wood grain and details. Tomorrow, I'll put it to a luthier close to work so he can check everything, adjust it, polish fingerboard and so on.

From my first checkup, the former problem of bad joints and rosewood making a hard edge is absolutely absent from this one. Rosewood top grain is much more regular. Maybe the last one had a grain which was to nervous to be stable. Neck seems perfectly ok. Fingerboard has a spot where they seem to have tried to erase a blot or something like that. I'm sure the luthier wil be able to make that touchup vanish. The fingerboard edges are made of a rosewood inlay so the frets are not protruding. This is done better on this new one, except maybe around the first fret and top sillet on the B string side. Again there they seem to have sanded/smoothed something after the finish was applied and rosewood color again looks lighter. Nothing heavy.

Strap button on the horn is now screwed right, former one was angled too much toward the neck.

On the body, lower part close to the bottom strap button has some metal dust/dirt traces; I'll show to the luthier that and see what he think about it. Mahogany on the back is no more nicely bookmatched and again classically made of three pieces that look ok. There is a rather large spots on the back where one can clearly see a hit or a spot was sanded out.

I think no instrument is perfect, and when you look at them, they always have such small problem. I'll see what the luthier can fix/ammend, the rest will be character of this one. None of the described things are worrying me as much as the bad joint of the first one.

Pictures later tonight :)
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All the spots you mention says someone really spent some time with it making sure it was right. Something you don't see often. Sounds like you got a good one with plenty of character.
 
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