I love that color!!! If I refinish the Ibanez I just bought that's the kind of color I'd want.
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A set-up reminder for those with "uni-sled" monorail bridge assemblies...fixed distance (<1") between ball-end and saddle, both move in tandem when adjusting intonation:
Be sure to razor-off any unneeded silk prior to string installation as it becomes a major tone-suck if a layer gets wedged between the string and saddle. This is true of any bridge configuration but particularly pronounced with a recent Cobalt Flats install on my 1405...lesson learned! Once removed, the affected saddles required a 1/8-1/4 compensatory "crank" to get the saddle heights back in spec for buzz-free performance.
I was bored.
Riis
Be sure to razor-off any unneeded silk prior to string installation as it becomes a major tone-suck if a layer gets wedged between the string and saddle. This is true of any bridge configuration but particularly pronounced with a recent Cobalt Flats install on my 1405...lesson learned! Once removed, the affected saddles required a 1/8-1/4 compensatory "crank" to get the saddle heights back in spec for buzz-free performance.
I was bored.
Riis
Hello again just wanted to bump this thread and ask everyone if there are any certain years or models of SR bass that have a chunkier than normal reck profile? I ask because I like the tone of my gsr 205 but if I wanted to get another soundgear I feel like I want more meat on the neck. I'm used to playing a Warwick neck which is a little thicker and flatter than the gsr which is more rounded. I feel like the flatter neck is easier on my hand and especially my palm below my thumb. I keep getting cramps when I'd seldom if ever get that on my Warwick. Just thought I'd ask around here and see what people say.
Try something from the SRX line. It's discontinued but they're pretty easy to find and not particularly expensive.
I've seen those. They look cool. I wonder why they quit making them. They remind me of the Kramer basses but a little sleeker and I like the headstock better.
The prestige SR neck is also slightly thicker. Not sure what year that started though.
It would be cool to have a Japanese made Ibanez though. I just wish that was in my budget. I got to play around on a sr1305 or 1505 and it was really nice.
I'll second this. My top 2 are an SR505 and SRX505. I have the SR string with flats, as I love the way they sound on that bass, but the SRX really shines with rounds (I had originally thought of putting flats on it too, but I'm enjoying the tone differences). I think it may be due to the SRX's heavier weight or some such scientific mumbo-jumbo, but whatever it is - I love them both.
Well one thing I can say is that more mass in the neck definitely does something for the tone. Hear more resonance and a depth of tone. Lots of people dispute this but I've heard the difference. All you have to do is unplug your bass and play it. My Warwick litterally sounds louder and fuller than anything else. I'm amazed how big the soundgear basses sound for how light they tend to be. Putting more mass on that design sounds like a winning concept. Has anyone seen the srx basses made left handed? That's my other challenge anytime I'm looking at basses. Not as much out there for me.
Pretty much what I figured. The SRX is DEFINITELY heavier than the SR. Not unbearably heavy by any stretch, because the SR is rather light in general, but noticeably heavier.
Usually the densest cuts of lumber are a little heavier and if they cure and age straight then they become very solid. So if I'm at a guitar shop I'm checking out the feel, wood grain, how heavy, and usually the more wood grain, thicker grain, and weight seems to be the hardest and most stable and I would bet sounds the best. It's like when I'm looking at building lumber. However sometimes the less dense wood can sound a bit mellower and I can see people who would be into that. But one thing I see is that anytime you have a bass neck with the skunk stripes it's usually because the manufacturer is trying to stabilize and make a harder neck that's why they glue the strips together. They look cool too but there's a purpose for that. Graphite reinforcement as well.
Yes - laminates add a lot of strength, and deter warping & have many uses other than bass necks.
$300 and less sr800 made in japan are everywhere if you look hard enough. there are usually a couple on guitar center's used site at any given time.
you need a left handed bass? not common but yes there are left handed srx.
That gives me some ideas for what I should be on the lookout for. I really appreciate all the help here!
IME, the Premium bass necks feel a little chunkier than the Standards, even thought the quoted dimensions are the same. Also, FWIW, the "thin C" neck on my Schecter SLS is 0.5 mm1 mm thicker than an SR neck but with a flatter fretboard.
I'll make a long story short. I have a 4 string SR2600 CBB Premium and I love it. I need a 5 string for a new band that I recently joined so I tried a BTB1605 and loved how it played and sounded, but I couldn't get used to the sharp edge where I rest my forearm.
I'm returning the BTB today and I ordered a SR1825 from a Guitar Center in Illinois that is in great/excellent condition.
I'm just wondering and worried about why I can't find any information or reviews on this bass. Thanks
I'm returning the BTB today and I ordered a SR1825 from a Guitar Center in Illinois that is in great/excellent condition.
I'm just wondering and worried about why I can't find any information or reviews on this bass. Thanks
