It's too bad the headstock broke off of that one.Decided on a whim to break out all of my Soundgear & Soundgear-adjacent basses for a group pic.....
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The Soundgear Club
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Nice collection!
The middle one isn't a Soundgear but it's basically their dad.
It's an SR1200 from the mid-90's. I had an identical one plus the 5 string too.What's that model on the left - I'm digging the color/finish.
Tuner upgrade for my Cerro. Here's a shot with the original set:
For a little over a year, I've noticed that the D string tuning peg felt a bit tight at certain points when tuning up new strings. Almost is it was about to fail. I took a closeup pic of the right 3 pegs and you can see what look like cracks in the plastic between the peg body and head (several of them on the D string peg):
Since I use this bass often when gigging, I decided it was time for an upgrade. Order a set of Gotoh GB707s and made the swap today:
Look great, feel solid. Tuned up and holding tune perfectly.
For a little over a year, I've noticed that the D string tuning peg felt a bit tight at certain points when tuning up new strings. Almost is it was about to fail. I took a closeup pic of the right 3 pegs and you can see what look like cracks in the plastic between the peg body and head (several of them on the D string peg):
Since I use this bass often when gigging, I decided it was time for an upgrade. Order a set of Gotoh GB707s and made the swap today:
Look great, feel solid. Tuned up and holding tune perfectly.
The new ones look great.
If there's a minor "complaint" I can think of with my SRMS805, is that the string winder I like to use when changing out strings knocks into the surrounding tuning pegs sometimes.
The Gotoh tuners here look like they would eliminate that. I like 'em.
We need a pic of the whole bass tho.
Yup! It's a monster of a bass, the harmonics jump out of it like no other bass I own, my Musicman(s) included.
The only thing I'd change about the SR1200 is to give it a low B string. If anyone wants to go from 5 to 4 and has an SR1205, hit me up.
SR405 from 2005. It's pretty good but the lesser of the three, that's for sure. Middle on is a fretless RB885 from 1986.
I'd love to collect more. I love the variation among the Soundgear line - They're a great value for the price and there are so many out there that you can find used examples regularly for a song.
Hi guys. I'm new here.
I saw this pin connector inside a 90s Ibanez SR505 and I wonder if you happen to know what does it do or have any idea?
I found it curious as it doesn't seem to be used and I wonder why it's there in the first place.
This bass has two jazz pickups as seen in the photo.
I'm not great with electronics and since it's a really old model there isn't any diagrams (at least that I could find online).
The only information available comes from the ibanez wikia page for those models.
I don't know if pin connector is the right word for it. If not, apologies but do please let me know what it's the proper term.
I made a post about it on the electronics forum and I was suggested to cross-post it here.
I appreciate the help/knowledge.
I saw this pin connector inside a 90s Ibanez SR505 and I wonder if you happen to know what does it do or have any idea?
I found it curious as it doesn't seem to be used and I wonder why it's there in the first place.
This bass has two jazz pickups as seen in the photo.
I'm not great with electronics and since it's a really old model there isn't any diagrams (at least that I could find online).
The only information available comes from the ibanez wikia page for those models.
I don't know if pin connector is the right word for it. If not, apologies but do please let me know what it's the proper term.
I made a post about it on the electronics forum and I was suggested to cross-post it here.
I appreciate the help/knowledge.
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There are two grey wires that run off the right side of the photo. What do those connect to?
They don't go anywhere outside the cavity. They were taken out of the way for the photo
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It looks like the "wiring board" is a standard unit, possibly used across several models. It's possible the pin connector is just un-used on your model. It may have been for a different model that came with a pre-amp or battery connection that yours doesn't have. And in the case of your model, they just ignore it.
But, I'm no Ibanez expert either and I'm mediocre at wiring at best.
But, I'm no Ibanez expert either and I'm mediocre at wiring at best.
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Guys. Another noob question.
I made a mistake while purchasing new strings for the 90s Sr505 I mentioned before and the gauges mentioned on the wiki do not match exactly the d'addarios that I got.
I got it used and have no idea what gauges are there at the moment and have no measurement tool to check.
It's supposed to be: .045/.065/.085/.105/.130 from the factory sreknfs and the d'addarios nickel wound I got are .045/.065/.080/.100/.130
Since I realized my mistake today I've been looking into perfect fit sets of strings but it's not so common apparently because I only found a few options online.
I am taking it to my trusted technician on Monday to do a setup so I'm assuming it's fine and the little difference in gauges does not do much?
That is assuming the previous owner isn't already using similar strings.
Noob question but I do wonder if it's that important the difference or not.
Thank you.
I made a mistake while purchasing new strings for the 90s Sr505 I mentioned before and the gauges mentioned on the wiki do not match exactly the d'addarios that I got.
I got it used and have no idea what gauges are there at the moment and have no measurement tool to check.
It's supposed to be: .045/.065/.085/.105/.130 from the factory sreknfs and the d'addarios nickel wound I got are .045/.065/.080/.100/.130
Since I realized my mistake today I've been looking into perfect fit sets of strings but it's not so common apparently because I only found a few options online.
I am taking it to my trusted technician on Monday to do a setup so I'm assuming it's fine and the little difference in gauges does not do much?
That is assuming the previous owner isn't already using similar strings.
Noob question but I do wonder if it's that important the difference or not.
Thank you.
Strings are a personal preference. Different players change gauges and brands all the time. Ultimately it comes down to "Which strings do you like the feel of and the sound of?" Then, use those. Changing gauges isn't gonna drastically alter the instrument, so it's not a big deal at all.
Find a string you like, then use that. But don't be afraid to try different ones.
Find a string you like, then use that. But don't be afraid to try different ones.
Strings are a personal preference. Different players change gauges and brands all the time. Ultimately it comes down to "Which strings do you like the feel of and the sound of?" Then, use those. Changing gauges isn't gonna drastically alter the instrument, so it's not a big deal at all.
Find a string you like, then use that. But don't be afraid to try different ones.
I'm not afraid but my wallet is .
Thanks for replying.
Theoretically, your E and A strings should feel "less tight" because the thinner gauge should require less tension to tune to the same pitch. The trade-off is, the lighter gauge also loses some of the bottom end. Now, we're talking about a .05 difference here. Are you really gonna notice it? Probably not. But the rule of thumb is, heavier gauge strings will feel tighter and take more finger strength to fret a note. Lighter gauge strings will feel less tight and take less pressure to fret a note. Within reason. And yes, the tone will change too. Heavier strings will have more bottom end rumble while lighter strings will be more "top-end pronounced".
Again, string gauge, brand and type are all personal preference. There's more choices out there than I care to think about.
I like the factory D'addario strings (EXL170-5SL) that came on my new Ironlabel 5-string well enough, even though they're not my first choice when buying strings, and they're the same gauges that you bought.
I like that gauge combination personally, except that I generally prefer a lighter-gauge B-string, usually a .125, but lately I've been experimenting with using .120 on my '89 885le. Liking it so far.....
Much more important than the string brand/type/guage (which is *mostly* personal preference) is getting a proper setup done - especially with a 5-string.
imo
