A little steep but, then again, I paid a similar amount for a MIJ Fernandes w/ comparable features and craftsmanship.
Riis
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A little steep but, then again, I paid a similar amount for a MIJ Fernandes w/ comparable features and craftsmanship.
Riis
Hi fellas,
This bass popped up locally but it doesnt say which model is it?
Just by looking at it I can say its high quality bass and probably MIJ (beautiful woods,hardware and IBZ/USA c2 pickups) but I want to pin it to specific model.
Interesting specs:
1. IBZ/USA C2 pickups
2. Active bass with battery on the back
3. Has mini switch
4. Has "Custom made" inlay on 24th fret
5. Oval inlays.
What do you think is it? SR1000,1100,1500 or something like that? And what do you think its worth?
I am very interesting in buying it. I dont mind how beat up it is. Probably means its great player.
Cheers
This bass popped up locally but it doesnt say which model is it?
Just by looking at it I can say its high quality bass and probably MIJ (beautiful woods,hardware and IBZ/USA c2 pickups) but I want to pin it to specific model.
Interesting specs:
1. IBZ/USA C2 pickups
2. Active bass with battery on the back
3. Has mini switch
4. Has "Custom made" inlay on 24th fret
5. Oval inlays.
What do you think is it? SR1000,1100,1500 or something like that? And what do you think its worth?
I am very interesting in buying it. I dont mind how beat up it is. Probably means its great player.
Cheers
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First the serial number at the back of the head stock will tell you the exact model, so I would ask him if he can send a photo of it.
This is stumped me a bit. My first guess was the SR1000, as the SR1500 series came with EMG pickups - but then I saw that they only came with cosmo black hardware. It can't be the SR1100E as the inlays don't match. For the SR1200 the pickups don't match. Fro 1996 the SR1000 SOL fits basically everything except the pickups, the SR 1300 PM even clomes close with the color. The SR1500 that does come with the C2 pickups has cosmo black hardware and no inlays.
So it is likely a transition model.
My guess is that it is very likely a 1993-1995 Ibanez SR1000, made in Japan. What it is worth is hard to say. There is a similar model with other pickups that is basically like new from 1997 for 1000$ on reverb, so a lot less with these condition issues.
Right. Closest I found was SR1300pm. Its an odd one definitely. I bet it plays great with wear like that. Someone played hell out of it.
He is asking like 220 USD with some sort of hardshell case. Thinking about buying it sight unseen.
whenever these 90s MIJ show up locally (South eastern Europe) they go for lot more
To not mislead anyone. Price seller put up was mistake. Seemed too good to be true anyway
A that is too bad. What is he wanting for it?To not mislead anyone. Price seller put up was mistake. Seemed too good to be true anyway
Does anyone have a spare BH2 (P4 size) they would be willing to get rid of?
I need to return my bass to stock for a warranty repair and somehow misplaced one of pickups.
I need to return my bass to stock for a warranty repair and somehow misplaced one of pickups.
Picked up a nice 2015 SR600 NTF. Its in great shape and came with some flat wounds, a hard case, and strap locks
500.00 CD.
Never played flats before. I sure like the ease of playing them, but the sound is just a little lacking. I think I will keep them, however, the action is too low and has fret buzz issues. Its going in for a setup.
The yellowing of the wood is significant over some of the more blonde looking pictures online I've seen. Also the Ibanez Wiki fandom states that 2018's had switched from Rosewood to Jatoba fretboard.
This 2015 clearly has Jatoba.
500.00 CD.
Never played flats before. I sure like the ease of playing them, but the sound is just a little lacking. I think I will keep them, however, the action is too low and has fret buzz issues. Its going in for a setup.
The yellowing of the wood is significant over some of the more blonde looking pictures online I've seen. Also the Ibanez Wiki fandom states that 2018's had switched from Rosewood to Jatoba fretboard.
This 2015 clearly has Jatoba.
Very nice but one observation: why are the body lam seams so pronounced? Any chance this started life with a different finish?
Riis
For 90 percent of those seams, I cant get a fingernail in them...there is one part on the right side I could, but yeah.....pronounced for sure.
I dont think it ever was anything else, finish wise, than what it is now. Perhaps it patinaed in the sun, maybe they used beeswax product on it. Certainly doesnt feel like a oil or such was used. That being said, I am by no means any kind of bass and or finishing expert.
Well, if it breaks apart like a Kit-Kat bar, don't say I didn't warn ya! j/k
Still a kickin' bass! Is it nice & light? Any way you can address the set-up yourself? The truss rod is probably 4mm and the bridge saddles should take a 1.5mm.
Riis
Yes...extremely light. As a fledgling bassist, I specifically wanted the " Ibanez neck and form factor". I did and do have a SR300 (that Im now selling) that has been very good to me.
Yeah....ideally I'd like to. Just a bit apprehensive.
I've been watching that one. It's a rare model in the US, but I think their "near mint" is optimistic going by what you can see in their own pics. Also, the 750 had a blank fingerboard, so that either has stickers on it or it's had those dots inlaid aftermarket, no mention of either in the description.
Thanks for the input on some issues I didn't see or know about! I'll pass on this one.
Hey folks. Story time and a few questions.
Back in Nov of 2023, I purchased an SR375ef fretless. It's posted several pages back in this thread. Post #9493
I was gigging a lot at the time, and my main #1 was still my old 1983 Pedulla Buzz 4-string. I was also relying heavily on my Fender Player P for some sets. The neck of the early model Buzz was heavily based upon 1970's Fender Jazz models, but with a few updates like 24 positions, neck-through, and a flatter fingerboard radius. I had been playing that bass and gigging it since about 1990, so my muscle memory was pretty well set.
I had played fivers before without too much trouble for short periods like a song or two at a session, but had never owned one before.
Anyway, I just was having trouble bonding with this bass, and after a few months I began to catch a a few little comments from my hot wife about owning things that you don't use, then those things begin to own you. She is generally right about most everything, so I went ahead and sold the Ibanez.
Well, now I find myself taking a long break from playing out. I left the bands that I was a partner in. Really focusing right now on a few big life changes. Selling our home, looking to relocate closer to grandchildren, seeking a new full-time job. So just not interested in playing out until we get resettled which could be later in the year, or next year.
And thinking about it for unknown reason, I have begun to think that maybe I was too hasty in selling my SR375.
Anyway, the issue I had wasn't just that B string, that was a minor issue. The SR neck is so incredibly thin from the back of the neck to the top of the fingerboard, that my left hand would get really tired really quickly playing that bass. I could play my Pedulla, My Fender P or J for hours on end without my hand getting tired, but thirty minutes on the SR would land me in cramp city. Just my fretting hand. No problem with the pluckers.
My hands are not huge. I consider them kind of average. Not at all small. I wear size Large gloves.
Have any of you had that problem after switching over from Fender or Fenderish neck shapes, and did you get past it to the point that your SR feels like home and you have no more hand fatigue?
If so, were there any specific drills or exercises that you did to help, and how long did it take to adapt to that ruler-thin neck shape?
When you made the switch, were you still young? Any other 50-60-somethings out there who might have successfully made the switch recently?
Thanks for your time. Rock on.
Back in Nov of 2023, I purchased an SR375ef fretless. It's posted several pages back in this thread. Post #9493
I was gigging a lot at the time, and my main #1 was still my old 1983 Pedulla Buzz 4-string. I was also relying heavily on my Fender Player P for some sets. The neck of the early model Buzz was heavily based upon 1970's Fender Jazz models, but with a few updates like 24 positions, neck-through, and a flatter fingerboard radius. I had been playing that bass and gigging it since about 1990, so my muscle memory was pretty well set.
I had played fivers before without too much trouble for short periods like a song or two at a session, but had never owned one before.
Anyway, I just was having trouble bonding with this bass, and after a few months I began to catch a a few little comments from my hot wife about owning things that you don't use, then those things begin to own you. She is generally right about most everything, so I went ahead and sold the Ibanez.
Well, now I find myself taking a long break from playing out. I left the bands that I was a partner in. Really focusing right now on a few big life changes. Selling our home, looking to relocate closer to grandchildren, seeking a new full-time job. So just not interested in playing out until we get resettled which could be later in the year, or next year.
And thinking about it for unknown reason, I have begun to think that maybe I was too hasty in selling my SR375.
Anyway, the issue I had wasn't just that B string, that was a minor issue. The SR neck is so incredibly thin from the back of the neck to the top of the fingerboard, that my left hand would get really tired really quickly playing that bass. I could play my Pedulla, My Fender P or J for hours on end without my hand getting tired, but thirty minutes on the SR would land me in cramp city. Just my fretting hand. No problem with the pluckers.
My hands are not huge. I consider them kind of average. Not at all small. I wear size Large gloves.
Have any of you had that problem after switching over from Fender or Fenderish neck shapes, and did you get past it to the point that your SR feels like home and you have no more hand fatigue?
If so, were there any specific drills or exercises that you did to help, and how long did it take to adapt to that ruler-thin neck shape?
When you made the switch, were you still young? Any other 50-60-somethings out there who might have successfully made the switch recently?
Thanks for your time. Rock on.
@Artman – I bought an SR1200VNF when I was 50, exactly because of the neck, as it comes close to a J neck that I was used to from my cheap old Vester J-bass clone, and because the SR is much lighter, and because I have pretty small hands for a male.
I don't play it very often these days because I prefer to play fretless, and even more the upright bass that I finally obtained last year. But from the play comfort, the SR1200 still was an excellent choice for me. I'm even considering getting a spare neck and let it defret by my luthier buddy, turning it into my main fretless, because the fretless Fender J is eventually becoming quite heavy for my aging shoulder…
I don't play it very often these days because I prefer to play fretless, and even more the upright bass that I finally obtained last year. But from the play comfort, the SR1200 still was an excellent choice for me. I'm even considering getting a spare neck and let it defret by my luthier buddy, turning it into my main fretless, because the fretless Fender J is eventually becoming quite heavy for my aging shoulder…
So the 1200 has a significantly thicker neck than other SRs, or your Jazz copy has a significantly thinner neck than an actual Fender Jazz?
So I am a lot younger and got an 1200 VNF for my 17th birthday, nearly 14 years ago now. The neck is as small as most SR and I switched from an Ibanez Gio which has quite a thicker neck. I taught a few students that had issues with different neck shapes that weren't caused by size (i.e tiny hands on huge 6 string basses), and nearly all of them had the problem that the pushed the thumb against the neck instead of using it as a pivot.
So my guess is that you push your thumb against the neck, and that because the neck is so thin, that isn't possible so you overcompensate with another non controlled technique.
I just checked side by side with the fretless Fender J, and it's about the same profile.
The feel is different though, not just because frets vs fretless, but mainly because of the back: natural wood surface on the SR vs glossy paint on the J.
I prefer natural wood.
My hands are far from tiny, but this is really helpful information!
I always think about my technique on the top side of the fingerboard, and my right hand, but never the thumb on the back of the neck.
Perhaps there is something wrong with my left thumb technique, and the girth of the bass necks that I usually play are allowing me enough slack to compensate.
I will do some research and maybe clip a go pro to the back of the headstock during a practice session, then review the footage.
Thanks so much!
