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The Soundgear Club
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agreed, the pickups on SRs do have good placement. Again, that is a gorgeous bass.
I wanted to compare that distance to that of a p pickup from the 20th fret on a p bass. Sounds about the same.
This tells me that I definitely want a SR that came out *2009 or later.
EDIT: 2009 or later because 2008 models only had 3 piece necks.
Yeah I love the ones they have at GC actually (wouldn't say that about any other bass). Even the indonesian made ones play beautifully.
Oh man, the white 535. I LOVE that bass. that thing just screams "bling" to me. Definitely a bass I'd love to pick up just for the looks.My SR 535, flanked by my Yamaha BB-404 and RX 170
cassanova, you're #31!
Grazie!
Now, I've gotta get off my duff and refinish the BB-404 and make it just as pretty. Then find a reason to play it or either sell it.
Uhm...maybe their cheaper models...'cause I remember my 2006 SR500 model having a 5 piece w/b neck...
A five piece neck is made of five pieces of wood, for example, a wenge neck with two bubinga strips running parallel down the neck, a 3 piece neck has three pieces glued together to form the neck.
Yeah, I know.
I saw a SR505 for sale at GC that appeared to only have a 3 piece neck (it could have been 5 piece, but it definitely looked like just 3). The pickup placement told me 2008/2009, but according to the Ibanez catalog, those are both 5 piece necks. It's weird.
The Jatoba/Bubinga necks look like three piece necks. I'm not sure how I feel about the Jatoba necks though. When I played one, it felt waxy. Anyone else get that feeling when playing one?
It might look that way because the jatoba's colour is quite similar to bubinga, as opposed to wenge - so the laminations are not that obvious. But 'they're 5 piece necks.
As for the feel...you know, at first I thought the neck felt that way because it has prolly been played in the shop by other persons (and not many folks wash their hands before testing instruments), but coming to think of it, you might be on to something
I solved the problem on mine by using a very fine piece of steel wool on it
Now it feels great!
IngerAlb, thanks for clarifying, I meant to say they look like 3 piece necks but really are five piece necks. I was brain dead when I posted that.
And steel wool really helped? For some reason I was under the impression that the waxy feeling was a characteristic of the Jatoba that there was no getting away from. I hate the feel of the wood so much I've refused to even try out a Soundgear with a neck made from it. I played a 705 when they first came out and that was it. However if it's really possible to eliminate that feel, I'd consider looking at them again.
And steel wool really helped? For some reason I was under the impression that the waxy feeling was a characteristic of the Jatoba that there was no getting away from. I hate the feel of the wood so much I've refused to even try out a Soundgear with a neck made from it. I played a 705 when they first came out and that was it. However if it's really possible to eliminate that feel, I'd consider looking at them again.
Yup, it does help; I still get a bit of brown gunk when I clean the neck from time to time (which could explain why it felt oily to you), but it's not sticky like a really waxed neck. As long as you clean it with a dry cloth after each playing session I guess it will be fine.
To the neophyte steel wool users, if you doing this with the neck still bolted on...
Place a clean T-shirt between the strings and over your pickup(s). The T-shirt will serve as a shield. Remember, as you rub the neck-steel wool particles will loosen/fall off due to friction, and float in the surrounding air. Those metal particles will be attracted to the magnets in your pickups. Since I'm not big on vacuuming my pickups, I'd find a way to cover them up, before turning that steel wool loose on the neck.
Place a clean T-shirt between the strings and over your pickup(s). The T-shirt will serve as a shield. Remember, as you rub the neck-steel wool particles will loosen/fall off due to friction, and float in the surrounding air. Those metal particles will be attracted to the magnets in your pickups. Since I'm not big on vacuuming my pickups, I'd find a way to cover them up, before turning that steel wool loose on the neck.
