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#1,183
agentxyz said:
SR300DX has a standard bridge only

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Im also thinking that it is a SR400. is a SR400 made in Japan?
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If it is an early to mid 90's model, they were made in Korea. I had a 1993 SR 400 in Candy Apple Red and I still have two SR 500's, a 1994 and 1995 that were both made in the same factory as the 1993.

How you can tell is by the serial number. It will start with a C designating it as from the Korea plant. Then the next single number will be the model year from the 90's. My one SR 500 has a 4 and I bought it new in 1994 so I know it is a 1994. My other one is a 1995 because it has a 5 and I bought it new in 1995. Next will be I believe the month it was made in and then the number that it was produced that month in the factory.
 
#1,186
Sounds to me like someone did a neck swap then because that bass is definitely an early model SR 400. The SR 590 wasn't a bad bass though. Actually, it is a better bass that the SR 400.
 
#1,187
Here's my SR500M purchased from GC in Nov, the only bass I own that I bought brand new. They had no maple necks in stock when I was there, and the floor model was badly banged up so I opted to have one drop shipped to me.

The action's crazy low, only made one truss rod adjustment so far, this bass is so lightweight and fun to play, it still gets ample playing time along with my stingray. My pics not as subtle as greenbul's, but there's something there. :D

Can I get a number also?
 

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#1,190
bassburner said:
You can add me to the owner's club too. I picked up an SR250 this week and played it at practice today. It's got a great sound and I'm impressed with the sustain. I wasn't sure what to expect for such a low priced bass but I'm sold.

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That's a nice bass you got there. I've been thinking about buying an Ibanez sr255 for my band and an Ibanez sr250 for my brother's band. I've been curious about those basses for a while and so far I've been hearing some good things about those basses. I'll be purchasing an Ibanez sr255 real soon.
 
#1,191
IngerAlb said:
Cool looking bass ;) I want one ;)
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So do I. I've been thinking about buying an Ibanez sr255 for my band and an Ibanez sr250 for my brother's band. I wish the sr255 came in a starlight blue finish. that would of been cool. I do like blue-colored basses. but I don't buying the Ibanez sr255 in a candy apple red because I do like red-colored basses. as for the Ibanez sr250, I would definitely buy it in a starlight blue finish.
 
#1,194
Alright, I’m in!

I foolishly sold a beautiful SR905 2 years ago only to realize my mistake soon afterwards. I corrected that mistake this morning when I pulled trigger on this SR1005EFM:

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And now I wait for it to arrive from across the country.

I’ll take a number please if that’s allowable prior to receiving it.
 
#1,195
I replaced the MK1 neck pickup on my SR700 with an MK4. I wasn't happy with the thin highs of the MK1. (Love the MK1 bridge pickup though).
The result was a mixed blessing. The MK4 definitely has richer, fuller sounding highs. No doubt. But the lows seem less warm - almost a Gibson-ish sound. That's OK if you like that sound, it's just not what I'm going for.

The MK4 is much hotter, so switching from the MK1 bridge to the MK4 neck (or vice versa) requires a lot of volume adjustment. I should have seen that coming. I didn't want to buy a pair since I'm happy with the bridge PU.

Blending has mixed results as well. Beginning with the neck pu full on and adding the bridge doesn't work very well (not surprisingly) until you get to the middle detent. Beginning with the bridge and then adding fullness from the neck works pretty well. No complaints there.

One question: This bass has an extreme amount of sustain and I'm surprised since it's a bolt on. I much prefer less sustain and I have no idea why this model does what it does. I tend to think of neck-through designs as having more sustain and I'm wondering what reason a bolt on would have so much. (Bridge mass? Woods used in neck? Other?)
All ideas welcome. My dream bass would be this body and neck but a Fender-ish sound. I'm trying to figure out how to get there.
 

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