Just picked it up yesterday from Long and McQuade...
Pure beauty. SR1206e
Pure beauty. SR1206e
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
The Soundgear Club
- Thread starter THE DANiMAL
- Start date
-
- Tags
- club
envirometal said:
I put the Roto flatwounds on my '82 Ibanez Blazer and found them to have too much tension on them or something-- I like the feeling of give that I can dig into on Roto 66's. I still have them around-- maybe they'd feel better on the narrower neck of the SR than the big P-Bass neck of the Blazer.
I don't know what pickups were in the 800, but they sound just phenomenal, and are different from the Nordies in a big way. The 1200e is very clear and Nordstrandish, but the pups that the PO put into that Korean '90s 1200 are that big fat slightly bell tone with a high rolloff.
Awesome looking Ibbys, guys, congratz 
On a different note, now we know the exact location of the famous Premium factory
On a different note, now we know the exact location of the famous Premium factory
Just posting some pics of my recent SR-705 - I LOVE this bass! I may end up putting in CAP pickups, but that is just a matter of personal taste. I've had it about two months and I'm floored by the build quality, fretwork is perfect and it plays so effortlessly. There is no fighting this bass when you play it, every note just delivers in a big way. Very, very impressed with it. 
Awesome looking Ibbys, guys, congratz
On a different note, now we know the exact location of the famous Premium factory
+1
Indeed, same location was printed on the back of the ATK805E Premium I had.
Just posting some pics of my recent SR-705 - I LOVE this bass! I may end up putting in CAP pickup, but that it just a matter of personal taste. I've had it about two months and I'm floored by the build quality, fretwork is perfect and it plays so effortlessly. There is no fighting this bass when you play it, every note just delivers in a big way. Very, very impressed with it.
Nice! Looks just like the one I got last week. Love the sound and playability!
I know
I love my Ibbys, but when I see these photos, GAS instantly kicks in - I want one sooo bad Im thinking of getting a SR600 or a BTB550. I believe this a SR thread, but whats your call on this?
You'll be happy with the sound of both, I think-- but the real difference is in the radius (curve) of the fingerboard. The BTB's are very flat, while the SR's are quite curved.
I am not comfortable on the BTB-- too thin and flat like a shredder guitar. The SR is small but rounded both in the fingerboard and in the shape of the neck, which is very comfortable for me, even with big hands.
Sr-smaller fasterneck, smaller body 34"scale
btb-meaty neck, big body, 35" scale
Scale length would do it for me. I like the BTB's but the extra scale length makes the strings feel more taut. A lot of people like that though.
Both are very nice basses.
To be honest, if the store I went to on Saturday would have had the 1205e, I probably would have considered that first. But, since it was their big annual sale, I wasn't about to wait around.
This is my third SR. I think she'll be staying with me for a lifetime. This and my Gibson LP Studio I think are the two things I could never let go of.
But good lord, are these new ovangkol tops ever pretty!
Tonewise you'll end up with a good sounding bass either way (although they sound very different). But IME BTBs feel cumbersome compared to SRs. Depends on your personal preferences, I guess...
Okay I'll play (for a number pleeeeeeeze)
Used to have a Soundgear 506 in black with gold hardware, and now my current Ibanez 6 is the Ashula. 4 parts active fretted with 2 parts passive fretless on an ash body, and Ibanez's classic super thin neck profile. This thing was just too weird to pass up.
Used to have a Soundgear 506 in black with gold hardware, and now my current Ibanez 6 is the Ashula. 4 parts active fretted with 2 parts passive fretless on an ash body, and Ibanez's classic super thin neck profile. This thing was just too weird to pass up.
Does the Ashula have an SR number? I think it should definitely count as one! Nice photo, by the way!
