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#1,921
I posted on this forum before, and I'm posting again to get the collective opinion of the SR community, so here it goes...

I've been looking to get a new, well priced electric bass (I sold my Fender Std Jazz recently). I put half the money away to save for a car and the rest I want to use to get a cheaper, but still high quality, bass. I was originally looking at a short scale (namely a Fender Mustang) because I'm a girl with smaller hands, but I wasn't completely comfortable with the price. The Squire Mustang models are cheaper, but I'm not particularly a fan of maple fretboards (I know, picky, picky...:rollno:). Because of this I decided to check out other basses (and other brands besides Fender) and the SR basses caught my eye. I played one at the store and liked the neck a lot, despite the fact that it is a full scale bass. Since then I've checked out various SR models online.

So now for the question: SR400 or SR600? The SR600 to has better electronics, but is that the only difference? I'm willing to shell out more money for a better product, so I was wondering if anyone who's owned/played both basses could compare contrast them.

Thanks! :D
 
#1,922
verycoolname said:
So now for the question: SR400 or SR600? The SR600 to has better electronics, but is that the only difference? I'm willing to shell out more money for a better product, so I was wondering if anyone who's owned/played both basses could compare contrast them.

Thanks! :D
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I think you could be happy with either bass. IMO the SR600 is a better bass however I think you should play both and let your ears, hands and heart decide.
 
#1,923
Anything 500 series or above will have Bartolini pickups which are considered an upgrade. However, they have a distinctive sound which isn't to everyone's taste. The CAPS pickups are very nice and they are on lower models as are EMGs. You just need to hear those things for yourself and make your own judgement.
The higher models do tend to have nicer wood and sometimes better fret finishing.
Lots of good choices! You are headed the right direction. Enjoy. :)
 
#1,924
Ubersheist said:
I just want an excuse to post up a picture of my SR205. It's a piece of junk that plays pretty good due to a good set up.

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Don't worry about giving me a number. Like Groucho Marx said "I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members."
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I know I may regret this but I would like to see the front of that wacky bass.
 
#1,925
Ubersheist said:
I just want an excuse to post up a picture of my SR205. It's a piece of junk that plays pretty good due to a good set up.

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Don't worry about giving me a number. Like Groucho Marx said "I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members."
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Hah, that's awesome!

In retrospect, I miss the 3+2 headstock. Don't know why Ibanez strayed away from that. Though the 2+3 on my 1205 is growing on me.
 
#1,926
PDGood said:
I know I may regret this but I would like to see the front of that wacky bass.
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There's a better picture Link Removed, but it's slightly NSFW in that I'm flipping off the camera sorta Johnny Cash-esque.

That $100 piece of junk bass is my mainstay bass these days. Unless it's a formal or 'proper' gig, I pretty much use the Ibby for everything.
 
#1,930
verycoolname said:
So now for the question: SR400 or SR600? The SR600 to has better electronics, but is that the only difference?
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I'd buy the SR600 (oh, wait, I already did that, heh) ;) : ash body, jatoba/bubinga neck (jatoba is harder than wenge, so the neck is very stable); korean Bartolini pickups and a more versatile EQ with a mid switch (it switches between 250 and 600 freqs - basically some sort of a "slap on" switch). The bridge is better as well.

To me the lower models (30X/40X) always sounded a bit thin compared to the 50X models and up. Still nice tone, just not excactly the same thing.
 
#1,932
I had the SR600 for a while, I'm just not into four bangers so I didn't keep it. It's a solid bass, a joy to play. I played around on the SR400 at a local store and while it was ok, it really wasn't as nice regarding tone and feel as the SR600. Of course, I'm a huge fan of the SR750/755/756 as far as basses below the Premium and Prestige lines go.
 
#1,933
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My new to me SR500. Any info you can give would be appreciated. Plays beautifully.



I dated it and it is from Japan, made at that Fuji-gen Plant in 97.



I also looked at Ibanez Rules and it looks more like the SR800 than the SR500. Any definite way to tell the difference? Not that it matters a great deal as it is a keeper but I am curious.

Cross posted from the Ibanez Club as I may get more answers here.
 
#1,935
christle said:
I dated it and it is from Japan, made at that Fuji-gen Plant in 97.



I also looked at Ibanez Rules and it looks more like the SR800 than the SR500. Any definite way to tell the difference? Not that it matters a great deal as it is a keeper but I am curious
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Not much help here but doesnt look like any 500 I've seen. First yells 800 but usually it says somewhere on the base I know they made some other models like the 490 and a few others that have the PJ configuration but yeah that looks like a 800,
 
#1,939
That's definitely an SR 800. The eq knobs are off of an 800 and the bridge looks like an 800. If the neck is painted, same thing because an SR 500 has never had a painted neck to my knowledge. Here is a close up of my 2 SR 500'S to show you what they look like.

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Unfortunately, I don't have any photo's on my of my old SR 800 but if I did, it would have that same bridge, eq knobs (2 are stacked and 2 are not) and a painted neck.
 

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