McDutch:
Plays REALLY easy... very fast neck. Has a really thin radius, almost like playing a guitar.... not the baseball-bat feel of a Precision.
The pickups/onboard EQ give a wide variety of tones. that's important to me because i play a wide variety of music. The downside is that you have to learn to change tones quickly when performing live. Sometimes you need the big, round Tool sound, and sometimes you need the strict flat 70's Precision sound. It's pretty good at handling both.
The body is tapered-edged and thin, which has brought the bass further up my torso... I'm now playing more "tyrannasaurus-hand" (as my fiancee calls it) which is making for faster playing. With the much heavier Yamaha BB300, I was playing lower with extended arm.
The craftsmanship on it is excellent. I LOVE the mortised bridge (cut into the body). Pewter hardware is beautiful too... almost chrome, but not quite... can't tell until right up on it. Nice, heavy knobs round out the package. The paint finish is flawless, as are the clear finishes I've seen on other Ibanez instruments.
A few short months ago I bought the SGR200Gio as an Ibanez tester. That was a big mistake... it's really a beginner's instrument, and though nobody at the gigs knew it, I could feel it when I was playing it. I would highly recommend the much nicer SR300 which has SUBSTANTIALLY better features and only cost me $50 more than the novice-grade SGR200. I can't get rid of the 200 fast enough.
Hope that helps, and happy hunting!
Plays REALLY easy... very fast neck. Has a really thin radius, almost like playing a guitar.... not the baseball-bat feel of a Precision.
The pickups/onboard EQ give a wide variety of tones. that's important to me because i play a wide variety of music. The downside is that you have to learn to change tones quickly when performing live. Sometimes you need the big, round Tool sound, and sometimes you need the strict flat 70's Precision sound. It's pretty good at handling both.
The body is tapered-edged and thin, which has brought the bass further up my torso... I'm now playing more "tyrannasaurus-hand" (as my fiancee calls it) which is making for faster playing. With the much heavier Yamaha BB300, I was playing lower with extended arm.
The craftsmanship on it is excellent. I LOVE the mortised bridge (cut into the body). Pewter hardware is beautiful too... almost chrome, but not quite... can't tell until right up on it. Nice, heavy knobs round out the package. The paint finish is flawless, as are the clear finishes I've seen on other Ibanez instruments.
A few short months ago I bought the SGR200Gio as an Ibanez tester. That was a big mistake... it's really a beginner's instrument, and though nobody at the gigs knew it, I could feel it when I was playing it. I would highly recommend the much nicer SR300 which has SUBSTANTIALLY better features and only cost me $50 more than the novice-grade SGR200. I can't get rid of the 200 fast enough.
Hope that helps, and happy hunting!
sounds like this is definatly going to be my first bass.
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