what strings do ibanez basses ship with?

[pcake]

i've discovered that i like the stock strings that come on many ibanez basses including the mikro, SR500 and SR1800e models. i've tried emailing ibanez to find out what they are, but am not getting a reply. i tried phoning today, but their menu system sends you back to the first menu if your query doesn't match the menu options.

so i'm wondering if anyone here knows what strings ibanez is using. i'm guessing they're their own strings that aren't for sale anywhere, but you never know...

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Try just pressing zero while you're in the menu. Sometimes that will get a human on the line.

 

[Jazz Ad]

They used to be Elixir, I don't know if it's still the case.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Yeah, it's Elixir, here is some evidence to support that:

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[sdgrfan]

I suspect that, at this time, Ibby only puts Elixers on their medium and higher end basses. I have actually corresponded with a couple of Ibby people who say that they use "house stock" strings on their entry and lower lines. What this exactly means, I don't know. But I can't see Ibanez putting $35 Elixers on one of their "jump start" GIO series.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I'm sure they cost Ibby a LOT less than the retail price.

 

[HaphAsSard]

Someone here (or over at acousticguitarforum discussing either Martin or Taylor, can't remember which, doing the same thing) pointed out how using coated strings is a good idea for moving product: fresh-ish strings on an instrument in a store sound better than rusty and cruddy ones, so people are a little more likely to leave the store with the guitar, if only because they've managed to get a better idea of the sound than plucking and fretting old barbed wire.

 

[ZenG]

My SR500 Ibby came with Elixirs.

 

[firechariot]

Prestige SR, and BTB both elixirs. Shipped tuned.

 

[pcake]

great - my SR500 and i thank you all for the info. how about mikros - anyone know what strings they ship with?

Try just pressing zero while you're in the menu. Sometimes that will get a human on the line.

i'll try that - thanks

 

[Fondsdale]

AFAIK Ibanez use Elixir on the SR500 models and up, and D'addario on the models below (they used to at least, last time I tried a SR300 they had D'addarios).

 

[twinjet]

My SR305F came with D'addy flats.

 

[Nino D]

My SRX 700 ,SR 370, and Destroyer all came with Elixirs.

 

[Pudge Fish]

My SR500, 505, & 700 had 'lixirs... At least, until the coating got all fuzzy on me. A trip to the string store fixed that!

 

[KickingBass]

I think my SR305 came with D'addarios actually. There was a little tag in the packaging that said the bass was strung with D'addarios. This was a few years ago.

 

[sdgrfan]

AFAIK Ibanez use Elixir on the SR500 models and up, and D'addario on the models below (they used to at least, last time I tried a SR300 they had D'addarios).

This sounds about right to me.

 

[NortyFiner]

My now departed SR505 came with D'Addarios, but that was years ago.

 

[matt holt]

Srff805 comes with D'Addario nickel rounds

 

[crust_cheese]

Elixirs, at least on an SR505 - I remember this cardboard advertisement thingy dangling from the neck when I was playing it in a Basel music store.

 

[hover]

Yup, both recent ATK's came with color-ball end D"Addarios.