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What the heck is going on with Ibanez?

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sanchorb

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Sep 25, 2007
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#1
Having heard of some mates who have used Soundgear basses along many years, I decided to trade my current basses for a couple of SR´s. Very excited I got a new SR705 and a used (in very good condition) SR700. The 705 already arrived. :hyper:

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Very nice bass, excellent ergonomics, and quite light for being a 5 string.

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Excellent fit and finish...until I arrived to the cable input...

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There´s a lot of gunk, left from the polishing process, so a thorough cleaning of the cavity is worth the time. Ibanez basses are a delight to play.

P.D. These 2 and the incoming SR700 will be held on for a long time, I hope.

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#6
Yikes... Was it a floor demo? It looks like a drunk person spent a few minutes trying to get the cable in the jack. I'd send it back or ask for a discount... if you plan on keeping the bass.
 
#8
I'm not saying it's not a lot of money. I AM saying, if that's all thats wrong with an otherwise wonderful bass, it's not a big deal to clean it up your self.

I am also saying that when a company cranks out several hundreds of these a week, things are gonna slip by.
 
#9
Jefff said:
I'm not saying it's not a lot of money. I AM saying, if that's all thats wrong with an otherwise wonderful bass, it's not a big deal to clean it up your self.

I am also saying that when a company cranks out several hundreds of these a week, things are gonna slip by.
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That´s a good point, but nevertheless what happens here is not that the jack input is dirty, that pinkish area you see in the picture is actually NOT painted. Looks like the color spray never got there...:(

Anyway nothing wrong with the rest of the bass, it is just that everything is in the details.
 
#10
gwangi said:
$800.00 is still alot of money, but that's me, Ibanez back in the 70's and early 80's built really nice basses, what is happening now, Ibanez quality sure isn't what it used to be, that is for sure.
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Speak for yourself. My BTB is one of the finest basses I've ever played.
 
#11
If that is going to bother you every time you plug it in then you should return it. Life is too short to be annoyed by something that is supposed to be an antidote to annoyance.

It's just not the kind of thing that would bother me.
 
#13
I'd be unhappy with that. If I decided I could live with it, I'd be talking to the vendor about a discount, or if they're unwilling I'd return it. Otherwise, if I couldn't live it with I'd send it back and give a second chance...if it wasn't any better, I'd go for something else.
 
#16
That's the kind of thing you should have contacted the company for first and if they didn't respond, THEN you make it public. That probably falls under the umbrella of the warranty- fit & finish are supposed to be better than that and, while the rest of it looks good, the minor details make a company look good, or bad.

You could have given them a chance to make it right before coming here to complain about it.
 
#18
All of the Ibanez gear I've owned, 1 Studio Bass, an RG 570 and a JS1200 have been really finely built, tight fittings and refined finishes.

Considering it is Ibanez, if I had to pick one up in a store, I'd almost not even look it over (except off the floor at GC) assuming quality would be in the 99.9997% range for even mid-level instruments.
 
#20
That just looks like buffing compound dust. More expensive basses than that have more actual problems with the bass. Don't worry about it. If it plays well then keep it, if not then exchange it. Get some Naptha on a Q-tip and clean it up. The bass has a lot of features manufactured in a manner that makes it affordable to you. I think Ibanez is doing a great job.
 

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