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Nice blue, and in great condition. Enjoy.

6 string, narrow spacing, headless XL2 styled. Just like this but with another string, a Boomerang and maple and wenge NT stylistically like my Cort A5 Ultra Ash (but I'd be happy if the wings were just plain maple). To give you an idea what the Cort looks like if you're not familiar.

Make one, it's not difficult or expensive.

But the name is horrible.

Me too. Stock is as ugly as all heck.

I loved the early part of the video with the resin filled coloured burl tops. Then later Mica explains how the different tops change the tone, so I wonder what the resin filled ones sound like? Plastic? I'm not knocking Alembic as I've owned 5 of them, but that was very de-GASsifying for me, I'm not even sure if I'd order one if I won Powerball.

ALL of them, including the G&L.

I've played my XL2 like that since I bought it new, and I haven't ever played DB. It's the most comfortable fretting hand position (and angle) and it takes up much less space on crowded stages. Since I play 5s and 6s now, the XT25 has a long strap pin extender to give me my preferred playing angle, and I've modified other full sized bodied basses to get similar.

Interesting and clever design, and this is coming from an engineer. They're just a tad expensive for me at the moment, especially as I prefer 6s. I have your site saved and hope I can try them out in a build sooner rather than later.

I'd love an SRX705.

Did this with my Steinberger when I bought it new an eternity ago. No point having it and not playing it, right?

The Ibanez website provides good dimension parameters on all their basses which may help inform your choices. I'm not the tallest guy, nor have the biggest hands in the world, but I play 6s, so I'm wondering if your issue is technique and/or ergonomics related. If you don't have an in person instructor, get one as this can be a massive help in working out your mechanical issues. So ditto Burns-Bass earlier in the thread.

^^ I was going to suggest the same as pointed out, it has many uses.

I'm interested in this comparo too. I lusted after the 1265 when it came out but stupidvirus poverty meant I couldn't afford one then and now they're 2x the price of the Space (before the Aguilars are added). The Space really has my interest, but after getting an Ultra Ash 5 recently, I'm finding it hard to justify another Cort 5 - but I could string it E-C...

Dolphins are unique looking basses and I'd love to try one, but I've never even seen one in the flesh. A 5 would have had me tempted to buy it blind because I like the unusual. Have fun with it. If you were my friend and got one, it would take me ages to stop making Flipper sounds around you. I'll go stand in the corner now...

Short term, maybe. Headless instruments are very niche and sales prices can be fickle on them, and the second hand market is awful at the moment especially for non Fender, Gibson and PRS gear. Anything less mainstream is having a hard time selling based upon my observations on epay and Reverb.

And the reach to first position is at least as bad as a full scale bass. Most of the FSO type SS's with large 4IL headstocks have some level of dive, sometimes significant, whereas my 2+2 small headstock Cort and Samicks don't at all, even with stock tuners.

I'm a little teapot Short and stout Here is my handle Here is my spout When I get all steamed up Hear me shout Tip me over and pour me out! I'm a very special teapot Yes, it's true Here's an example of what I can do I can turn my handle into a spout Tip me over and pour me out!

I'm already a hardcore Ibanez fan, as I have about a dozen, incl 6 SRs (+ a BTB and an ATK). If it's fine after work tomorrow I'll take some pics, make a NDB thread and link to it here.

I got a mint one of these a while back and haven't posted any pics yet. Excellent bass.

There is nothing produced in my YOB that I would ever be interested in, except if I were given one and could sell it and buy several other basses with the funds gained. A YOB instrument is a strange conceit and I see no point in it.

Good choice, not that I'm biased at all. Mine is getting some new SS strings this week. Is yours the burst or the dark version? I hope you love it. You also need to do a NBD thread when you get it so others can live vicariously through your new instrument.

Do you want a 5 or a 6? I'd be happy with either of them as I have SRs in 5 and 6 string as well as a BTB 6er and a Cort A6. All are the same 16.5mm string spacing and 34" except the BTB which is 33, so they all play sort of similarly. You could pick up a mint SR 5 or 6 from a higher model range within your budget if you're happy to try S/H: I got my SR655 a while back basically new for about 200 quid. I have a 370 and 375 and they're fine, but the 655 is a step above and cost less than either did new.

I have a number I really should move on as I'm trying to concentrate on a couple and to leave space for something that might fall into my lap (like happened last week, NBD soon...). My problem with selling is a) it's a PITA especially where I live in the boonies and b) the S/H market sucks at the moment so I have little interest in going to the effort of selling for little return. Plus, in a few months I might take them out again and go wow! The only one that I really don't want is the Jackson V guitar I was given because 'it didn't work' when 5 mins to find and fix the soldering and give the truss a tweak made it great.

The used market sucks at the moment though.