col.decker Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Namely for the SR1800 which comes in at a divorce inducing £990. Can anybody put me off them by telling me that they're rubbish, or failing that recommend a good back street surgeon who might want my kidney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkyMunky Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) Howdy, col.decker. I use an Ibanez SR800 solely and as much as they are great basses, they can be really rather thin in comparison to something like a Jazz bass. Although, they're great things to learn stuff on. I ended up swapping the stock pups out on them for Bartolinis, it's still a bit thin on tone. It's not something I'd use for a disco or funk gig, for example. However, don't let my experience dissuade you as there are countless guys out there who rock the Ibanez SR stuff and get a great variety sounds out. Gerald Veasley being one such person to do so. Feel free to PM me if you've got any questions too! Edited February 25, 2014 by ChunkyMunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 [quote name='col.decker' timestamp='1393345708' post='2379046'] Namely for the SR1800 which comes in at a divorce inducing £990. Can anybody put me off them by telling me that they're rubbish, or failing that recommend a good back street surgeon who might want my kidney? [/quote]They're rubbish, I mean really rubbish. They can't be heard and people poke fun at you because you're not playing a Fender. OK it's a fair cop they are in fact pretty brilliant; I use an SR1605 and a GWB35 exclusively live (I do have a P bass and a 'Ray but they seem to stay at home) and I'm often get nice comments on the sound they produce. They are also light and we'll balanced so no need for osteopathic treatment after a long gig or rehearsal and the necks are pretty sweet too. Oh hang on, you didn't want to hear any of this did you? Oops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkyMunky Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Hubba, hubba! Why not seek out one of the older MIJ models to satisfy your new found Ibanez lust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col.decker Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Curses it's as I thought then. Didn't know about the older MIJ ones though so I'll seek them out on t'bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muttley Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 [quote name='col.decker' timestamp='1393348233' post='2379102'] Curses it's as I thought then. Didn't know about the older MIJ ones though so I'll seek them out on t'bay. [/quote] They're easy to spot as they often have P/J pickups and tapered knobs with concentric rings and probably stacked controls. Serial numbers will start with F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 i bought a japanese made sr1000e off ebay last week really nice bass dimarzio pickups. powercurve I eq. ash body with ebony fretboard and gotoh fittings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 My main bass has always been my SR1000 that I bought back in 1990. Jap made & still going strong (though it's been completely stripped of it's black paint & I took the active electronics out about a year ago. Used to look like this... [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/2607131595/][/url] & now looks like this... [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/xgsjx/12775506913/][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 heres mine: [attachment=156220:sr1000e-3.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I had that once, at least she said that was her name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earhook Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I would second the MIJ ebay option. Youcan get a ffair bit of bass for your money. The roadstar 2s have a fairly modern feel and performance, have a retro look and wont bust the bank... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 My SR1205 is my gigging work horse and it does everything...brilliantly! Fantastic basses, wonderful design, tactile, supremely playable, fantastic pups & elecs...and it looks nothing like a F*****r. Whats not to like? Awesome value for money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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