megallica Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 (edited) I've had this for a few weeks now and now I've had a chance to use it in a practice session I thought I'd make a post. I wanted a similar bass to my musician bass that I can use for a couple of down tuned songs in our set. I've owned several roadstars and always regarded them highly. Swapping between my mc924 and this is effortless, the Roadstar doesn't have quite as much tonal palette as the musician but there's not much in it either. My RB850 is 3.8kg, the RB851 is only 3.6kg and the MC924 is 4.1kg. This was never exported to Europe, I've been lead to believe and the previous owner bought it directly from Japan. It's active like the later model RB850s but has an extra control knob which offers tone adjustments for each pickup. Also there is a body contour which reduces weight and hides my unsightly gut. [url="http://s712.photobucket.com/user/darkskies/slideshow/Ibanez%20RB851"]http://s712.photobucket.com/user/darkskies/slideshow/Ibanez%20RB851[/url] Edited March 23, 2017 by megallica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 One of my bucket list basses to own... Only ever seen one lefty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjelkeman Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Oh nice. What year is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defo Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Desperately want one of these, may well be my next purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 It's an 87, serial number starts F73.... My first RB760 was an 87 similar feel to this bass but I get more bottom end out of the RB851. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjelkeman Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Yeah, The RB760 wasn't great for a big bottom. I upgraded mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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