gjones Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) Saw a guy playing an Ibanez Roadster from the 80's what a sound! Does anyone own one? Lucky you if you do! What a fantastic punchy bass. I wants one! Here's what they look like [url="http://www.escapeact.com/richbass/"]http://www.escapeact.com/richbass/[/url] Edited October 1, 2011 by gjones Quote
jumbo Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 LOL . That link is actually my old Roadster, 1979 RS800. They do have a great tone, however, they are a heavy beast and the neck dive was quite bad. Quote
hillbilly deluxe Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 The are great,although i prefer the P pickup type. Quote
Matt P Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 mmmmm, what are the pickups in those? they look great and i love a straightforward bass. matt Quote
Guest Jecklin Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 nothing to do with me, but saw this and thought of this thread: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Roadster-Bass-RS800-Rare-and-Vintage-1979-incl-soft-case-/140613482967?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20bd3779d7 Quote
Guest Jecklin Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Oh yes While I remember, the bassist from Supergrass used to use a P type pickup roadster and it sounded ACE! Quote
GarethFlatlands Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Weird, I suddenly had GAS for one these yesterday as a cheap P alternative. Didn't manage to find a reasonably priced one so it's another guitar on the list of stuff I want but don't need. Quote
Highfox Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) fwiw, I had one of the p-bass types yonks back, was the first bass I brought brand new. Sounded pretty good had a really nice action and plenty of punch. I ended up lending it to our drummer and never claimed it back. Wonder if he still has it? lol. Edited October 2, 2011 by Highfox Quote
gjones Posted October 2, 2011 Author Posted October 2, 2011 (edited) [quote name='merchant' timestamp='1317525145' post='1391547'] nothing to do with me, but saw this and thought of this thread: [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Roadster-Bass-RS800-Rare-and-Vintage-1979-incl-soft-case-/140613482967?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item20bd3779d7"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item20bd3779d7[/url] [/quote] Yes it was one of those. Passive with one pickup near the bridge. I'd buy this one if I could justify owning another bass. Edit - In fact I think the one above on Ebay and the one in this thread are one and the same [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/45076-ibanez-roadster-valuation/"]http://basschat.co.u...ster-valuation/[/url] Reading his latest thread about a noisey pickup I don't think I'll bother bidding on it after all. Edited October 2, 2011 by gjones Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 [quote name='merchant' timestamp='1317525408' post='1391548']Oh yes While I remember, the bassist from Supergrass used to use a P type pickup roadster and it sounded ACE![/quote] That was a Blazer. Quote
Guest Jecklin Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 Cosmo Yes you're right! Still sounded ace though Quote
jmstone Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) [quote name='gjones' timestamp='1317565921' post='1391795'] Yes it was one of those. Passive with one pickup near the bridge. I'd buy this one if I could justify owning another bass. Edit - In fact I think the one above on Ebay and the one in this thread are one and the same [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/45076-ibanez-roadster-valuation/"]http://basschat.co.u...ster-valuation/[/url] Reading his latest thread about a noisey pickup I don't think I'll bother bidding on it after all. [/quote] Ha! Yep - it is mine.. The pickup is noisy, but no more than the guitarist's brand new fender tele, so I don't think it's particularly the pickups at fault.. Probably more the electrical interference in our rehearsal space combined with the fact they are vintage single coil pups. However, I can't be 100% sure. Reason I'm selling on the bay rather than here is there wasn't much interest last time I put it here, and I didn't want it hanging around too long (in case I change my mind about selling it!) It wasn't the pickups that made me sell it - just the fact I've picked up an Ibby Blazer which suits my sound better (and is significantly lighter!). ATB James Edited October 3, 2011 by jmstone Quote
jmstone Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 .. Oh and if you wanted to hear what my one sounds like, it's in this video: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbt60pf02ks"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbt60pf02ks[/url] Sound was just taken straight from the rehearsal shown (no post-processing etc.) Quote
Hutton Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 There's a rather nice one here:- http://classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/basses/ibanezroadsterbass.htm Quote
jmstone Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 [quote name='Hutton' timestamp='1317714051' post='1393471'] There's a rather nice one here:- [url="http://classicandcoolguitars.co.uk/basses/ibanezroadsterbass.htm"]http://classicandcoo...oadsterbass.htm[/url] [/quote] Yes - really lovely - an RS900 I think. Love the finish! Quote
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