Jellyfish Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 So here's my new Ibanez Prestige 4005E, courtesy of a very friendly Basschatter from further south! It was my birthday yesterday, and he generously agreed to meet up half-way at fairly short notice. I rushed home and opened it up and, wow, what a bass. I've been after a decent Ibanez for a long long while as I prefer the neck and string spacing on these. I didn't have to try it before I bought it to know how good it was and it is certainly the nicest bass i've played to date. It has a great range of sounds and feels really easy to play.[b]My only gripe with it is the knobs, they're a bit ugly! And finding replacement ones that aren't so unattractive is quite difficult, so if anyone 'knows a guy' lemme know! [/b] [b]Some beautiful grain in the neck![/b] Quote
TRBboy Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Congrats Chris! Awesome score dude, I'm glad you've found the right bass (eventially!)! Has the G&L sold then? Happy Birthday too! Quote
Grand Wazoo Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Presents made to self are always the best, I approve! That is one sexy mother///// bass! That a wenge fretboard over the bubinga neck is beautiful and I am glad you didn't go for the model with the gold hardware as it looks so 80's whereas this one is spot on, well done. Yeah lots of sounds with that preamp and the ability to go passive too makes it a great all rounder, and those "tortellini" pickups are very powerful. Enjoy, I want one too now. Quote
Valhalalf Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 That's a stunning looking bass mate, glad you found the one you wanted. Quote
Grand Wazoo Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Oh and about the knobs, look why don't you contact the Bass Gallery in Camdem, Martin who makes Sei basses can get you some knobs done in the same wood as the bass. You just have to agree on the price with him first (hint hint) Quote
Marvin Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 [quote name='ChristopherGilbert' timestamp='1340441306' post='1704409'] So here's my new Ibanez Prestige 4005E, courtesy of a very friendly Basschatter from further south! It was my birthday yesterday, and he generously agreed to meet up half-way at fairly short notice. I rushed home and opened it up and, wow, what a bass. I've been after a decent Ibanez for a long long while as I prefer the neck and string spacing on these. I didn't have to try it before I bought it to know how good it was and it is certainly the nicest bass i've played to date. It has a great range of sounds and feels really easy to play.[b]My only gripe with it is the knobs, they're a bit ugly! And finding replacement ones that aren't so unattractive is quite difficult, so if anyone 'knows a guy' lemme know! [/b] [/quote] That's a great looking bass. Very envious Sorry to hear about your unsightly knobs though Quote
LukeFRC Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 banzai are good for knobs http://www.banzaimusic.com/Knobs/ Quote
icastle Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 Now [b]that[/b] is one nice looking bass. Any idea how it compares to the SR505? Quote
Jellyfish Posted June 23, 2012 Author Posted June 23, 2012 [quote name='TRBboy' timestamp='1340441651' post='1704414'] Congrats Chris! Awesome score dude, I'm glad you've found the right bass (eventially!)! Has the G&L sold then? Happy Birthday too! [/quote] It certainly did! [quote name='icastle' timestamp='1340447392' post='1704516'] Now [b]that[/b] is one nice looking bass. Any idea how it compares to the SR505? [/quote] Without sounding too biased, it does blow the 505 out the water. The 505 is a great bass, but I was trying it out a few months back and the B string on it was something that stopped me from considering it. But then this bass has shown me that a well-made, 34" scale bass can have a killer B string! Thanks for the tips about the knobs guys, i'll certainly check them all out. Quote
discreet Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1340442522' post='1704434'] banzai are good for knobs[/quote] So is Basschat. There are hundreds of 'em. Quote
icastle Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1340464742' post='1704826'] So is Basschat. There are hundreds of 'em. [/quote] Get out of my head you b*st*rd! Quote
BassTractor Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 Nice! Congrats. (I hope there's tonewood on that thing. Without tonewood you're screwed.) Quote
aldude Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) Wow, wish I had one of those!! Glad you're enjoying it Chris. Yeah, the knobs are a bit pants but that's fairly common even for high end basses in my experience. But why do they put crummy 10p knobs on a £1500 instrument? Who knows. (I'm looking at you, Spector!) Edited June 24, 2012 by aldude Quote
Jellyfish Posted June 24, 2012 Author Posted June 24, 2012 [quote name='aldude' timestamp='1340574478' post='1706548'] Wow, wish I had one of those!! Glad you're enjoying it Chris. Yeah, the knobs are a bit pants but that's fairly common even for high end basses in my experience. But why do they put crummy 10p knobs on a £1500 instrument? Who knows. (I'm looking at you, Spector!) [/quote] Oh I don't know . And they are seeming quite difficult to take off. Quote
Gust0o Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1340464742' post='1704826'] So is Basschat. There are hundreds of 'em. [/quote] You rang? I like this bass. A lot. Very tasteful chief - and, allow me to say, [i]happy birthday [/i] Quote
Jellyfish Posted June 24, 2012 Author Posted June 24, 2012 Thank you very much. I'm sure I don't deserve it Quote
discreet Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 [quote name='aldude' timestamp='1340574478' post='1706548'] Yeah, the knobs are a bit pants...[/quote] Knobs? Pants? I just don't seem to be able to get away from the Vasectomy thread! Quote
aldude Posted June 25, 2012 Posted June 25, 2012 Thems some damn fine pics Chris. You've got a real eye for good angles. Particularly the down the neck shot, fantastic. As for the knobs, I kinda got used to them after a while. And the punters will never notice anyway Quote
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