Ibanez SR760

[Annoying Twit]

These have been discussed here recently. There's a reasonable chance of a bargain here with the starting bid being low for what it is.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-SR760-made-in-japan-active-4-string-bass-/261368788224?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item3cdacb3500

[Annoying Twit]

No-one else except for me posted in this thread, and no-one else except for me bid on this bass.

I wanted a cheap bass to keep at work now that I plan to put some specialist strings (flatwound or tapewound) on my Rockbass (which used to be at work) and I wanted the bass at work to be a four string. And I always wanted something made at the Fujigen factory having foolishly (in hindsight - couldn't have known at the time) sold off the 70s/80s Ibanez artist I had when a teenager. I hope Jon won't be along to tell me this isn't Fujigen. What I read online (and I just checked again) says that it is.

I really didn't expect to win this. My "stuff" buying budget has been caned again. I'm going to half-recover my "stuff" budget by not buying some warm swimming gear I was planning to, and simply putting up with the cold when swimming (my other hobby) until the weather gets warmer again.

But, if I actually now have a spare four string for work AND a Fujigen instrument, it's worth it

[Bassassin]

Well, Captain Twit - I'm here to tell you that yes it is (as far as I know depending on the year) a Fujigen, and also that £100 for an MIJ SR is an absolute steal. Well done that man!

If I remember right, an F at the beginning of the serial's Fujigen - at least that was the case on my 2 early 90s SR800s. I think this one might be a bit more recent based on the hardware & serial number style, but I don't know if later MIJ SRs were built in other factories.

Anyway, great score and just goes to show all that lowballing can pay off.

If you still have 70s Artist GAS - you've probably already seen this:

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ibanez-Artist-Bass-Guitar-/261371159257"]http://www.ebay.co.u...r-/261371159257[/url]

Jon.

[alyctes]

Result for you

[Annoying Twit]

Thanks. It appears to be a 2002/3 instrument. E.g. see here: [url="http://ibanez.com/parts/2003_PARTS/el_bass/spec/SR760JM.html"]http://ibanez.com/pa...ec/SR760JM.html[/url]

There is discussion, not 100% conclusive, on how to read Ibanez serial numbers here: [url="http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/discus/messages/5751/8404.html"]http://www.ibanezcol.../5751/8404.html[/url]

I've seen the currently listed Artist. But, I always seem to spend my budget for personal purchases before it builds up enough to get anywhere near 'my' year of Ibanez Artist, and I also would have preferred something in better cosmetic condition to the current one (unless those photos are considerably unflattering).

I had been seriously tempted by this SR when it appeared on gumtree for £150. As it didn't sell then, I was expecting it to go for £130 or so as the 90s Bass Collections basses around here seem to do. From some other sales, e.g. a Westone Spectrum bass that only achieved £75 and a Nanyo Bass Collection that only made £115, it seems that the bass market around Leicester is not very strong.

Edited January 16, 2014 by Annoying Twit

[BetaFunk]

Well done that's a good deal!

[Annoying Twit]

This bass is now safely ensconced in my office at work ready for those occasional moments when nothing's happening.

[Annoying Twit]

This bass is very much fufilling its role as my inexpensive bass for work. I'm getting good sounds out of it, e.g. I put it through a multiband compressor with mondo compression on the low frequencies, then put it through a flanger. A very useful sound. It doesn't sound particularly distinctive, but overall its natural sound is nice, and it has a range of useful tones. After fiddling with the truss rod and bridge for some while, I've now got a setup that I like, and I'm finding it very playable.

I've also discovered that it was the main bass of a basschatter for about five years. (Unless Fujigen has been reusing serial numbers )