stu_g Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 picked this up today after winning it on ebay spent most of the day cleaning the fret board and giving it some TLC it is in good original condition though. the neck is so skinny its going to take a bit of getting used to. and the colour?i think i like it. pics:- [attachment=155950:sr1000e-3.jpg] [attachment=155951:sr1000e.jpg] [attachment=155952:sr1000e-2.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Sweet - I had 2 SR800s at one point, and have residual GAS for another. You won't be surprised to hear that one was in my watched items! I think it's a great colour! Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 i have a sr505 that i really like so thought a 4 string soundgear would be a nice addition and i would never have had the money for one back in the 80s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I generally like black above all other colours but that green is lovely. Anyone know the difference between the 1000 and 800? I bought a '90s SR800 on here (black) and it just back from having the electrics sorted and back to stock. I have to say it has caused some seismic shifts in my mindset because it is actually totally brilliant. I knew it would be light, I knew the neck would be skinny but I didn't know it would sound *so* good and feel *so* right. Not saying I'm out of love with my Precisions but I feel some two timing coming on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu_g Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 I know what you mean my main bass for years have always been precisions. Im not sure of the differences between the 800 although this one has dimarzios as std and later 1000e's had emg's i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Nice looking bass and I like the colour also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) Great score, and it appears to be in beautiful condition! And it still has its original bridge. That Omni-Adjust bridge (it was actually a relabelled Gotoh 206, the Ibanez logo is an adhesive stamp plate) was one of my favourite bridges Ibanez has used throughout the years, but somehow many people found them too complicated and replaced them. [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1393183836' post='2377123'] Anyone know the difference between the 1000 and 800?[/quote] The difference between those late 80s 800's and 1000e's is mostly in the electronics, but there are some more details. Back then, models 1000 and upwards had a contoured top and models below 1000 were flat. I think the woods are different too, the 800 had a basswood body whereas this 1000e has an ash body, and the fingerboard on the 800 was rosewood whereas this 1000e probably has an ebony board. The old 800 had active low-impedance pickups with an active two-band tone control, whereas this 1000e has passive pickups with a filter-based preamp. The controls consist of master volume, pickup pan, an active EQ on/off-switch and a knob that lets you select the filter range of the EQ (Ibanez called it the Power Curve EQ). I kinda miss my old '87 SR800LE now... Edited February 24, 2014 by LeftyJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 BTW, here's that Power Curve tone control explained: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkyMunky Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Awesome acquisition! How are you finding the tone on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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