Identifying an Ibanez bass

[28mistertee]

Just a swift Sunday morning question if anyone can help me. I'm trying to identify what model bass Aaron Leigh uses in Y&T. Had Ibanez guitars in the past but never owned an Ibanez bass, see these regularly and his Ibby bass sounds great. Ta in advance

[dannybuoy]

Looks like an SR model but not sure which one, probably discontinued. Closest I could find was an SR300 but it's not identical!

[AndyTravis]

I think these were called Roadsters, the last step before they became Soundgear.

It has a retro headstock and modern body.

Dave Swift uses the 5 string version in white.

[ZilchWoolham]

It's a late Roadstar model, an RB850 from 1986. That particular finish isn't represented here, but there were small variances between export and domestic models.

Feel free to ignore John McVie.

[dlloyd]

And if you want to know what they sound like, don't watch this review...

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[Highfox]

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And if you want to know what they sound like, don't watch this review...

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skk0pi78k4I[/media]
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lol, that has sold me on this bass

[Lightlyseared]

Spot on, it's a second generation RB850. Those active Lo-B pickups are really growly. Ibanez didn't scrimp on the hardware in those days. I have a Musician from the same year and the Roadstar has the same hardware and neck profile as the flagship model. Just a smaller, basswood body and a bolt neck. The necks on these are great - slim and very fast but more substantial than an SR, typically excellent smooth MIJ fretjobs. The only downside is the black hardware is prone to galvanic corrosion; while the bridges are usually functionally fine, they can look like they came up with the Titanic. I found the earlier version of this bass (with the passive Super P6 pickups) in a second hand shop in Hammersmith recently for not a lot of money, the body had a bit of finish checking so I passed but I was tempted to get it as a backup.

[28mistertee]

Unnecessary GAS is in the air. Thanks guys I knew I could rely on BC