28mistertee Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Looks like an SR model but not sure which one, probably discontinued. Closest I could find was an SR300 but it's not identical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 And if you want to know what they sound like, don't watch this review... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skk0pi78k4I[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 [quote name='dlloyd' timestamp='1507471219' post='3385657'] And if you want to know what they sound like, don't watch this review... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skk0pi78k4I[/media] [/quote] lol, that has sold me on this bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightlyseared Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28mistertee Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Unnecessary GAS is in the air. Thanks guys I knew I could rely on BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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