Ibanez Owners Club

[horrorshowbass]

On 16/08/2020 at 09:42, Krysbass said:

I’ve had my SR600 since 2010 and it’s easily my most gigged bass despite playing bass since 1982!  A real workhorse and the natural finish hides the inevitable bumps and scratches well.  Only repair has been swapping the original tuners for a set of Gotoh GB707s.  The acoustic is a more recent addition - as is the rosewood thumb-rest and black tuners to replace the original silver items...

 

 

Lovely. @Krysbass did you upgrade tuners on sr600?

[stu_g]

My 79 Roadster RS900 and my 1980  Blazer bass.

[TheGreek]

Just found this thread so might as well post some photos of my RS940 fretless.

 

[bjelkeman]

I am definitely partial to Ibanez basses. 

From left - Ibanez: SR700 (-11) [upper], RB850 (-87) [stolen], RB960 [sold], RB760, MC924, RB850, RB650 [sold] (-84), MC900 (-79), MC800 (-78). AX50 (-85) [bottom]. 

I also have one RS800, sold an MC824, sold another RB850. 

[Woodinblack]

1 minute ago, bjelkeman said:

From left - Ibanez: SR700 (-11) [upper], RB850 (-87) [stolen], 

If it was me, I probably wouldn't show people pictures of the ones that I had stolen

 

[Mottlefeeder]

EWB205WNE - 'exotic woods' 5-string with flatwounds.

David

[Woodinblack]

14 minutes ago, Mottlefeeder said:

EWB205WNE - 'exotic woods' 5-string with flatwounds.

Oh that looks nice, what are they like?

[itu]

I "loaned" my maple Affirma to a friend of mine, and yesterday another friend brought me a blond 1986 unlined fretless Musician. Everything is original, even the HSC. Well, there are GHS groundwound strings, which were not from the factory.

I have had a 5006 and an Ashula, both converted to 5-string basses, but sold them in original condition. I like wide fretboards...

[binky_bass]

On 16/08/2020 at 22:32, stu_g said:

yeah the one on the right is a 1979 RS900 it weighs 12 pound but its a great sounding bass

I have a black one of these. Excellent beasts! 

[Paulhauser]

On 16/08/2020 at 20:13, Doctor J said:

The exes... SR3006, SR1500, RS924

I don' remember if I bought it from you or somebody else but I have this SR3006 for 12 years now. Changed the bassculture pickup and the original preamp since plus put up a ramp. It is a very comfortable bass, one of my all time fav's. 

[lownote]

SRF705 Portamento. Through an Ashdown 300 and 6 7" Phil Jones speakers.

[Mottlefeeder]

17 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

Oh that looks nice, what are they like?

Nice woody tone. The bass is big compared with a 5-string Yamaha RBX, but it's light, and comfortable whether I am standing or sitting. It's a 34 inch scale, and the neck feels good to me, and B string works well - there aren't many 5-string acoustics around, and I preferred this to the Boulder Creek at nearly double the price.

David

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[Doctor J]

2 hours ago, Paulhauser said:

I don' remember if I bought it from you or somebody else but I have this SR3006 for 12 years now. Changed the bassculture pickup and the original preamp since plus put up a ramp. It is a very comfortable bass, one of my all time fav's. 

I sold it to a guy in Hungary, IIRC. It was a really nice bass but I just wasn't digging the six string thing at the time.

[Paulhauser]

2 hours ago, Doctor J said:

I sold it to a guy in Hungary, IIRC. It was a really nice bass but I just wasn't digging the six string thing at the time.

That is me:-)

[Doctor J]

Ah cool! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

[Paulhauser]

1 hour ago, Doctor J said:

Ah cool! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

Yes I did and still do (though it is on a loan to a dear friend of mine now)

It was pre basschat days and found your ad somewhere I don't know where but we did the transaction nevertheless.

It was July of 2008. 

Looks like this nowadays:

And with my Spector and another great Ibanez Prestige 5006 (still have them all three)

 

Edited October 31, 2020 by Paulhauser
another pic added

[horrorshowbass]

8 minutes ago, Paulhauser said:

Yes I did and still do (though it is on a loan to a dear friend of mine now)

It was pre basschat days and found your ad somewhere I don't know where but we did the transaction nevertheless.

It was July of 2008. 

Looks like this nowadays:

And with my Spector and another great Ibanez Prestige 5006 (still have them all three)

 

Serious axes!!!!

[Mikey D]

I've been pretty much a one bass man for years. My GWB 35 with custom Nordstand and Bee Pre being the most recent for past 10 years or so. (A selection before that but predominantly a blue yamaha TRB1 6 string that I still regret selling to this day).

But last few months I've really got back into playing.

I really wanted a short scale so bought the TMB35 a few months ago and added some Aguilar PJ pickups that Walshy on here was selling and a few other mods like new scratchplate, ramp and recessed straplocks. 

I also was selling my Bolin but love the sound of a piezo and the SRH came up for sale at Bass Direct so had to have it for more straightahead Jazz stuff.

And then today after a few months of ogling I just had to get Sardar's used EHB1506MS as I really missed having the full range on a 6 string when playing a few Anthony Jackson and Patitucci transcriptions recently and taken by a lot of the headless basses out there at the moment. Only just got this bass so not going to comment yet except I wish the ramp was deeper.

So it turns out I'm definitely a bit of an Ibanez fanboy. If money was no question there are many other Ibanez basses I look at longingly and funnily enough mainly all the signature basses including a premium GWB, TCB1006, ANB205, GVB1006 too...

[funkydoug]

I went for the short 5er in the spring time and have to say I'm very glad I did. Not only is it astonishing value for money, its pretty much unique in a mass produced bass. Can't think of another short 5er. Very glad about that because if this didn't exist I would have talked myself into a custom made job. Phew!

Other than the pickups, what else did you do @Mikey D? Does anyone know of another short 5 or 6 stringer?

 

Edited November 1, 2020 by funkydoug

[Mikey D]

1 hour ago, funkydoug said:

Other than the pickups, what else did you do @Mikey D? Does anyone know of another short 5 or 6 stringer?

 

Currently only minor things like new pickguard shape to take into account pickup routing, recessed straplocks and ramp. Strung E-high C. But I'm toying with changing tuners for Gotoh 707 with Willis style tuners. Someone did a more extreme headless mod on their mezzo on here that is very tempting too.

[Doctor J]

15 hours ago, Paulhauser said:

Yes I did and still do (though it is on a loan to a dear friend of mine now)

It was pre basschat days and found your ad somewhere I don't know where but we did the transaction nevertheless.

It was July of 2008. 

Looks like this nowadays:

 

Wow, what are the pickups?

[Paulhauser]

39 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

Wow, what are the pickups?

These are splitable dual coils made by a Hungarian pickup maker called Woodhead. 

[donslow]

I learnt to play on an ‘89 SR800LE like @Doctor J’s one have since sold it and regretted it

been through MANY different basses since but have since realised that the SR’s are definitely “my bass”

currently own a stock SR500 and a modified SR300, currently on the lookout for another two as I have more mods planned

as someone else said, cheap but extremely cheerful

Edited November 1, 2020 by donslow

[FlatEric]

Classic Ibanez is my favourite Japanese brand, closely followed by the likes of Aria, Yamaha etc.

The newest one I have and that is now quite a few years old, is a beautiful SR900.

The remainder are mainly 70s and 80s.

This little beauty, a cracking bass, ended up with Truckstop, of this parish but was mine for quite a time. He sold it on and regretted it. Hiya mate. . . if you drop in here.

 

One of the oldest is this rare 70s Ibanez Destroyer 2495B.

Ibanez Artist, posing and also shown at work!

I can't say I have ever played or owned a Classic Ibanez that I wasn't pleased with and that goes for the guitars, as well but that would be naughty putting them up on here!

Will come back with a few more.

[binky_bass]

I had a destroyer once back in the day! And a Blazer... now I'm just left with my 79 Roadster. 2 strings fewer than I need, but its got a lot of sentimental value!