xgsjx Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 On 11/08/2023 at 11:09, MuseMatt said: Decided to pimp my nearly 19-year-old RD600 and boy am I happy with the results. Put in an Aguilar noiseless J4 neck pickup and MM4 pickup, OBP-3 with active/passive switch, mid/range control (push/pull), stacked treble/bass, and added passive tone control. The latter was honestly not a bad choice at all - sounds amazing and the passive control adds a lot, making it great both active/passive mode. Just waiting for my new stacked knob (the other size didn't fit on volume/tone) The Aguilar pickups & preamp sound fantastic, don’t they. Got the PJ set & OBP2 in my SR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuseMatt Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 On 18/08/2023 at 01:52, xgsjx said: The Aguilar pickups & preamp sound fantastic, don’t they. Got the PJ set & OBP2 in my SR. It's honestly a super balanced and clean sound, really lifts this from a midrange instrument into the (cheaper) high-end sound range. You might lack the growl from something like SD QPs, but I really dig this. Feels like this bass will become my go-to when I don't need a straight-up J or P sound. The MM sound is really passable, though the position is slightly too far back in comparison with a true MM. But still very happy with the results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaFR Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 On 07/06/2023 at 16:15, Wilco said: Got my additional 5 string need sorted by picking up this mighty fine BTB1905 Premium off eBay. Through experience, have become a huge fan of Ibby Premium’s & now have three. Those certainly are pretty. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pods Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Love the blue one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 20 minutes ago, 2pods said: Love the blue one You, that ticks a lot of my boxes too. Nickel/chrome hardware and I’m looking for excuses to buy one. Love those Nordy pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 On 11/08/2023 at 11:09, MuseMatt said: Decided to pimp my nearly 19-year-old RD600 and boy am I happy with the results. Put in an Aguilar noiseless J4 neck pickup and MM4 pickup, OBP-3 with active/passive switch, mid/range control (push/pull), stacked treble/bass, and added passive tone control. The latter was honestly not a bad choice at all - sounds amazing and the passive control adds a lot, making it great both active/passive mode. Just waiting for my new stacked knob (the other size didn't fit on volume/tone) Not seen one of those before. Looks like a pre-evolution of the Grooveline series. Full marks to Ibanez for bass innovation and experimentation over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Greetings from my GWB 1005 - Rosy. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuseMatt Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 On 20/08/2023 at 20:24, visog said: Not seen one of those before. Looks like a pre-evolution of the Grooveline series. Full marks to Ibanez for bass innovation and experimentation over the years. It was not a series that was continued much beyond 2005 I believe. There are some lovely RD900s out there that caught my eye (they have a two-part light ash body, the RD600 have a mahogany body with maple veneer and a maple top). The neck on the RD900 seems a bit nicer too with some binding around the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Provisionally bought a white SR300E. Couldn't stay away from the Ibanez 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said: Provisionally bought a white SR300E. Couldn't stay away from the Ibanez No one can !😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Just now, nilorius said: No one can !😉 Thin neck, twin humbuckers, pearl white, i mean....... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said: Thin neck, twin humbuckers, pearl white, i mean....... Very thin neck, fretless, 1 bartolini soupbar, natural, i never regret.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 I started out with an Ibanez SR300 and after going through Fender, Epiphone, Squier, Peavey and Musicman, I'm back at Ibanez again. This time it's an SRMS805. I'm really liking it. It plays beautifully and I'm getting some evil distorted sounds out of it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, SteveXFR said: I started out with an Ibanez SR300 and after going through Fender, Epiphone, Squier, Peavey and Musicman, I'm back at Ibanez again. This time it's an SRMS805. I'm really liking it. It plays beautifully and I'm getting some evil distorted sounds out of it. Headquarters of beauty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 16 hours ago, SteveXFR said: I started out with an Ibanez SR300 and after going through Fender, Epiphone, Squier, Peavey and Musicman, I'm back at Ibanez again. This time it's an SRMS805. I'm really liking it. It plays beautifully and I'm getting some evil distorted sounds out of it. Oh yes. I'm same although with my cheap ibanez and yamaha. Ridiculous basses for the price. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 16 hours ago, SteveXFR said: I started out with an Ibanez SR300 and after going through Fender, Epiphone, Squier, Peavey and Musicman, I'm back at Ibanez again. This time it's an SRMS805. I'm really liking it. It plays beautifully and I'm getting some evil distorted sounds out of it. That’s a nice bass. My go to bass is an Ibby SR1000. Had it for 33 years & over that time, numerous basses have came & went. It’s just such a comfortable bass to play & since changing the pickups & pre, it sounds even better. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Anyone out there with an SR5000 series? Always wondered about whether they were worth the £££.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 10 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said: Anyone out there with an SR5000 series? Always wondered about whether they were worth the £££.... Very good, but fairly heavy, well mine is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 19 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Very good, but fairly heavy, well mine is Awesome I had a 2400 for a while sold it and bought it back and sold it 😆 Couldn't get on with it for some reason A well set up 300 or 600 feels better than a 2400 to me for some reason. Maybe I'm a weirdo... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calex Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 (edited) Here are my 3 SR700's Right is a 2012 model, centre is a 2000 era which I had defretted and piezo bridge installed, wired in place of the bridge pickup, the left hand one is a 1993 vintage which I've had from new and was my main bass for many years, still plays well but is in semi retirement now. Great work horse basses Edited August 26, 2023 by Calex add pic 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycloud Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 ^^ Nice. I have a 706 and would like to find a 705 one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Having used the BTB all of my last gig, took out both SR’s this afternoon. So light & easy to play, as well as sounding fantastic! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrig Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 14 hours ago, Wilco said: Having used the BTB all of my last gig, took out both SR’s this afternoon. So light & easy to play, as well as sounding fantastic! Nice basses, which model is the four string in the right photo? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 21 minutes ago, thebrig said: Nice basses, which model is the four string in the right photo? Looks like a 2600 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 It is indeed a 2600. Intriguingly both those basses have inherently different core tones. The 2405 has a very dark tone, whilst the 2600 is naturally very bright. There is the same pre-amp in each, but that is flexible enough that I can get ‘my’ sound easily out of each instrument no problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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