prlgmnr Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I've got an 83 Roadstar II P-bass and an 86 Roadstar II 5-string, would also like to add a Jazz bass from the same range if I come across one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moffat Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Both my electric basses are Ibanez, newest one is away being de-fretted. Having thoughts about adding a 5 string, the idea of the low B is beginning to appeal. No matter how many times I browse the web I keep coming back the SR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Hi guys, anyone dropped the new aguilar pickups in the SR range of basses? Would be interesting to see how they compare with nordstrands. Also, any EHB1000 owners? Would love to hear thoughts of the Bart BH pickups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Also, Anyone want a Sr306eb? Trying to sell locally but no takers, great instrument just not a 6er kinda guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174565352765 Ooof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 19 minutes ago, horrorshowbass said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174565352765 Ooof Thats good if it doesn't go up much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Thats good if it doesn't go up much. For sure. It's no CBB tho😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 minute ago, horrorshowbass said: For sure. It's no CBB tho😏 I know that, I was playing mine earlier! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Yeah thinking I'm gonna keep my sr306eb😄 Need Aggies in my Sr600 in 2021 tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pods Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) Not really NBD, as it's just the first time I've plugged it in, but I've been playing it acoustically all week 😁 it's an SRH500F in lovely IKEA Brownburst 😉. I'm amazed at how like the sound I wanted it is. It's very 70's Danny Thompson with John Martyn. Change the EQ and it's Allan Thomson with JM.Great ! Very comfy, but with having the other two SRs I'm used to that neck,. Lovely round sound with plenty of Mwah. Black fret markers are a bit weird. If you can't see them, why put them on ? I'm using the position markers on the neck shoulders. They're fine. I keep thinking maybe I should have got the SH700F, in case the piezo goes down, but that's just my OCD. I'm very happy. Depending on the situation in the NY (if I flog my desktop and Fender G5 or JTV 59 Variax) I may go for for the 700F. Meanwhile, I've always used roundwound strings, but these D'addario ECB81 are perfect for the bass. How long do they last ? Edited December 21, 2020 by 2pods 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) My brand new Ibanez SR306EB in Weathered Black finish that I just got in the door with the mail service today, my very first 6 string bass, as good as I could shoot it with my fairly old digital camera, and with the best I was able to edit it in PhotoShop, though it still looks better IRL : You can read more about it here : Edited December 23, 2020 by Baloney Balderdash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 On 20/12/2020 at 22:11, Woodinblack said: Thats good if it doesn't go up much. Relisted, mad it didn't go at 799! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Stuff not really selling at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorshowbass Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Just saw this little beauty this morning. Metallic green, nordies and roasted maple for under 500 quid❤ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldman Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Just stumbled across this thread as I was looking for an Ibanez NT 34” Fretted Fiver to match my newly acquired (Harry brand Spankers) Fretless. This is an NT of outstanding workmanship at a price point I couldn’t resist. I’m still looking for fretted 34” scale fiver if anyone has a spare NT if possible but not multi scale. 🤔 Edited January 11, 2021 by Oldman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pods Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Nice Ibby 👍 After buying my SFR500F, I wondered if I should have gone for your exact bass instead. Though I do like mine, I had read somewhere somebody's board was wearing down leaving the black (Plastic ?) fret markers feeling like frets, but that's far in the future hopefully. If I could sneak another bass in, I'd definitely go for the 4 string version of your bass 😎 Sorry, my brain has shut down for a moment. What's "NT" mean ? Still debating whether to sell my fretted 5 string Premium. Don't know if you would be interested ? I'm still thinking about it, so don't feel you have to commit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pods Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Sussed it...... Neck Through. Excuse the dullness, and offer of the wrong type of bass 😜 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldman Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 It’s the snob in me NT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pods Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I know. I used to be the same 😁 Then Ibanez started putting out too many really good bolt ons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Tell me about the 1980s RB835 please... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldman Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, TheGreek said: Tell me about the 1980s RB835 please... They’re lovely 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Sorry, let me rephrase that....Tell me something about the 1980s RB835 that I haven't figured out for myself please...🙄🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 2 hours ago, TheGreek said: Sorry, let me rephrase that....Tell me something about the 1980s RB835 that I haven't figured out for myself please...🙄🙄 Ok to do that we're gonna need to know what you've figured out for yourself? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 (edited) Cool stuff! Those were the final evolutionary step between the Roadstar II series in its many shapes and the Soundgear series that was introduced in 1987 (with the final version of the Roadstar II being the RB800, which basically is a Soundgear with a different headstock). The RB835 is pretty rare, and it seems it wasn't available worldwide. Google searches of the model nearly all appear to lead towards Russian and South-American websites. They're cool basses, but they have no real value as collector's items and they're a bit outdated unlike older, more Fender-like, models like the RB630 and RB650 that have become somewhat of a classic, and the beautiful RB924 and RB824. The one @TheGreek posted is currently on eBay for $349.99 in Japan, but IMO not worth it when you add in shipping costs and import duties. It looks good at first glance, but the back sides are badly worn. There's little logic in the naming of the Roadstar II Bass series. Models were updated regularly and sometimes changed dramatically while maintaining the same model name and number. The RB835 had some near-identical twins in the form of the RB850/851 and RB950, which in their last years of production had the same body shape but slightly different versions of the same pickups and different controls. Some models were Japan domestic market only, as Ibanez still does sometimes today. Some were only for specific other markets. Edited January 13, 2021 by LeftyJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 11 hours ago, Al Krow said: Ok to do that we're gonna need to know what you've figured out for yourself? 😁 ...that they're lovely... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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