Ed Bassman Posted January 11 Posted January 11 (edited) The new Ibanez SR5500 Prestige bass has Nordstrand pick-ups, I think the sound will be less Ibanez authentic and more like all the"Fender-like' sounding basses now. Or am I wrong and is it an improvement and does de sound still groove like with Bartoloni's? What do you think? "Old" SR5000 Prestige: https://youtu.be/0XrDrizfh2I?si=4jIxx4lYi_-E3Vbd Edited January 11 by Ed Bassman Forgot to mention the brand. Quote
Mykesbass Posted January 11 Posted January 11 I never found it again, but I saw/heard a demo of the 1605 with Big Singles, and it was one of the nicest bass sounds I've ever heard. No idea if it sounded how an Ibanez is supposed to sound though. 1 Quote
neepheid Posted January 12 Posted January 12 (edited) A fair few people hate the licenced Bartolinis. I've heard people refer to them as "Fartolinis", lol. FWIW I don't have a horse in this race. I don't think pre-judging the Nordstrands is worth your time. I don't even think it's worth watching demos of them on YouTube - get one in your hands and its output in your ears. If you like it, you're not wrong. If you don't like it, you're also not wrong Edited January 12 by neepheid 1 1 Quote
Ed Bassman Posted January 12 Author Posted January 12 15 hours ago, neepheid said: A fair few people hate the licenced Bartolinis. I've heard people refer to them as "Fartolinis", lol. FWIW I don't have a horse in this race. I don't think pre-judging the Nordstrands is worth your time. I don't even think it's worth watching demos of them on YouTube - get one in your hands and its output in your ears. If you like it, you're not wrong. If you don't like it, you're also not wrong I think you're right, the only way to find out is trying them. 😊 Quote
SteveXFR Posted January 13 Posted January 13 The Nordstrands don't sound like any Fender I've heard, they sound really good. I had the Bartolinis in my SRMS805. There is absolutely nothing distinctive about them, very generic bass sound. They sound OK when you pile on a ton of nasty valve overdrive. 1 Quote
Al Krow Posted January 13 Posted January 13 I've always really liked the Nordstrand big singles on the SR Premiums I've had. They have a punchy growl which works really well in a covers band mix. 1 Quote
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