Ibanez - What Model?

[turtlemoon]

I have an Ibanez bass and would like to know what model it is as I have no idea , did a search on the ibanez site but could not find it.
Have attached some pics.

Many thx

[Tait]

it looks like one of the GSR series. probably old and they dont make it anymore if its not on the site.

[RussFM]

It's not GSR - G is Gio, the budget Ibanez range. It's a SoundGear (hence the SDGR on the headstock), but from the front, there's not much else to determine model number - it should be on the back of the headstock though, at the top? I used to have an SDGR 300FL, and that's where it was on that.

[JimBobTTD]

This place has pics and details of loads of Ibanez basses.

[url="http://ibanezregister.com/Gallery/bass_gallery.htm"]http://ibanezregister.com/Gallery/bass_gallery.htm[/url]

[LeftyJ]

I'm thinking SR840, but the control layout is off, and the 840 didn't have fretboard markers and had a carved body and fingerboard end. Does it have a lacquered neck in a matching transparent blue colour? If it does, it's definitely in the 800 series or up.

Edited October 25, 2009 by LeftyJ

[turtlemoon]

Had a look on the back and there is nothing except a CE number FO128730 Japan

[geilerbass]

There's nothing on the Ibanez Register that matches up exactly.

I believe that the model number is sometimes stamped on the inside of the neck joint - if you're prepared to remove the neck, you may be able to find it there.

Is there a serial number on the back of the head stock? The first character should be a letter, indicating the factory at which it was made, with the two numbers following it, indicating the year of manufacture (e.g. C02...., means it was made in the Korean factory in 2002). That might point you in the right direction.

Edit: You got your post in just before me! That means it was made in the Japanese Fujigen Gakko factory in 2001.

Edited October 25, 2009 by geilerbass

[Musky]

It looks very much like the SR700 [url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=248&now=18"]in the 2001 catalogue[/url], only that is listed as a walnut finish with black hardware.

[JimBobTTD]

[quote name='Musky' post='636340' date='Oct 25 2009, 07:06 PM']It looks very much like the SR700 [url="http://www.ibanez.co.jp/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=248&now=18"]in the 2001 catalogue[/url], only that is listed as a walnut finish with black hardware.[/quote]

That's what I thought too when I saw it. I have the SR705 from that time and the 4-string which sparked off this discussion looks very similar. The bridge, albeit gold, looks a lot like the black one I have on mine, which also has no model number and was made in Japan.

[turtlemoon]

Thx for replies everyone
Had a look on [url="http://ibanezregister.com"]http://ibanezregister.com[/url] and the only one that looks like mine is this one [url="http://ibanezregister.com/images/BASSES/images-sr/sr400/sr400rb-99.jpg"]http://ibanezregister.com/images/BASSES/im.../sr400rb-99.jpg[/url]
Whats throwing me though is the gold coloured bridge and tuning pegs. I wish they would have put the dam model number on the headstock like mostly everyone else does
The reason I ask about the model name is that i would like to sell it , but until I know which Ibanez it is then i have no idea how much its worth.

[geilerbass]

The other thing to consider is that the Ibanez Register focuses on the US range. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I've observed variations between the ranges available in the US, Europe and Japan, when looking at the respective Ibanez websites. It's possible that it wasn't released in the US and so, if you can find a 2001/2002 European or Japanese Ibanez catalogue it might be in there.

A long shot, but maybe worth a look.