NBD ( New Bass Day ) Ibanez content

[ehdwuld]

got a new bass today

went to GC two weeks ago
picked up one of the top-o-the-line Gio's the GSR200
and one of the bottom of the SR line the SR250
figuring that whichever one I didnt like I would just return before the
end of 30 days

well after playing the SR, the Gio just felt unfinished clunky and cheap
the SR was clearly the better axe
so I made up my mind and decided to return the Gio

Saturday night I looked at the website and found a used
SR500 with the Bartolini pickups for $521
and decided that that was what I really wanted

so I went this afternoon to swap the two basses and ask GC to order the
used one and I would pay the difference

they had a new one on the rack for $599
and said that "today only the sale was $100 off any purchase of $599 or more"

I must have broke a mirror

my lucky day

I present my newest addition

the mahogony body and cosmo black hardware
and yes that is my reflection but I am wearing pants

and for the finish fetish
the sexy rear

just have a quick question of anyone with one of these basses
the sales doode said the switch was an active/passive switch
the website says its a mid boost
which is it?

 

[P.A.Foholic]

Re: NBD ( New Bass Day ) Ibanez content

I'm quite sure it's just a mid boost.

HNBD! Nice one!

 

[verbotenco]

Re: NBD ( New Bass Day ) Ibanez content

I believe GIOs are cheap Ibanez model, like Squier by Fender, so there shouldn't be such a thing as top-of-the-line GIO.

 

[crguti]

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nice bass :fing2:

 

[speed2dirt]

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Good call on getting the better SR bass. I had a 1998 SR700 with P/J pickups that I used for 10-12 years exclusively. If you like thinner narrower necks, those basses are perfect! They just don't fall within the traditional specs (ie Fender), so they don't get as much attention.

 

[TheLivingDead]

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Awesome.

Never played an Ibby bass that I didn't like.

Congrats!

 

[Petrovsk Mizinski]

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Good score

 

[dystrust]

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The switch is a frequency selector for the mid-band of the EQ. Also the Bartolini Mk Is aren't true Bartolinis; they're designed by Bartolini and MIK under license.

 

[Funkfingers]

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+1

The same pickups and EQ are available on Cort bass guitars. (Guess who manufactures those Made In Indonesia Ibanez instruments?)