ginormous
Understatmentologist
I'm back in the 5-string game, after having to part with a custom fretless '74 Precision a few years ago.
Meet Gio, an Ibanez GSR 205SM.
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This guy punches way above his weight class, especially considering the price. On the Sweetwater website right now, it sells for $300.
My bassist friend got it from the local pawnbroker for 2 Benjamins.
I shamed him into selling it to me, seeing as he already has 3 fivers and a "beatle bass" clone to choose from.
34" scale length, 12" radius with 16.5mm string spacing. Poplar body, spalted maple top, maple neck, jatoba (AKA "Brazilian cherry") fretboard.
Made by Cor-Tek (Cort) in Indonesia for Ibanez, according to the info I got online.
It feels like I'm driving a Mazda Miata. Not heavy at all, but solid; just a little close between the strings.
It's good for slap or fingerstyle, and I can roll off the treble and get a really thick tone.
There's an active bass boost, which I have yet to really activate. Can't really turn up any major blast in an apartment.
I'll cut a demo track in the next week or so, and see what I can make of him.
