Ibanez SR700 Electric Bass Guitar

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Enjoy the unparalleled comfort of playing an SR. The Bartolini pickups and smooth mahogany body of this model create a voluptuous and customizable tone.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Mahogany body with figured maple top Highly resonant with smooth highs and mids
Bartolini MK1 pickups Tight, rich bass tone with plenty of punch
Bartolini MK1 3-band EQ Customizable top shaping for dialing in your sound
B20 bridge Monster sustain and perfect intonation

Since 1987, musicians all over the world have come to know the playing comfort and unique sound of the SR bass. This year's lineup includes a wide array of options sure to fit just about any style of music. With 3-band EQ and its Mid-Frequency Select switch, or the Style Sweeper 3-band EQ controls, SR basses can produce any sound you require.

Ibanez SR700 Bartolini MK1 pickups

SR700's Bartolini MK1 pickups are split coil designs that provide a very wide frequency range and enhanced definition for maximum accuracy. The neck and bridge pickups have equal response, like traditional single coils, but without the hum and noise.

Features:

- SR700's feature comfortable, arched mahogany bodies.
- The smooth curve and beveled styling of the SR700's neck joint.
- Lightweight, balanced comfort-contoured bodies
- Thinner necks than traditional basses for effortless fretwork
- Bartolini(r) MK-1 pickups and EQB-3S 3 band EQ's with mid frequency switch deliver world-class sound and tone
- 5pc Jatoba/Bubinga neck offers even more durability and stability

Neck type: SR4 5pc Jatoba/Bubinga neck
Body: Figured Maple top/Mahogany body
Fretboard: Rosewood fretboard w/Abalone oval inlay
Fret: 24 Medium frets
Bridge: Accu-cast B300 bridge
Neck: Bartolini MK-1 neck, Passive
Bridge: Bartolini MK-1 bridge, Passive
Electronics: EQB-IIIS 3-band eq w/Mid frequency switch
Hardware color: Cosmo black
Scale: 864mm/34"
Width at Nut: 38mm
Width at Last Fret: 62mm
Thickness at 1st: 19.5mm
Thickness at 12th: 21.5mm
Radius: 305mmR

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-669-8262
Web: https://www.ibanez.com/usa/support/

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (27 ratings)
Submitted April 26, 2010 by a customer from optonline.net

"Slim and Sexy"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Overall, there are plenty of positives here. The price is right for what you get. The quality of workmanship is very good. I'll probably never get rid of this one. It plays too smooth, sounds too good, and looks great. I buy and sell many basses. This one is in my permanent collection.

Sound
The SR700 gets a wide variety of sounds. You can play most styles of music with it, due to the active Bartolini EQ. Switching back and forth and blending pick-ups also adds to the many sounds this instrument gets. The SR700 gets booming lows for Motown (turn off the treble and midrange,) as well as great highs for solos (sound like Stanley Clarke.)Though many people say Ibanez is mainly a metal bass, I've found in soungs great for any style you like.

Features
The Bartolini pick-ups are excellent and sound very clear, no matter how the EQ is set. The EQ is great to use. On some gigs, I don't even bring my bass effects pedal (though I do like it for tuning up quickly)because the bass-midrange-treble EQ gets a good variety of sounds. The midrange is valuable to have. Most basses in this range don't have one. The bridge is easy to adjust and made well.

Ease of Use
The SR700 is very playable with its ultra-slim neck made from rain forest woods. The body is cut nicely and feels comfortable even when standing for a long time. Again, we're talking thin here. Despite it's thin appearance, the bass is not a read more light weight. It feels heavy enough and solid in you hands. It's also balanced well, not top heavy like some.

Quality
I have had no problem with anything on my instrument. The workmanship is reliable and solid. It seems durable enough for any style of play, as well as any banging around in the back of the trunk while traveling to gigs. The quality of the wood is evident when you see it in person. I'm expecting this bass to last for a long time, since I don't "kill" my instruments when I play.

Value
It's certainly worth the price I payed. In the $500 to $900 range, the SR700 compared most favorably to any other brand's price point entries, e.g Schecter, Fender, G&L, Warwick, Music Man Sterling, Peavey, Aria, Epiphone, Squire, ESP, Yamaha, etc. I know, because I played and priced all of these brand's entries in this price range.

Manufacturer Support
No service needed yet. I have owned it a year. After a simple set-up out of the box, which included Elixir strings, the 700 sounded and played great.

The Wow Factor
The sex appeal of the amber SR700 is obvious when you see it in person. With the darkly colored bubinga/jatoba rain forest woods for the neck, the mahoghany body and amber colored figured maple top, and the amber headstock, the 700 is quite attractive and will definitely catch the eye of anyone in the audience you play for. The amber color is truly that. Not yellow like it's pictured here. The woodgrain of the top is evident in person too, though the photo makes it look like a solid color.

Musical Background:
active musician

Musical Style:
rock, jazz
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