Ibanez SR3000 SR Prestige Electric Bass Guitar (Oil Finish)

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Exceptionally easy to play whether you've got tiny hands or monstrous appendages.

Overview

The description of Soundgear basses in the specs on the cutting edge section doesn't give you a sense of the enormous range of models and price ranges of the 2001 Soundgear line. It does give you the 3 Soundgear basics: (1) Soundgears are fast - exceptionally easy to play whether you've got tiny hands or monstrous appendages. (2) Soundgears are comfortable. (3) Soundgears are versatile.

Fast, comfortable, and versatile are the reasons why Soundgear basses flew in the face of tradition when they debuted in the late 80's. Today they're the same reasons Soundgears are standard equipment on every stage and in every studio - and in the hands of bassists playing everything from gospel to country to jazz to death metal.

Features
Thinner necks and thinner nuts than traditional basses

Sleek bodies that are lightweight, balanced, and comfortably contoured

Active EQ's perfectly matched with the right choice of pickups

Specs

SR4 neck

Mahogany body

Medium frets

Mono Rail Bridge with D-Tuner

Bartolini Custom neck pickup

Bartolini Custom bridge pickup

Vari-Mid Hi-Fi EQ

Documents and Manuals

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

Owner's Manual

Reviews

(42 ratings)

Submitted January 22, 2004 by a customer from yahoo.com

"A true love/hate relationship!"

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Features

I like the way this bass is set up as far as tone/volume pots, and output jack, very convenient for wireless stage application. I was particularly impressed with the construction of the neck, very solid construction with nice inlays. The fret work was only average with the edges seemingly undressed, with the edges of the frets extending slightly beyond the edges of the fretboard making it a little rough on the hands.

Quality

OK... Here's the real dirt on this instrument. This instrument could have been really nice, the neck very well constructed, body style very comfortable, and electronics good, not as much output as a MusicMan but still a good pallet of tones to work with. The reason I say it COULD have been a nice instrument is that the construction and quality control of the instrument was poor. The individual bridge saddles (great idea) were set in individually routed placements in the body, with the lowest possible settings for string height being unacceptably high. This was only correctable, without major routing to the body, by changing the neck pitch. Two of the tones pots were bent, the strap screw on the horn of the body was broken in the body, and as I said before the fret dressing was poor. Owning this bass has been a true love/hate relationship! If the quality control and factory setup had of been good, I would not have any complaints, now however I have a bass I wished I