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I’ve had basses from the GSR200 low end basses, still have my GSR206, and my newest SR605E. But I’ve had the regular GSR200, the GSRM200. An SR300. Tbh, no matter the price range, I’ve always loved Ibanez basses the best out of all then ones I’ve played, even the ones I never owned myself but knew people who did own other models, and yeah, they’re all great. Imo, no matter what price range you go for, Ibanez basses play like a dream. I’ve had their guitars, but prefer Schecter for guitar. Imo for bass, Ibanez has by far the best necks.

Bought my Ken Smith White Tiger 6 used for $3,800 a few years ago. Now I see what they’re going for I got a deal!

I “almost” sold my Ken Smith because my wife was laid off and things were getting tight. We were curious to see how much Guitar Center would have given us for my Ken Smith BRSG 5M, they said $700!!!!!!!! Anyway, we prayed about it and God worked it out and didn’t have to sell. I’d recommend to buy a few good basses and save after that. I may buy a Fodera but that’ll be it because life happens and one day we’ll have to retire. Like I tell my son, we can’t eat toys and PS5 games for dinner, well we can’t eat gear for dinner.

Big fan of the stingray myself, have a 4h and 5hh, waiting for a bfr 5hh special now. One thing Ive noticed with my stingray is that their compensated nuts are best suited to their factory stringing 45-100. Ive struggled alot with finding the best setup for my two stingrays (a 4h and 5hh) with 105-strings, but got it right much easier with the 100-set.

...and Joe Osborn on Richard Harris' "MacArthur Park" (1968)!!!

I have a early 80's G&L L-1000😂

is it bigger/heavier than other ibanez SR basses?

I love it!

Might be a strange question but have you had any sort of wrist tension or pain from picking the bass with your pointer/middle finger or is that the most efficient way to play

I saw them when they opened for Skid Row in Dallas back in the day, and they kicked Skid Row's ass. It was a very dark day when Dime was killed. I have a close friend who new Dime and Vinnie loved them like brothers. Cowboys from Hell was the first Pantera album I owned, then I got Vulgar Display of Power. I love "A New Level"! That song freaking almost incited violence back in the day. Their shows were crazy. When i heard they were forming up again I guess I was like you at first. "Why, whats the point"" "Vinnie and Dime were Pantera!" But then I spoke to so many people who had never seen Pantera back in the day, and they loved the show! I met a few people who saw them with both lineups, and they said the lineup with Zack Wylde and Charlie Benante was very, very good. Zack really held nothing back like he always does. Who knows maybe some day I will get to go to one of the new Pantera shows.

Take off those round wounds, put on some flats

thanks man... this made me go on a little Pixies-youtube-bender, checking some late eighties live gigs

I bought a used squire and the owner swapped out the "squire" logo for a regular precision one. So I don't own a squire.😂 I did a setup, filed the frets, slapped some pickups and it's a player. I've done a tone of sessions with them, nobody knows the difference.

Wow an old Wreck Room shirt. I played there a few times in the early and mid nineties.

I was around 22 and I traded my 68 or so Jazz Bass for a new Aria Pro II (John Taylor of Duran Duran was playing one). That is the biggest gear regret I have, it’s the one that got away😢

00:26 Good stuff, keep it up

Sounds great ..wow..what a voice! That bass tone is pretty sick, too...i wish i could hit that high note! Bravo, PRJ!

Amazing job, my friend....what a voice! That bass tone was sick, too... Bravo.

try guitar amps... mv50 clean... 108 spkr etc etc for this bass

Dont know the song but sounds great, good job

Havent picked up my bass this year... Life probs.

gutsy effort ,,,,,that's putting it out there, thanks 🎸😎👍

I really enjoy videos like this, but I learned my lesson. I’ll never buy a bass on line cuz I sold myself by watching videos. It doesn’t matter how nice it is or how many reviews you watch. ALL THAT MATTERS IS HOW IT FEELS IN YOUR HANDS. GO AS FAR AS YOU HAVE TO AND PLAY IT FIRST.

I need a fretless ray

По поводу SR не знаю, но вот я прям фанатею от Roadstar (заисключении RB830, она у них не удалась)

I'm glad I found this channel. That pickup by the bridge alone makes me miss playing bass a little.

Cool video. I'm aware that this is a video about this particular bass. However, I would put the electronics and the bridge on the jazz bass that I used to have.

Wow what a voice!

Prog Rock Jock = Karaoke King 👑

I sold an Alembic years ago that i regret selling.

1300 has treated me well!!! And now I have her up for sale on offer up. Gone lighter on the weight, but that is one bad a$$ bass. ❤

Those Ibanez Premium basses are excellent. I once recorded with an Ibanez SR Prestige that belonged to the studio cuz my Rickenbacker had developed a backbow prior and i didn't know how to adjust the truss rods at the time.

I have a thing for early 70's Jazz basses. Nut, tje new amps & cabs are far better.

I've always felt that that typa wood grain looks like colby jack cheese.

What's going on in A-town? Still have seen any videos by Low End Lobster for many, many months.

I'm on the same train! I sold my Ken Smith Black Tiger 5 about 10 years ago and still regret it even though I sold it for the price I paid!!!

Thankfully I haven't had to sell a lot of instruments. But I do remember having to sell a '90s MIJ Fender jazz bass 5 years ago. It was pretty average, but looked really cool (off white with white guard) and it was a jazz bass, so automatically cool. I got it relatively cheap ($500ish), was pretty happy for the deal, but when I had to let it go, I couldn't sell it for months when I really needed some extra cash. Which was super weird, given that J bass is probably the most popular bass out there. I ended up selling it for a little less than I paid for it. MIJ basses cost so much more now. A few years later, I've developed an itch for a jazz bass once again, and couldn't find a good one for like a year and a half, until a perfect bass popped out of nowhere just 30 mins away from where I live, for a really good price. Now I have a way cooler MIJ Jazz bass, so I can't really say I regret selling that white one, I just regret selling it that cheap. And wouldn't mind if I still owned it today.

mad respect for that Arise poster - P bass player here . love Spectors too.

I had a Tobias Growler I sold to a co-worker because his daughter was desperate to play bass. I might as well have swapped him for a bag of chips based on what I sold it for. I felt for him because I knew he was broke and wanted to do something nice. It is funny that dude tried to bully you into the $700. That probably still goes on...

Makes me want to get my twin wash board turntables out and jam with you.

The times were different, you didn't have to sell a kidney to buy a great instrument. I also sold a lot of instruments (including a Fender P-Bass from 1971), sometimes at ridiculous prices... No regrets, that's how it is. It was part of the journey. Greetings from belgium

Ha, great vid of the younger PRJ😂. At least you have that, I only have a couple of pics of my Wal Mk1 when on stage supporting Heaver 17. I was only playing it that day because there was an issue with my Status after the first song (battery I think lol) As I've said already, I wish I'd stuck it under the bed for 20 years. The thing about the Smith vs your P bass is most other band members will be happy to see the P bass coming out of the case rather than the Smith. Guitarists will be thinking that you'll be going into their domain. The Smith has such an iconic piano cutting mid, especially if you favour the neck pick up that it can sit on the mix rather than in it. Anyway sod'em! I'm grateful that everyone is happy to see my BBNE2 at the gig. It manages to cover all bases.....and they like the pwitty LEDs 😂😂

Thanks man I really appreciate your honest insight into this very human matter. I'm currently facing this predicament as I broke my ankle the day I got married two months ago and now need to sell my 5 string Ibanez SR605E. It stings a bit because it's my first bass upgrade I bought for myself after playing for 10 years. But you gotta do what you gotta do. Thanks again brother for the video. Have a great day man 🤙

Just got my first bass back that I bought 30 years ago. Went missing for 23 years after dude disappeared I had let borrow it. Yamaha bb300 think it's an early 90s based on pickups.

Haven't sold anything I regret yet but I have passed up a few basses I should have bought

We all been there.. I sold a Spector (NSJ) and a Lakland (55-94) in my past & I’m still hurting bro🍻🍻

Hey man, it's Rich the tech from SA ATL here. :)

NPR did a story on Stradivarius violins vs high end remakes. Professional violinist were split 50/50 on what they thought was the real thing.

It is kind of interesting how the well runs dry for artists. There is a fertile time when all their youth, energy, hunger, and influences collectively shapes the sound of the times they are in. Dave Matthews Band, Phish and PJ for me.

This bass has an empty bucket sound. This bass was made for commercial use and is far from the original Gary Willis GWB