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Versatile Sound
Customers highly praise the versatile sound capabilities of the Ibanez SR505BM Soundgear 5-String Bass. The Bartoloni pups and preamp allow for a wide range of tones, making it suitable for various music genres and settings. Some customers have noted its lightweight design as an added bonus.
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Customers have had varying experiences with the playability and comfort of the Ibanez SR505BM Soundgear 5-String Bass. While some have praised its excellent playability and comfort, others have reported unexpected issues such as a bass breaking during use.
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Quality
Very satisfied with quality of construction and sound.
The pickups sound awesome, and the 3 band eq, pickup selection and volume knob allow you to really mold the sound that the pickups give.
Bottom line: you can't get a bass that sounds this good, that has something other than your run of the mill tone woods (maple n... Read More
Play for a while on them) and more importantly, adjusting the eq on the bass to roll off some of the highs, will resolve the br... Read More
Price
A professional-grade bass guitar at a mid-level price.
I really don't know too much about bass guitars and i only have played ibanez instruments, but i'm happy with my two basses and... Read More
Shipping
This was worth the wait and buy!
Competitiveness
I played ibanez prestige basses and this bass plays better for half the price.
Can't find a better sound for twice the money.
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- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 68.7% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 26 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 5 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This bass lives up to the hype
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The string spacing is not too far removed from that of the 4 string will possessing a slim neck the likes of which i haven’t seen on other basses
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Its my first time playing a 5string bass but it has me questioning why i did not change from a 4string a decade ago
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A combination of breaking in the strings i
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And if that doesnt do it swap out the strings for something a little more mellow
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Been playing bass since 2007 and ive been through my fair share of crap basses
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I dont normally post reviews this bass is the exception
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If you slap and havent cut your nails you will gouge the wood eventually if you play hard and get into your music like i do
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